Author: Sarra Cannon

As you can tell, we didn’t float away this weekend. Thankfully, all we got from Hurricane Hanna was a lot of rain. Instead of the terrible storm I was expecting for the weekend, there were actually some good things that happened. Last year around this time, or maybe even closer to school starting back, G and I went to K-mart in search of cheap notebooks that were advertised on the radio. 10 cents each. That may not be very exciting to most people, but ever since I was little, I have had a secret obsession with school supplies and office…

All of the coastal counties in North Carolina are under Hurricane Watch/Tropical Storm Warning. Hurricane Hanna is supposed to hit the North Carolina overnight tonight, with possible winds here in Raleigh at 50 mph. They said on the news this morning that tornadoes are definitely the biggest threat, which scares me to death. Wind and rain I can handle, but a tornado is just scary. I guess I should go and get a gallon of water and some basic supplies today, just in case we lose power. The bad news is, Hurricane Ike looks like it might be headed this…

Last night I had a dream that I was in New York to meet with a publisher. People were talking to me about how to manage all of this money I had just made, and others were having me look at possible cover art for the book. It was all very exciting until I woke up. I am determined to work extra hard to make that a reality someday soon.

I am so excited that America’s Next Top Model starts tonight! This is the 11th Cycle, and I have seen every single episode of every other Cycle. It’s definitely a guilty pleasure, as it has no intellectual value, but I’m not going to apologize for loving it. Tonight is the 2 hour premiere episode where they introduce 30 or so semi-finalists and then put them through tests and interviews to choose the final 14. Of course, the CW already has the final group of finalists up on their website, along with videos and pictures, so if you want to be…

It seems that New Orleans dodged a bullet this weekend. Hurricane Gustav had everyone scared and thinking, not again! In anticipation of this major Hurricane perhaps making landfall on the Louisiana coast as a category 4, most of the state’s coastal towns were evacuated. I think I heard the weather channel say it was over 2 million people that had been evacuated from the area. Overall, it seems like the situation was handled quickly and more efficiently than with Katrina, which devastated New Orleans in 2005. Thousands are without power still, but the important thing is that most people’s houses…

Almost all week, I have been in a sour mood. I have had headache after headache, I haven’t slept well at all, and last night I woke up several times with stomach problems. I’m sure I am a terrible drain on G when I get this way, but I can’t seem to just make myself snap out of it. It’s about time for my period, so I’m sure the health issues and general lugubrious behavior can be attributed to that. (FYI, lugubrious means mournful, dismal, or gloomy… I use it for G’s sake because he uses that word all the…