Anyone for a swim?

[mikailborg]

Bad night last night to leave your car windows open.

The wind was so violent that you frequently couldn't hear the thunder. The rain lashed the roof of my apartment building so heavily that it woke up more than once, and Midori, unsurprisingly, stayed pretty close the whole evening. (She didn't like it either that Starr was spending a night with her mom last night.) I peeked out the front of the building during a laundry run to see visible waves and sheets in the torrent. The fresh mulch that the groundskeepers had spread Monday was all over the sidewalk and parking lot this morning.

It was the sort of night where I was utterly grateful for 21st-century shelter. It was also a good night to finish two more levels of my "yes I will beat the Terran Starcraft missions before Starcraft II comes out" campaign. I started fresh a few days ago, to get back into the rhythms, and I won Mission 8 last night - two more to go. The funny things is that I have a strategy guide, but always end up doing it my own way. This is, by the way, part of the awesomeness of Starcraft - it can support multiple play styles.

The sky is crystal clear this morning. Shame we're losing those soothing high-60s temperatures.

Comments

[nius.livejournal.com]

We had a brief but impressively powerful storm last night, but fortunately no damage anywhere. When the wind was strong enough to shake the house and rattle the doors, we went down to the basement to wait for it to blow over. Only took a few minutes, but it was damn loud for those few minutes.

[shrewlet.livejournal.com]

At least you have a basement Ed! I have a crawl space and the opening is covered over with stacks of cans that I got at the Tech auction. (which by the way, if anyone wants let me know).

[fixitup.livejournal.com]

I left my car window open during that storm! It was the passenger side. Very wet all over the door, floor, seat...everywhere. Major suckage.