Rock You Like a... Tropical Storm?

Ladies and Gentlemen, I have survived the first stage of the East Coast Apocalypse. Well, not really. The Earth and its surrounding air have been doing crazy things for millions of years. It would be pretty self-centered to assume that one tiny earthquake and one pretty lackluster* "hurricane" meant the end of the world. That said, it has been a pretty crazy couple of weeks, and I have to say, that without my incredible roommates, I probably would have died (of boredom).

As the hurricane-turned-tropical-storm hit us late Saturday night into Sunday, the Stake Presidency (think Regional Managers for Mormons) cancelled church, leaving us all at risk for a terrible case of cabin fever. So the four of us ventured into the rain on Saturday night and bought provisions for the storm: bottled water, fixings for "Hurricane Tacos", and coloring books (an essential part of any emergency preparedness kit). On Sunday, three of us decided to take up Storm Chasing and walked around The Town to check out storm drains and falling-down trees. Obviously, we all got struck by lightning and now have hurricane-related superpowers**.

The rest of the day was spent watching Disney's "Beauty and the Beast" (and realizing how creepy it seems when you're not a small child), dabbling in different forms of baked goods (Apple Fritters*** and two different varieties of focaccia), taking another walk, and of course, lots of coloring. Then Lindsay and I went to a game night with some people in the ward at which Cranky Alex made an appearance during Catchphrase. The game night deteriorated into Hippie Guitar Circle and then we got the heck out of Dodge.

So that's the story of Crazy Weather Week. I guess it's not the best story in the world, but it wasn't the best crazy weather in the world either.

*Okay, I'll admit that the hurricane wasn't lackluster for everyone. Some people did die, and lots of people were flooded and without power, but considering every news report and weather channel was treating the onslaught of Irene like it was going to be the next Katrina or something, it was kind of a letdown when Boston just had a lot of wind.

**Like the ability to show up non-dramatically, do nothing for a day, and inconvenience a lot of people for no good reason.

***Whenever I've read the Exodus story in the Bible, I've always wondered what manna was like. I think manna was apple fritters. It's delicious... until the next day and then it's soggy and gross.