A Sigh of Relief
Jan
20
Mood » 
Happy but tired
Music » “Skeletons” by Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Novel » Dracula by Bram Stoker
In the morning, I awoke to a very dismal sky & anticipated rain as the day approached. Not knowing how badly the weather would change, I headed out to pick up Pearl to go eat brunch with a few friends. Pearl told me that her mom demanded her to come home immediately as a storm was going to hit very soon. 
We rushed to get into my car & low & behold, the right lane of the street was flooded! 
I probably had visibility of 10 feet because it was just pouring. T_T
Her mom called again & warned us to stay indoors as a tornado warning was issued. I don’t live in the mid-west; I live in Southern California & tornadoes are just uncommon as bright pink Mercedes. 
Naturally, both of us were freaked out especially because the tornado was supposed to hit my city & other neighboring cities. We stopped by an El Polo Loco for shelter but the ceiling was dripping! We would probably die if the tornado hit that El Polo Loco so we drove to the hospital across the street. Oddly enough, it stopped raining so we thought we would be okay if we just drove home. Although they do say that it clears up before a tornado hits…but luckily for us, it just stopped raining. 
When I got home, I turned on the news to get updated & some cities were just flooded beyond belief. There were people in kayaks paddling (click for pictures!) their way around the streets. Strangely enough, the tornado completely missed Huntington Beach (the city where I reside, please don’t stalk me) & news teams had announced that the tornado warning for my area had been cancelled as it would hit south of me & more inland. Phew! My house didn’t get swept up into the sky & land in the land of Oz.
Although my fortune is another man’s misfortune as the tornado did a lot of damage elsewhere. It just made me feel extremely thankful & lucky. No one I know got hurt & my house didn’t suffer any damage. As happy as I was, I felt terrible for those whom have lost their homes. There were boats & cars flipped over in my area but I’m pretty sure the inland empire just got a beating. Despite the devastation inland, everyone high above sea level (aka the mountains) is rejoicing for the plentiful amount of snow they’ll receive. 
I was told that the storm would be worse today. Eek! 
I may have dodged a bullet yesterday, so let’s hope I’m twice as lucky! 
Here’s a picture my friend showed me of the pier that’s like 2.5 miles away from my house. Click to view.
Speaking of natural disasters, Haiti’s earthquake was so catastrophic! QQ It’s so heartbreaking to hear about so many deaths. The pictures I saw of the mass graves, violence, & the ruthless looting were just incredibly appalling. Make sure that if any of you donate–you send your money to a trusted organization that won’t just pocket the donations. :hmph:
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21 Comments on “A Sigh of Relief”
Haha thanks! Yeah, he’s a little trouble maker alright! I’m glad you liked the pic!
Haha cool, I think I’ll put it up tonight. I have work soon…bleh.
Woah! I just looked at those pictures! Haha I like the kid that was kayaking though, he looks like he’s having a good time despite the disaster.
I feel so bad for the people who lose homes and end up with severe problems after naturual disasters. It sucks so bad. :/
oh gosh, it mustve been so scary to drive in that whether ! a few years ago, it rained pretty hard and my grandma was driving and it was just pouring… very scary . my grandma’s basement got flooded and that costed a lot :/ glad to know that you and your friend’s safe though !
wow, enough water to go kayaking ! pretty serious…
ohhhh mother nature.
I know! Haiti needs our help,
Thank goodness the tornado didn’t hit your area, but I feel sad for the other areas that have been hit, 
I think I’ve heard of El Polo Loco somewhere before… Oh I know, Rush Hour 3! :happy:
Oh and I have voted for your site for best CSS. You do have nice CSS!
Hey!
I love Dracula by Bram Stoker. You enjoying it so far? Ah well I enjoy anything fantasy. hehe..
We had a tornado touch down two years ago. Really uncommon too. There was lots of damage only a few miles away from my house!
We do get some nasty storms and more commonly a blizzard from the north. 
hey
thanks for your comment. I actually have tried to steal your script. 
but im not smart enough to work it out so I gave up. and I’m glad to hear that you didn’t get hit by the tornado. Goodness the pictures look horrible.!
I hope Haiti recovers. I read so many reports on charities and how many steal for their own pockets. Its so common now that I’m not shocked when I hear it on the news. But I do hope that things start to get better over there. :halo:
LOL I seriously hate to burst your bubble but the longest comment I’ve received was a LOT longer. It was about 2,200 words… so sorry. XD
You’re welcome for the plug! XD Yeah, the voters jumped up. It was interesting to see the change in the votes too haha.
I believe we have a dream book at home, that at least looks through all the symbols in dreams and what they might mean. I guess some of them actually do highlight what’s been going on in real life, but in a fantasy world – sort of what you said.
Perhaps I might get pregnant in the future anyway!
OH, agreed. Whenever I think about something deeply before I go to bed, sometimes I end up dreaming about it!
