waiting for gustav

Terribly bored. Somehow I came down with a cold yesterday that has me moping about and sniffling. After finding some cold medicine, I felt energetic enough to go on a bike ride. Baton Rouge remains eerily quiet, though perhaps not quieter than usual. The weather is perfect. Folks are out mowing their lawns, weeding their gardens, jogging, etc. I stopped in at the cafe by my house for some caffeination. Some folks there were gathered around a laptop computer, looking at Weather Underground, talking about how the hurricane leaves a track of cooled ocean water behind it. Which is true.

My housemate was in a car accident yesterday. I saw him briefly today. He's pretty badly beat up, but apparently in decent shape considering what could've happened (he's walking, talking, nothing broken, but not a very happy camper). He's now recuperating at his parents' house.

Inexplicably, our neighbor, who lives in the other half of this duplex, decided to go on vacation in Gulfport MS this weekend. Allegedly he is coming back on Monday, but I expect there will be difficulties in doing so.

Gustav is now "Category 4" and is predicted to grow into Category 5 in the gulf. Baton Rouge is directly on its trajectory. Frankly I am excited. But hopefully I'll be able to find some friends with whom to sit out the storm--this house is just too quiet. (Maybe I'll go over to Ivanhoe street?)