Holy Mother of God!

I just saw this video on BoingBoing.net and I think it's the scariest thing I ever saw! I've had nightmares like this! Why the HECK would you drive into that?!



There were some amusing reader comments on the BoingBoing link that made me LOL at work (on my lunch break... I'm bad, but I'm not THAT bad!) A few adept viewers noted that around 1:00 the cloud looks suspiciously like the King of the Cosmos from Katamari *gasp* and it SO DOES! That's just the type of thing the King would get involved with, too!

Okay, but seriously... I have to watch that over and over because I'm so hugely disturbed by:
a) That's real. That's actually real.
b) They actually drove INTO IT!
and c) The video just STOPS in the inky, horrible blackness. Did they even make it out alive?! *shudder*

Okay, lunch is over, back to work!
Gillian

Yay Electricity! (now with pictures!)

Just an update that our power has just come back on! YAY! Quite the storm last night, but we're all fine :) There wasn't a lot of damage around our property, just a few dead branches that broke off the maple. I'll admit I was a bit freaked out about the CRACKS in the middle of the night, as this tree is directly outside my bedroom window.

We went to Hall's Harbour this morning to check out some of the waves. The pictures don't really do the waves justice, but they were really, really big! It was so windy by the water that I was blown over a few times and had to brace myself against the car. It was also really cold, so I didn't take many shots. Here are a few, though!

Lots of love,

Gillian

Storm's a Comin'!

If you refer to my last post you may note that Canning is on the Bay of Fundy, right in the path of HURRICANE NOEL! Alright, it's not a hurricane anymore, it's a "Post-Tropical Storm." My verdict? Things are getting stormy here. The satellite dish is losing the signal but the power hasn't gone out yet. I'm a little more worried than I was a few hours ago. We are in King's County, which is not surprisingly under both a heavy rain (100mm) warning and severe wind (100km) warning. I'm a little irritated that this is happening overnight, because a) it's too dark to see anything and b) it's going to be a little too noisy/scary to sleep tonight.

At any rate, we should be fine. I expect that our power will go out (that wind is awfully strong and I would be surprised if it didn't.) We have lots of water and food and flashlights and I'm sure all will be well!

Love,
Gillian