Galveston @ MindSay

...FLCL (Fooly Cooly)

That's all I've seen lately, and I'm not talking about the anime.

Hey hey hey!!! I'm at Uyoku's house, posting a quick update on what's happening 'round these parts. She has interwebs!

Myclette's water is up and running, btw. I'm not sure which one of us has power now, but I sure don't. Last night however, the cool breeze made me want to sleep outside. It felt great!!! I totally didn't mind not having power last night.

But I had to go to work today. That means, I still had to get ready at 4:45am using nothing but my little head lamp to light up my surroundings.

Southwest Houston looks different... stop lights are hanging down, debris are everywhere, many intersection stop lights are either flashing or not working... Even the Hospitals are still using power generators.

Here are my latest Twitter Updates. I highly recommend twitter to everyone now. If you don't have an account there yet, I encourage you to do so. It's a lot of fun and it's probably the best way to keep in contact with folks when you are away from the computer (or when power is down and all you have is your mobile phone). If you already have a Twitter Account, follow me, and I'll follow you!

My Twitter username is "callmeroger" and my Twitter Blog's URL is http://www.twitter.com/callmeroger . But here's an RSS Feed from that site:

Ok, that's it for now.  Cynthia and I will be leaving to go gas / fuel hunting soon. Oh, feel free to add her to your network if you like. :) :)

First of all, I would like to thank all of you who sent us Texas MindSayers (Houston / Galveston area) your best wishes, prayers, and cooties!! Much love to all of you! And special thanks to Jayme and James for keeping the rest of MindSay updated with our situation here.

Second, here's my aftermath report of every MindSayers in the Houston / Galveston area that I know and heard from. We're all alive, which I am very thankful for. Here's the report:

• Uyoku - A-OK. Still no power at home, but she's currently at work. I love you babe!
• Eduardo - I don't know. He's probably Vegas anyway.
• Myclette - A-OK. Last I heard from her, they were having water issues... call me!
• Torridgirl - A-OK, according to Jayme's blog
• Environgirl - A-OK, according to Jayme's blog
• WhatEthelsays - A-OK, now blogging her experiences
• Zzl - A-OK, their power is restored.
• d7prez - Please update me...
• Bellavista - I'm sure they're A-OK, I'll check her MySpace.
• Tellagurl - I'm sure they're A-OK, I'll check her MySpace as well.

I might be wrong, so check their blogs for me.

Lastly, I'm A-OK and ready to live my normal daily life (and blogging activities) soon. My house still does not have electricity, but we have water. I'm currently at my Uncle's house in the Stafford / Missouri City edge charging my mobile phones (Sprint / Boost Mobile) and my laptop. My Sprint phone is still lacking services, I'm not sure when I can use my phone again, but Roaming just doesn't cut it. I also need to hunt down some gas, which has become difficult for me because my car only takes Premium, which is almost unavailable anywhere. I need to find me some cigarettes.

It is a sunny Sunday afternoon here in Missouri City. I need to get back on my hunt for fuel and home restoration, clean-up, and beyond.

Later on, or probably tomorrow, when I get a chance, I'll be typing up my Ike experiences (home damages, sweaty boxers, candlelight dinners with mosquitoes and damage pictures. This is my actual first time getting a direct hurricane hit. And we're only at the "I's". And we have a few more North Atlantic storms to go.

I work tomorrow, regular schedule. But I know, there's nothing regular about the roads tomorrow, as everyone will have to adjust back slowly to Ike's aftermath. Some streets are still flooded and some intersections have lights that are either flashing or they don't work (some are dangling).

Though I am at a place right now with electricity, airconditioning, and internet; I need to get back home, where restoration needs to be done. Once I find a place where I can get fuel, which I'm sure will have a line for the pump, I will "RICKROLL" the whole GAS Station! And I might video it, too!

Needless to say, I won't be able respond to your comments and replies just yet. But I promise I'll get to them soon.  Please don't be mad at me.

Much LOVE, MindSay! And thank you, all of you, whether you care or not! I'm just happy that I'll be back with y'all soon.

p.s. Also, a special thanks to PussyPatter, for the awesome email. Now this MindSay user received a direct Cat. 5 hit from Rita, and knows what we are going through here.  Here's to you, Wendy! *pat pat* 

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Hey Mindsay! Our power has been out for three hours and I'm attempting to update y'all using my Samsung Instinct mobile phone. It's warm, and with the power being down, our a/c is also out. I think the power will be out for the rest of the night, from dusk 'til dawn, and not to mention, we here at Fort Bend County is under curfew until dawn.

I think we're adequately prepared with candles, food, flashlights, weapons, mobile phones, battery operated radios, two way radios, etc. I'm going to stay up all night to make sure everyone's ok. The winds have picked up it's strength, no rain yet, but I'm pretty sure it's in the mail.

Texas Mindsayers, stay safe, God bless, and I hope to hear from you guys soon. I might not update this blog until we get our power back on, but I'll be sure to update y'all using my Twitter Blog: www.twitter.com/callmeroger . Bookmark this URL if you want to keep up with my Ike experience.

Once again, I apologize for the delay of my responses to your comments and replies. I'll be sure to work on them as soon as possible.

This is Roger, Missouri City, TX, now signing off...

p.s. Thanks Myclette, for giving me permission to let me bother you all night... muahahaha!

Ike is almost here!  The outer edge has made landfall in Galveston and the gusting breezes have begun here.  We are as ready as we can be.  Wish us luck.