In the dark

I'm sitting in the library at school typing this.  We are currently on day 5 with no power at my house.  It's lovely.  I don't miss the TV, I can live without the Internet, but the no running water is KILLING ME.  We're bathing with Dr. Bronner's soap in the lake, doing dishes with boiled water, mostly using paper plates and plastic cutlery, and hanging out after dark by the light of the hurricane lamps.

When Irene hit, it had been downgraded to a tropical storm.  I can't imagine what an actual hurricane would have done.  I hope we don't get another storm like that for another 20 years.  It was terrifying.  Trees snapping, big branches coming down, one tree only missing the house by about 10 feet.  All of the things I thought were really cool about Hurricane Bob, I found incredibly scary this time.  I guess that's the difference between an 8 year old and a 28 year old.  You know the potential for damage...  Fortunately, we all stayed safe, the basement stayed dry, the tree missed the house, and none of the cars were damaged.

I started classes this week, which is really nice.  I love getting out of the house and using my brain :)  I had my first Biology lecture yesterday.  It was really interesting.  I like the professor's teaching style.  She really caters to everyone.  She lectures, uses visual aids (powerpoint) and gives examples.  It's nice to listen to someone that doesn't end up sounding like Charlie Brown's teacher after 5 minutes.  I'm looking forward to having lab (which won't be for another week, we missed Monday after the storm, and this week is Labor Day).

All in all, things are good, life is busy, and we're starting to get into a schedule.  I think things will be much calmer when Jaime starts school on Tuesday.  Maybe we'll have power by then :D