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averygoodun42) wrote2013-09-12 01:33 pm
averygoodun42) wrote2013-09-12 01:33 pm
Holy moly!
I... am rather glad not to be living in Colorado (especially the Boulder area) right now. Wow. They are getting pounded like nobody's business. By rain, of all things. And this rain storm's conditions might even be worse than the one that caused the Big Thompson flood (1976? '77?), because of the extreme heat drying out the ground (making it impermeable), along with the lack of trees due to fire. The landscape will probably be visibly different next time we're over there... Fortunately, there's a significant improvement in the alert system since the Big Thompson, so there should be far, far fewer deaths this time round.
But yeesh. Three dams have broken, Boulder is closed, Lyons and Jamestown are completely isolated (and very vulnerable), and the only way to get to Estes Park is by Trail Ridge Road...
I've heard from several of my friends in the affected areas already, kindly letting us know they're okay (though one has been evacuated, and I'm worried about her for her house because it's basically right on a stream), and I'll assume that the rest are okay until I hear otherwise, but my thoughts are definitely going out to all of them right now.
Meanwhile, here it's hot and humid. Very humid. Very, very humid. Humid like it had no business being in September. And yesterday was hot. Very hot. Today it's only hot, not very hot. But terribly humid. /hammering in point
But good things are:
- A/C units are still in, so it's been comfortable inside.
- Page's therapist likes Page's teacher's attitude and ability (as do I).
- Acupuncture on the cheap. I'll have to figure out a more relaxing schedule, though, as going in to relax myself only to worry about timing issues is, erm, kinda counterproductive.
- Being all responsible and shit. I maybe haven't been getting as many vegetables onto the table as I should be, but very little food has been going to waste so far. That said, I have a metric tonne of leaf washing to do in the next few days so that I can put a proper amount of veggies on the table every night. I also want to make pickled ginger...
- The prospect of Spring flowers. I've spent most of this year's remaining garden budget on bulbs. Lots of bulbs. Lots and lots of bulbs! Like, about 200 narcissus (of varying cultivars), 200 crocuses, 100 muscari, and a few dozen hyacinths. :-) :-) :-) I can't wait to get them planted, and then I'll hardly be able to wait to see them in the spring (though I know they won't reach their true potential for another couple of years).
- Tea.
- Easy gratitude. Gratitude used to be something I had to reach for; it required a conscious effort - basically going out of my way to think of something good about my life. And yes, some days it's still like that, but those days are pretty few and far between now. Now it's almost second nature to think how blessed whatever is, even if it's an initially annoying/unpleasant whatever. For example, yesterday was the 25th anniversary of my first conscious brush with death. And, I am so glad I had that experience. It was miserable, horrible and all that, and I NEVER want to go through it again, but it really shaped who I am today, and, ya know what? I like me nowadays. For the most part. ;-)
But yeesh. Three dams have broken, Boulder is closed, Lyons and Jamestown are completely isolated (and very vulnerable), and the only way to get to Estes Park is by Trail Ridge Road...
I've heard from several of my friends in the affected areas already, kindly letting us know they're okay (though one has been evacuated, and I'm worried about her for her house because it's basically right on a stream), and I'll assume that the rest are okay until I hear otherwise, but my thoughts are definitely going out to all of them right now.
Meanwhile, here it's hot and humid. Very humid. Very, very humid. Humid like it had no business being in September. And yesterday was hot. Very hot. Today it's only hot, not very hot. But terribly humid. /hammering in point
But good things are:
- A/C units are still in, so it's been comfortable inside.
- Page's therapist likes Page's teacher's attitude and ability (as do I).
- Acupuncture on the cheap. I'll have to figure out a more relaxing schedule, though, as going in to relax myself only to worry about timing issues is, erm, kinda counterproductive.
- Being all responsible and shit. I maybe haven't been getting as many vegetables onto the table as I should be, but very little food has been going to waste so far. That said, I have a metric tonne of leaf washing to do in the next few days so that I can put a proper amount of veggies on the table every night. I also want to make pickled ginger...
- The prospect of Spring flowers. I've spent most of this year's remaining garden budget on bulbs. Lots of bulbs. Lots and lots of bulbs! Like, about 200 narcissus (of varying cultivars), 200 crocuses, 100 muscari, and a few dozen hyacinths. :-) :-) :-) I can't wait to get them planted, and then I'll hardly be able to wait to see them in the spring (though I know they won't reach their true potential for another couple of years).
- Tea.
- Easy gratitude. Gratitude used to be something I had to reach for; it required a conscious effort - basically going out of my way to think of something good about my life. And yes, some days it's still like that, but those days are pretty few and far between now. Now it's almost second nature to think how blessed whatever is, even if it's an initially annoying/unpleasant whatever. For example, yesterday was the 25th anniversary of my first conscious brush with death. And, I am so glad I had that experience. It was miserable, horrible and all that, and I NEVER want to go through it again, but it really shaped who I am today, and, ya know what? I like me nowadays. For the most part. ;-)
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Hmmm. I should start thinking about bulbs, maybe. But I'm still struggling to keep up with all the courgettes!
I hope all your friends/family in Colorado are safe.