i’m back home after evacuating. will have an update on the whole weekend once i get things back in order in my apartment (i.e. unpacking everything from the closet).
Month: September 2005
“Bob is not a hurricane. Bob is an insurance salesman, from Topeka, Kansas. You’re waiting in an airport lounge cause your plane was held up because these idiots have been watching the Weather Channel. Bob comes up to you and buys you a drink, and he starts talking about the wife and kids and you start to think, ‘Hey… Bob’s an okay guy’. Then Bob tries to sell you insurance, and you have to go ‘F**k you Bob.’ That is a Bob.”
i think the same when we have a very powerful storm with the name “Rita” coming this way. oh yeah… since it’s storm heading this way… WE’RE IN SUPER SPECIAL STORM ALERT MODE!!!! gotta go to my site to understand… you know… the one at travistubbs.net. 🙂
it only took about 22 years, but looks like we finally got ourselves a hurricane heading our way. and it’s time to pack up and get the hell outta Dodge. it’s already getting nasty out there.
for example, i went to a gas station on the way home from work yesterday. that place was already incredibly busy. some pumps were already out of service. the main reason i jumped this early to get gas is because later this week, it may be harder to get gas and the prices are sure to take an incredible leap yet again. it already costed me $25 to fill up ¾ of my tank (at US$2.69/gal / ~Can$0.69/L ). normally, it use to only cost $20 to fill up my whole tank.
so that takes care of gas. next. what to do with my apartment. being on the top floor (the 3rd floor) of my complex, i’m not too sure about the safety of this place. during the last torrential downpour we had on Mother’s Day (one week into me just moving into this place), my closet leaked. my living has also leaked since then. so… what to do with my stuff. 1.) move it all away from the windows. 2.) put my valuables in a safer location. not sure where yet… the closet and the bedroom both have a lower ceiling, so it might be safer to put things there. next, i gotta find any important documents i have lying around (SSN Card, birth certificate, etc.) and pack those up. and then last, but not least, pack up my most important things to me: my laptop and media center. 🙂 those come with me. but where?
it appears i’ll be heading on out to San Antonio to spend time my relatives… which… i … am… noooooot… looking forward… toooo… bleh… so, i must look for a Internet cafe or something as I must have access to the outside world and see what’s going on back here in Houston.
the rest of my family appears to be getting outta here as well. except my dad. my dad feels he must stay behind to “protect the property”, which i feel is a very stupid idea, especially with this storm being on its way to a Category 5 storm. hopefully my dad will change his mind in the next couple of days.
so, it’s gonna be a fun week to say the least. got plenty more work to do, but right now, plenty of sleep to get as well. 😀
well, it’s finally time to get back to the usual routine… i hope..
the swelling in my foot has gone away (for the most part), i’m back in my apartment (still sleeping in a slighty but not as uncomfortable position), and my rib is all good! … … okay… that’s actually still got a while to go before it recovers, but 2 outta 3 isn’t bad.
it’s gonna be hard getting back into the groove of things, especially at work, but i got a feeling i will be sleeping a little bit more than usual as my body tries to recover still. i just hope the days at work go by fast so i can get home and rest. but at the same time, it’s gonna feel good to get back to work. honestly, sitting at home (or your parents’) and not moving isn’t exactly what i call fun.
i still gotta keep an eye on my rib and take care of that. but i can’t wait til EVERYTHING is normal again. wish me luck.
i’ve had this dream before, but this time is wasn’t as detailed as before.
i was at the mall with my friends when it is attacked by some group of creatures. after being attacked, these creatures only give the Earth one hour til it is to be blown to pieces. so, these things are flying around the mall and attacking people and nobody knows what to do with such little time left to live.
with only minutes to live, something starts happening to my friend Stephanie and she falls to the ground in pain until she eventually gets absorbed by it. after that, the mall starts turning into this super high-tech base with gadgets and whatnot everywhere. somehow, this superbase takes out all the creatures, the Earth is saved, and Steph is out cold for a few weeks as she recovers (i guess that happens when ya save the Earth from impending doom).
this time, things were a little different. it’s as if the people knew what was going to happen this time. when the mall was attacked, people just went about their day. hell… before steph is absorbed into the ground, everybody gathers for a group picture (haha! her mom forgot to put film in the camera! WACKY!). the dream ends as before and i wake up with a giant headache.
