as a northeastern north carolina native, i've seen my fair share of hurricanes--both bad and really bad. i remember sleeping in my den and listening to the wind howling during hurricane bertha in 1996 (i was 9) which was a strong category 2. then, i remember very clearly hurricane isabel in 2003, only a strong category 1, where our roof came off, so many trees came down, and i missed school for 9 days.
i figured when i moved up to nyc i wouldn't have to worry about them anymore--WRONG! however, me being the seasoned hurricane girl that i am, i got pretty excited about the prospect of having a hurricane in the city, just like any other coastal person would. of course we are a bit tense about the idea of a natural disaster, but those of us that grow up on the coast, especially the north carolina coast, always get hit with that adrenaline and energy that comes with preparing for an impending hurricane. so, instead of boarding up my apartment, we did what any other coastal person would do the night before a hurricane--we had a hurricane party!
i suppose it was also a birthday celebration for my friend hunter, but i like to look at it as a celebration of irene, with a little hunter on the side :) we only had until noon today to "celebrate" before the New York City MTA decided to shut down ALL public transportation--a first for this city. i'm living in history! so, now that i'm stranded and "prepared" for irene, it's time to relax, watch A LOT of movies, keep an eye out for a bit of wind, and have fun with friends!
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| happy birthday, hunter! |
stay safe out there everyone!!
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