Hurricane preparations are sorta underway...

[jennaria]

...by which I mean that belu has bought huge amounts of water and beef jerky and other such non-perishables, and the rest of us have, uh, kibitzed, and not really worried about it too much. (It is possibly worth noting that Ian is the only one of us in Chez Butterfly who did not grow up in New England and has not yet lived through a hurricane.)

Tonight, he checked with shotboxer and I, then started filling up the bathtub with water. Just In Case.

After a minute or so of the water running, he poked his head out of the bathroom as I passed by, and said, "It's blue! It's almost like we're at the beach!"

I gave him a Look, and continued on to my room. He called after me: "You've really got to learn to appreciate the little things!"