Dear Diary | Me, My City & Irene

Ms. Irene was angry. ...Thankfully not too angry with NY. 

The pic above actually happens to be of our city streets which is a surprise to my eyes. 

I definitely did not expect to see them flooded to this extent. 

Though I knew the possibility was pretty high. 

I got word from my job, on Friday, that we'd resume work on Monday so I began making preparations to spend a day or two @ my friend's house. The thought of being trapped in my room while the wind whipped trees back and forth wasn't the least bit enticing. ..I needed a different environment, bad! 

& it was great. 

There were 4 of us upstairs and about 3-4 downstairs [3 fam apartment]. 

We called this gathering "The Hurricane Irene Party" lol. [...Ny'ers take nothing serious. I know]. 

We went out on Friday. Danced. 

Woke up Saturday, & hit the market for some food, snacks and booze. 

Surprisingly, I cooked the entire time. 

Breakfast [french toast, eggs, home fries, and bacon].

& dinner [baked chicken with cream of mushroom sauce, velveeta shells, broccoli and rice]. 

..Breakfast has always been my specialty lol. 

On a regular day, I never cook. ...Though I know how. 

What amazed me, was the dinner. It's something I eat often, but have never made. ..&They loved it. 

They not only scoffed the food down, they had seconds! ..& still ate more the next afternoon lol. 

Makes me want to cook a lot often. ..For that reason, and because it's very therapeutic. 

I found myself in a realm of my own. 

Saturday night was a little rough for me, because I couldn't go to sleep. 

Twitter didn't work. Texting didn't work. ..but magically, around 5/6 ...I was out like a light.

The sound of the trees and rain were a bit scary. 

I kept thinking of the news reports re: falling trees, etc. ..In Brooklyn, there are huuge trees everywhere. Especially, where I was. 

& not only are they big, there's damn near a million of them in the backyard, right next to the window of the room I was sleeping in. 

I was surprised to see that there was absolutely 0 damage done, when I stepped outside the next day. 

Happy, but surprised. 

The thought alone of any kind of natural disaster tearing the city apart is heartbreaking. 

-xx