The outer bands of the hurricane aren't even here yet, and we've already lost power! We haven't found our nice camping flashlight yet from the move, so I ran out and bought a couple of flashlights. Sure, candles are classy, but if we're going to be without power for any length of time, we should probably have a tiny bit of technology. The power was out for about a half an hour, as you can probably guess it's now been restored or else I wouldn't be posting this.

Frances is going to emerge from Tampa and head up here next. Right now it's a nice day, sunny but quite breezy. My students will be oh-so happy if classes get canceled for Tuesday; will have to figure out how to handle the schedule as they have an essay due next Monday. Oh well.

I'm not sure if I'm ready for this storm - I didn't buy any Spaghetti-Os. We don't have a charcoal grill, though I did buy a flat of bottled water. I hate going overboard on the preparedness thing. I'm guessing we'll get wind and lots of rain, but one can never be sure. We do have a bottle of rum though. Maybe I'll make rum cake and boil some peanuts before we lose power again. I'll try to keep you all posted.