Well. Apparently Hurricane Harvey is getting all worked up and ready for landfall around Corpus Christi, Texas. It will be a big one and here in San Antonio, we are actually worried about being hit with basically 20 inches of rain and sustained winds of over 70 miles per hour.
The weathermen or rather weather people are calling for a Biblical-qualifying rain and windy weekend for us here in Texas and I'll tell you the truth, the last time the weather folks were this worked up; well, let's just say they were pretty right on about the amount of rain.
Earlier this year back in February, we here in San Antonio got hit by a few tornado. Yes, your friendly, neighborhood SOL auteur heard the roar of the winds as they tore up trees and roofs just a couple of streets over and even found a few oddly matching sets of lawn furniture planted upside and intertwined in his yard.
But the folks on teevee are waving at green screens and showing footage of people invading the local grocery stores and buying all the bottled water and batteries they can find. I know because I saw them all around me as I placed a few packs of AA batteries beside my packs of bottled water in my cart. Also got a few Shiner Bocks because well, it was Thursday. Also, let's not forget about the bunch of canned stuffs and easily cookable like frozen pizzas and pizza like derivatives.
Oh and let us not forget the chili. It's Texas. It's a law.
So this weekend I'll be sitting around in my Ark, watching the weather marionettes pointing at their water-logged views of my lovely hometown. When the heavy rain really gets going, I'll sit outside under the back patio and listen to the deafening yet soothing waves of rain on the tin roof.
So, long story short (too late) I had planned to do some writing this weekend but I don't see myself doing any writing this weekend. But I am here to let you know since, I won't write this weekend, I will write as much as I can this evening until I am forced to go to bed. And because I love my scores of fans, I won't even open any of those beautifully chilled and refreshing Shiner Bocks staring at me oh so lovingly high atop their perches on the shelves in my refrigerator. So the writing tonight will at least be in modern English rather than Medieval Klingon.
Ark stocked. Check.
Spider Man pool floaties blown up and fastened on the biceps. (I wanted Superman but my wife bought me Spider Man. I don't think she likes me.) Check.
Hot Pockets ready for the microwave. And I also have my white sunblock for the nose cause I ain't sure if the whole sun and moon thing is actually finished with us yet. Check.
But tonight, I shall write. I'm still shooting to get this chapter done quickly since I'm also ready to find out what happens next!
Okay, that's it. No more blogging. Time for writing.