That stupid hurricane
I'm so hurt, sick, saddened, angry. Every emotion you can think of, I've had the past few days. I'm going past what everybody's saying "they had warning, blah blah". I don't care about that. That's in the past. What's done is done. There are people stranded, alone, with nothing. That's what matters now. Not what was said a week or two weeks ago.
I hardly watch the news, haven't much since 9-11. But I've been peeking in now and again since Sunday. I can only take so much before I have to turn the channel. It all hurts my soul too much. So many places completely devistated, people hurt, livelihoods lost. Gone, all of it. Can you imagine? I'm sitting here, in my air conditioned apartment. It's a crappy apartment, small, in the ghetto. Wondering how I was going to manage to fit 4 gallons of milk in my fridge. Hoping I made that extra $7 at work to pay my rent. Whining because I wouldn't have much money for groceries - maybe $50. But you know what? Fuck that. There are hundreds of thousands of people who would give their right arm to be where I'm at right now. They may have been people in the same position as me, or in a worse position, or even a position 10000x better - but now? I'm living their dream. They are living my nightmare.
I've been going to 2Peas, in the pub lately keeping up on the news from one girl in particular. Jlyne Hanback. Now, I don't know Jlyne. I know of her. She's the owner of Scrap Submit, and several other associated scrap-related websites. She's on the Chatterbox design team, and has been published a whole lot. She's one awesome scrapper, and from what I'm hearing, is one hell of a lady. Jlyne and her family evacuated before the hurricane hit. They had a house on the gulf coast of Mississippy, in Biloxi, I believe. They lost everything - except their lives. People from around the country & the world have been giving and trying to help them, from various fundraisers, and even Chatterbox setting up a fund in their name to help them thru this time. It's just aweful, I can't imagine what they are going thru right now. I almost don't want to. The whole thing is just too horrific to imagine.
My heart not only hurts for Jlyne and her family, but for the thousands of others who were displaced. Then, watching the news, reading updates on my various message boards, and the like - I'm sickened. Yeah, people are doing what they can to help people. But then there are the bad seeds. These are the group of people that - in my opinion - need to be stuffed into a plastic sack and thrown to the fishes. The one's looting stereos, tv's, and the like. What the fuck do they plan on doing with that stuff? I mean, come on. Your city is completely under water. There is NO ELECTRICITY for one thing, not to mention, who knows how long you're going to be out there. Water damage anyone? It was just a complete waste of your time, and your honor to do such a thing. Now, food - I get. I don't blame those going into grocery stores for things like food & diapers and stuff. I would more than likely be doing the same thing. You do what you have to, to survive. But the others, they are just a waste of flesh. And then the shooting? I've just been getting bits and pieces of information on this stuff, I don't want to turn on the tv again. But this just makes me ILL. As if things aren't bad enough, you have these renegade assholes going out, STEALING guns and then turning them on people for no reason what so ever?! I mean, survival of the fittest? No. We are mankind, we need to depend on each other to survive and if we're going to come thru this whole thing alive and intact. I hate to think that my child is growing up in a world where people are capable of creating such havoc, out of panic. Panic, desperation? Maybe. I don't believe that's the case though. I think these particular people are just getting egos, thinking there's nobody to stop them. Hopefully Marshal Law being invoked on their sorry asses will correct that little myth they have created in their heads. Stupid people. Stupid, stupid, stupid.
I dunno, but the whole thing has me just uber depressed, sad, and the like. I hate that it's like this. I don't care if they were given enough warning. They're still people. All of them. I hope and pray that this really will pass. I want it to be over.
I hardly watch the news, haven't much since 9-11. But I've been peeking in now and again since Sunday. I can only take so much before I have to turn the channel. It all hurts my soul too much. So many places completely devistated, people hurt, livelihoods lost. Gone, all of it. Can you imagine? I'm sitting here, in my air conditioned apartment. It's a crappy apartment, small, in the ghetto. Wondering how I was going to manage to fit 4 gallons of milk in my fridge. Hoping I made that extra $7 at work to pay my rent. Whining because I wouldn't have much money for groceries - maybe $50. But you know what? Fuck that. There are hundreds of thousands of people who would give their right arm to be where I'm at right now. They may have been people in the same position as me, or in a worse position, or even a position 10000x better - but now? I'm living their dream. They are living my nightmare.
I've been going to 2Peas, in the pub lately keeping up on the news from one girl in particular. Jlyne Hanback. Now, I don't know Jlyne. I know of her. She's the owner of Scrap Submit, and several other associated scrap-related websites. She's on the Chatterbox design team, and has been published a whole lot. She's one awesome scrapper, and from what I'm hearing, is one hell of a lady. Jlyne and her family evacuated before the hurricane hit. They had a house on the gulf coast of Mississippy, in Biloxi, I believe. They lost everything - except their lives. People from around the country & the world have been giving and trying to help them, from various fundraisers, and even Chatterbox setting up a fund in their name to help them thru this time. It's just aweful, I can't imagine what they are going thru right now. I almost don't want to. The whole thing is just too horrific to imagine.
My heart not only hurts for Jlyne and her family, but for the thousands of others who were displaced. Then, watching the news, reading updates on my various message boards, and the like - I'm sickened. Yeah, people are doing what they can to help people. But then there are the bad seeds. These are the group of people that - in my opinion - need to be stuffed into a plastic sack and thrown to the fishes. The one's looting stereos, tv's, and the like. What the fuck do they plan on doing with that stuff? I mean, come on. Your city is completely under water. There is NO ELECTRICITY for one thing, not to mention, who knows how long you're going to be out there. Water damage anyone? It was just a complete waste of your time, and your honor to do such a thing. Now, food - I get. I don't blame those going into grocery stores for things like food & diapers and stuff. I would more than likely be doing the same thing. You do what you have to, to survive. But the others, they are just a waste of flesh. And then the shooting? I've just been getting bits and pieces of information on this stuff, I don't want to turn on the tv again. But this just makes me ILL. As if things aren't bad enough, you have these renegade assholes going out, STEALING guns and then turning them on people for no reason what so ever?! I mean, survival of the fittest? No. We are mankind, we need to depend on each other to survive and if we're going to come thru this whole thing alive and intact. I hate to think that my child is growing up in a world where people are capable of creating such havoc, out of panic. Panic, desperation? Maybe. I don't believe that's the case though. I think these particular people are just getting egos, thinking there's nobody to stop them. Hopefully Marshal Law being invoked on their sorry asses will correct that little myth they have created in their heads. Stupid people. Stupid, stupid, stupid.
I dunno, but the whole thing has me just uber depressed, sad, and the like. I hate that it's like this. I don't care if they were given enough warning. They're still people. All of them. I hope and pray that this really will pass. I want it to be over.
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