Because I am apparently unable nowadays to post about anything other than WEATHER --

[katallison]

It's been raining hard and steady here for, oh, two days or so, which means that, on top of the remnants of Snowmageddon!, we are now having --

"...a memorable flood event," according to some guy from the National Weather Service who apparently thinks flood event somehow captures the ongoing emergency-disaster-AOOOOGAH-RED ALERT! vibe more eloquently than, y'know, flood. Because this is an EVENT we're having here.

Flood events are a time when it is good to be living on a hilltop (as distinct from Snowmageddon! events, or ice storms, when hilltops are not so great).

I-5 appears to be closed both north and south of here; my co-worker K. may be flooded out of her house tonight (poor woman, she just moved here from the high deserts of Nevada and I think is already regretting the change); and I am sending worried thoughts of love and concern out to arallara, whose house is right next to a river in a seriously-flooded city.

(ETA: "Record historic flooding" happening in eight or nine rivers in the area, according to latest news. God, this is painful--last winter's flooding, miserable and destructive as it was, is apparently now being surpassed.)

I am hunkered down, watching SGA reruns, drinking white wine, eating rye crackers, lighting candles, and listening to the wind lash the rain against the windows. If I make it through the next two days, I will have survived yet another First Week of the Quarter (and man, that gets harder every year, as I get older and more tired and jaded and fed up with tearful student freak-outs in my office).

And (I say this tentatively, with some fear) this weekend I may open up a piece of writing that's been in abeyance for a couple of years, and start typing words in. Because last night, after a couple of years of near-silence, the voices in my head started murmuring quietly again, and -- yeah, OK, maybe something will come of it, maybe not.

Comments

[nagasvoice.livejournal.com]

Good luck on the weather, and of course best wishes on the writing. Things have been unnaturally quiet round here (and my lj flist is likewise eerily quiet!) but that may be because I can't hear *anything* over the cold busily gurgling in my sinuses. Pardon me, running off for more blessedly hot water...

[violetisblue.livejournal.com]

Damn, the PNW is coming up snake-eyes this winter, isn't it? :-( After our one flood scare we're finally settling into a sane, albeit ass-cold winter (fingercross), but...yeah.

[lapillus]

I'm glad you're at a suitable elevation. And I hope the voices keep murmuring :)

[namastenancy.livejournal.com]

Ye gads - Mother Nature is really being a bitch this year. I only hope that some of that water is going into reservoirs to guard against the drought which we will surely have in the summer.

[arallara.livejournal.com]

I am okay! The river never actually floods right where we live--or at least not in my memory. I was at home today (anniversary of Dad's death, took the day off) and I walked down to the river, and it was fucking insane, though. Just raging and churning and frothing, and so close to the top of the banks, and so scarily fast. I heard about the flooding in town, though! I'm glad I didn't have to go in today!

[china_shop]

Meep! I'm very glad you're okay! *sends heat and chocolate*

[minim_calibre]

I was wondering how where you're at was doing as I checked out the Oly papers for more flood info than we could get in Seattle. I've never seen it this bad in so many places in 30+ years of paying attention.

[ratcreature]

Good luck! It is kind of disturbing how the "historic" worst weather scenarios happen every other year now, but I guess that's climate change in action that the extremes happen more. :/

[chickwriter.livejournal.com]

Writing: when the voices in your head are a good thing. Yay!

Re: the weather - I am constantly amused when the OMGWEATHER becomes "events" or HUGE NEWS. Srsly, if they just reported it with calm and perspective, people might not get all crazed.

Hang in there!!

[panisdead.livejournal.com]

Eeek! Good luck with your severe weather. We live on top of a hill also, and I have to admit that not flooding (or paying flood insurance) is the best part about it.

[planetalyx.livejournal.com]

Yay, voices! My fingers are crossed.

[laurashapiro.livejournal.com]

Oh for the love of Pete. You just can't get any respect, can you?

::shakes tiny impotent fist at weather::

[heresluck]

Oh good lord. I approve of this hunkering-down plan.

And it's nice to hear that the writing wheels are starting to turn again. I think supportive thoughts in your direction!

[isiscolo.livejournal.com]

Aie! You guys up in the Northwest are getting hammered this year. I shall stop complaining about my weather now. I can't imagine.

Good luck. Hunker well.

[the-shoshanna.livejournal.com]

Good lord, the PNW is seriously getting nailed this winter, isn't it? I am glad you are hunkering down and watching SGA (given your weather, I advise you to watch out for Genii invaders!). Stay safe!

And hurray for voices in your head.

[rhi]

Good luck with both the writing and the weather! We're getting all the rain here this winter that we should have gotten this summer. Even for Memphis, it's been decidedly odd weather.