Katrina

August 29, Monday, 1:25 a.m.

It's a shame that the power can be so destructive. The impressive and precise mix of chance and science has even the cat impressed; as much as a cat may care to display any respect.

We'll be Together - Sting  

August 28, Sunday, 10:43 p.m.

The low clouds are passing faster now. You wouldn't even know the higher clouds are blanketing the sky were it not for the sheets of rain or the flashes of lightning.

The day long anticipation, interrupted by all the unexpected calls from almost forgotten friends, is thinning now with every gust.

One can only try to be as cool as the cat.

Honey & the Moon - Joseph Arthur

 

August 28, Sunday, 6:20 p.m.

The weather is arriving. Bands of rain, some winds. Just enough thunder to spark the imagination.

The weather will be over in about 24 hours. What will remain no one can say.

Raj, this one's for you.

I'm Walking on Sunshine - Katrina and the Waves

 

August 28, Sunday, 8:30 a.m.

Today is still too beautiful. But there is no getting around this one; the city is almost fully abandoned.

As dramatic as it all is, I cannot leave. I want to be here to see it not because it's hard to imagine the sheer power but more because I can't imagine being away for weeks. The helplessness I might feel watching the city slowly go underwater from some faraway hotel disturbs me more. And the shock that I might experience upon returning would be unbearable.

So the levees and seawalls will hold as much as they can and it'll pass. We may never look the same again.

The Fairest of the Seasons - Nico

 

August 27, Saturday, 6:28 p.m.

As beautiful as today was with the weight of the sun and air, tomorrow seems unimaginable. But the preparations are underway.

Even though every threat of weather here generates city wide anxiety, there's something stronger with this one. A certain resignation the inevitable may be here is already creating a sense of nostalgia in its possibilities.

I would like to take a nap and awake to the beginning of the bands of winds that will arrive shortly.

Waterfall - The Stone Roses