Well, here comes my first tropical storm. I've battened down the hatches, which mostly just means I've sqeezed my car into the garage in order to avoid another shattered windshield. It's looking like Hanna will likely be a direct hit here tonight, but at least it's moving quickly, unlike Fay over Florida recently. That should minimize flooding potential.

Not too worried about this one. Probably my main concern is the possibility of losing power and missing football over the weekend. Of course, I'm also wishfully thinking that bastard Ike doesn't make a sudden turn this way in a couple of days.

Since I'm already LJing, here are a few other random thoughts:

• Way to go Vandy for beating those Cocks! So, so sad to see USC lose to the "sorriest team in the SEC", again.
• David Duchovny checked into rehab for porn addiction? Wow. At least I know I can quit whenever I want.
• Generation Kill is well worth watching.
• Spore acquisition T-30 minutes. Soon we shall see if the last couple of years of hype have been worth it.
• Krispy Kreme bacon cheeseburgers.

Picked up a copy of GTA4 last night at the local GameStop's midnight release, got home by 12:30, and only played for about three hours. This whole "work" thing is getting in the way of loftier pursuits.

There's a greenway across the street from my house. This is the view a few miles down that path earlier today...

I hardly knew ye.

Bastard kicked the bucket when I tried to play my brand new copy of Bioshock.

And no, this couldn't have happened a month ago when I needed to focus on my dissertation, or a month from now when I need to focus on my new job. >:-(

I passed my defense! I'm not quite a Dr, but after I make some changes to my manuscript I should be home free.

I'd like to thank all the little people, but suddenly I'm having a hard time remembering your names.
;-)