so… i sit here thinking to myself, what’s the meaning of this dream? i honestly don’t know. but between this dream and the last, i have come to a different conclusion. that being…
STEPH NEEDS TO STOP GETTING HERSELF IN TROUBLE, GET THE F OUTTA MY DREAMS, AND LET ME SLEEP, DAMMIT!! 😛
makes sense to me. 😀
i will admit, having my parents around the corner does have its advantages.
my parents were worried that i couldn’t take care of myself, so they picked me up from my apartment and now taking care of me at their place. of course, i do hate this at the same time.
i feel like such a cripple. maybe it’s just the hard-headed-ness in me or i just feel like being independent. here i am, 24 years old, and i’m being helped by my parents still. sure, 24 isn’t so bad, but honestly, i don’t know… it makes me feel pathetic. like i can’t take care of myself. which, technically, i can’t, but still. IT’S ALL ABOUT THE PRINCIPAL!!
i’m thankful either way.
besides, if they couldn’t help, i’d be bugging my friends instead. 😀
[UPDATE] oh yeah… my other foot is swollen too now. joy!
well, to make matters worse, it appears i’m either having an allergic reaction to my medication or with thanksgiving around the corner, i’m slowly turning into a float for the macy’s thanksgiving day parade.
my mom kindly pointed out to me that my leg seems bigger than before. so, i take a look down and see what you see to the right. compare and contrast!
right foot = normal.
left foot = OH MY F-IN’ GAWD WHAT THE HELL IS HAPPENING TO MY LEG!?!?!?!
ignore the hairy legs. 😛 you can’t see it, but I HAVE NO ANKLE!!! what would really suck is to discover that i have a broken something in my foot next. that would be of great concern. *starts chuging milk!*
so, it looks like it’ll be back to the doctor tomorrow morning to see what’s going on. ugh… i can’t keep missing work like this… or keep having to pay the doctor…
since having this cracked rib, sleeping has been very tough. do this. i want you to sit in a chair. now, put a couple pillows behind you. next, put a couple pillows in your lap. now ya got that all setup, rest your head on the pillows in your lap.
that’s how i get to sleep.
and i get to do that for 8 weeks. and it’s already taking its toll.
for those that don’t know, i recently had to make a visit to a doctor. let me explain why that visit was necessary…
about three weeks ago, i had come down iwth a cold nothing bad… i got over it. but shortly after the cold, i developed this cough that wouldn’t go away. i didn’t make much of it cus i figured it was just leftover from the cold.
about a two weeks ago, the cough i had appeared to be getting worse as i would go into these coughing fits in the morning at work. these coughs were pretty loud and would last a good minute or two. last Thursday, i woke up in another one of these fits. once over it, i noticed this pain in my side. i ignored it asssuming that i had just slept wrong.
this pain continued through the weekend…
finally, tuesday morning, the pain got worse. it was so bad i could barely walk and get in and out of my car. there was only one thing to do: go to work. 😀 i’ve explained this to people before. doctors cost money. doctor prescribes pills. pills cost money. don’t make money missing work. no money means can’t pay for doctor and pills. 😛
i eventually gave in and decided to see a doctor. after getting there, i learned that i have a cracked rib. it appears that if you cough enough you can break bones. you learn something new every day. i just hate learning these things the hard way.
so, for the next 8 weeks (that’s 2 months, people), i get to wear this WONDERFUL brace, not to mention the pills. the pills don’t bother me too much (although i hate pills). it’s the brace that really sucks. see… because of the pain i’m in, i cannot lay down to sleep. the only way i can sleep is sitting up. yeah. for the next 2 months, i have to sleep sitting up. it is the most uncomfortable thing in the world. how on earth i do it, i have no idea.
to experiment exactly what other ways i could sleep, i attempting to sleep laying down, but my torso in angled position. unfortunately, this was not the best thing to do as i woke up early this morning in very anganizing pain. i hurt so much that i wanted to cry. i honestly don’t remember the last time i was in that much pain before, but it was horrid. thankfully, it wasn’t anything bad. it’s just i can’t sleep in any other position.
and i get to deal with this through november… fun…