blizzard

There's supposed to be a blizzard here today. Yep. Apparently, the eight-ish inches of snow we got last weekend wasn't enough. Right now it's only raining, but its supposed to be snowing and the wind is supposed to be blowing fiercely (which is what I guess makes it a blizzard) within the next couple of hours, and we're supposed to get four to six more inches of snow. Then another one to two tonight, then another one to two tomorrow, then another one to two on Saturday. Fun, fun, fun! They even cancelled school today, so guess what? Extra day off for me. But I'll be grading all day, as long as I have power.

I did go buy a flashlight in case my power goes out. Last time it took about nine hours for my power to come back on, which wasn't too bad. But just in case, I've also hiked up my heat so my apartment will stay warm in case there isn't any heat pumping through it soon. And the most important preparation--I'm charging up my portable dvd player for a few hours' worth of entertainment. If my power does go out, I'm stuck here, because I won't be able to get my car out of my garage. There's not a handle on the outside, so I can't manually override the garage door opener in case of an emergency. And even if I could, the gates might be stuck shut.

I have plenty of reading material to keep me busy this weekend if need be--the hiking stuff! I'll be looking it over and, if I have power and the internet, I'll post some ideas/details here. If not, you won't be hearing from me for a while. Have a happy Thursday!