first of all, thank you guys so much for your concern and well-wishing. i'm in Houston. i left the city at 7:30 am on Sunday morning, and arrived here at my friend Dakota's house on Sunday night. i have the dogs with me, so they're fine. Rhys, against all advice, ended up flying back into the city from Cleveland, but he got out and made it to montgomery. most of the people we know got out. some of them are still missing. it's nearly impossible to reach any new orleans area cell phones, so even those of us who made it out can't contact each with any consistancy.
i'm sure a lot of you have probably seen the coverage of Katrina on the news. my city is destroyed. it's gone. everything's gone. we won't be able to even get back into New Orleans for 12 to 16 weeks, and then it will just be to survey the damage and pack up any belongings that are still there. we don't have any way of knowing about our homes, if they're flooded, destroyed, or raided. all the reports we've gotten are mixed, closer to rumor than any substantial fact. we have friends that stayed, and don't know if they are alive.
i haven't even had time to sit and comprehend any of it. we're all pretty numb. we're just in shock. i am trying not to let myself think too much about it. the mood here in our little refugee camp alternates between dispair, disbelief, and absurd, maniacal laughter. at least we all have the same existential sense of humor. but better to laugh than to cry at this point. there's nothing we can do. we can now carry everything we own. like, in our arms, all at once.
honestly, it still hasn't sunk in.
Rhys and Keating are on their way from Alabama to pick me and the dogs up, then we're headed to North Carolina, i think. i don't know what's going to happen from there. i'm sorry i can't respond to everyone individually. i'll talk to you all when i'm more settled down somewhere. it will probably be a couple days until i have internet again. but i'm okay. i have my life, my dogs are safe, and most of the people i love and care about are safe. i'm a lot luckier than a lot of people.
thanks again for the well-wishing. if you can, donate to the Red Cross. there are a lot of people that are much worse off than i am, relying on shelters and the kindness of others, with nowhere to go and nothing in the world.
i'll update when i can.
much love,
-Hyena.
i'm sure a lot of you have probably seen the coverage of Katrina on the news. my city is destroyed. it's gone. everything's gone. we won't be able to even get back into New Orleans for 12 to 16 weeks, and then it will just be to survey the damage and pack up any belongings that are still there. we don't have any way of knowing about our homes, if they're flooded, destroyed, or raided. all the reports we've gotten are mixed, closer to rumor than any substantial fact. we have friends that stayed, and don't know if they are alive.
i haven't even had time to sit and comprehend any of it. we're all pretty numb. we're just in shock. i am trying not to let myself think too much about it. the mood here in our little refugee camp alternates between dispair, disbelief, and absurd, maniacal laughter. at least we all have the same existential sense of humor. but better to laugh than to cry at this point. there's nothing we can do. we can now carry everything we own. like, in our arms, all at once.
honestly, it still hasn't sunk in.
Rhys and Keating are on their way from Alabama to pick me and the dogs up, then we're headed to North Carolina, i think. i don't know what's going to happen from there. i'm sorry i can't respond to everyone individually. i'll talk to you all when i'm more settled down somewhere. it will probably be a couple days until i have internet again. but i'm okay. i have my life, my dogs are safe, and most of the people i love and care about are safe. i'm a lot luckier than a lot of people.
thanks again for the well-wishing. if you can, donate to the Red Cross. there are a lot of people that are much worse off than i am, relying on shelters and the kindness of others, with nowhere to go and nothing in the world.
i'll update when i can.
much love,
-Hyena.
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soooo glad you and everybody are ok