This was probably my first pregnant dream lol. I’ve had a lot about getting married though. I think I did have a boyfriend at the time, I think my current one too. I think we actually argued over it. XD
LOL well it’s funny when someone has a dream about you, isn’t it? My boyfriend said he had a dream that whenever we argued I’d get angry and say “fine. No sex” no matter who was around. LULULLULU.
I don’t get it either. Why would you want or even be ready for a baby at that age? 
I have never had a dream come true hahaha. I think it’s a bit crazy if they do. Like a miracle, or just plain crazy.
Yeah, exactly. It’s supposed to be my vacation but I’m not doing anything except sitting at home and getting told off and doing house chores. T_T
My mum doesn’t really listen to me though. *sigh* I told her, NOT so politely, that it was my holiday and I needed a break. Then she tells me I had a break all day and it’s time to get off the computer. Sadly, I think I am addicted.
This part’s just voluntary to teach, but when I’ve done my teacher’s certificate then I get to teach for real. It’s kind of scary.
LOL POINTE. Not toe. LMAO.
OOO first thing I noticed when I got here? You wrote a longer blog! Funny how we discussed most of this in our emails.
That boy looks kind of cute sitting there in his caone/kayak. I can’t believe it was that bad though.
Don’t worry, I’m no stalker. I don’t even know where half of these places you speak of ARE! 
I’ve never been in such a situation, as you know.. but lucky for you nothing came after the rain calmed down. It would have been awful to be like stuck in the eye of the tornado or stuck outside while debris was being blown – the flood just looks bad enough.
You are very lucky that your house didn’t get ripped apart or anything.
Man, and thinking about the poor people in Haiti – makes you not want to take things for granted anymore. Sometimes we are indeed lucky. <3
Omg you are so lucky that the tornado didn’t hit your house! Tornados are uncommon where I live too.
I know, there’s so many places where a natural disaster have struck. I hope people who suffered losses recently because of this gets everything resolved soon. It’s especially really sad to see people living in Haiti right now :’(
Thanks for the layout comments by the way, glad you like it
Wow! It looks dangerous from where you live! I never knew you lived in Huntington Beach! I was there last quarter doing some community service! Well, you should stay home if there is a storm coming! And lock all the windows and such!
I think back in NorCal, there’s some kind of warning. I think it was flooding or storm or something, but I don’t remember. But in Riverside, it has just been raining and hailing. Nothing to be afraid of yet. I do hope classes are cancelled. And maybe a delay in my departure.
Stay safe and warm!
And thank you for the support. I know I can always talk to you and you would be here with comforting words (even if you are miles and miles away…soon to be hours and hours away). Thanks, again!
It’s a good thing that you nor anyone you know got hurt. A tornado sounds really scary, I couldn’t imagine being stuck away from home like you were.
I voted for you. I hope you win!
Thank you for your comment, my current layout is my favorite! Thanks for pointing out that I didn’t have my posts categorized, I totally forgot to create categories in my new blog, but I did it now.
Omggg that sounds majorly scary, especially if tornadoes in your area are that uncommon -__- i hope everyone is okayy, and whoa thats crazy that California produced that much rain in the tornado that someone could row a kayak… and also im glad you and your friends are safe. A lot of unfortunate disasters are coming =/
Gah it is pretty annoying. But my parents don’t see the point because I’m the only one with a laptop!
My boyfriend told me there’s a cheap way to get wireless and you don’t need to do much to set up the computers that don’t have a wireless modem… well I’m hoping he can help me out or something. HE TOLD ME NOT TO GET NETGEAR TOO HAHHA. My router now is netcomm.
Wireless router! XD I get confused between router and modem.. GEEEE!
Ahaha yep. I’m enjoying the iPhone so much. I just love having it all in one device. The camera isn’t even that bad! It’s pretty damn good quality! It doesn’t really have any settings but if you’re in daylight and stuff, it works well.
Haha BAH, we get humid air and hot wind. We open the windows in the afternoon but seriously, it’s waaaaaaaaaay too hot sometimes to open the window. D;
Yeah, lucky bish LOL, living next to the beach. You get sea breeze!
Ha I know, I love rubbing Aloe Vera onto my skin when I get sunburnt, it feels sooo good
I don’t know about the whole plates thing but yeah Australia’s pretty uncommon for natural disasters ’cause it’s so ISOLATED except for bushfires, every year there’s always at least one major bushfire ’cause the weather here in Summer can be overwhelming!
I hate rainy days too, it just makes everything seem gloomy and restricted ’cause you can’t really go outside without getting wet, even with an Umbrella sometimes.
Evan is hilarious lmfao. he knows random facts about nothing haha and yea everyone did pretty much left hahah, idk now i feel like everythings is like the same, everyone has the same layout, CSS and all that.. no originality. Every blog and every site is the same thing.. but i guess im just like that too, idrk
and i don’t think you and I are on it as much as we were either, maybe that’s why. like idk, i go on like once in a while and realized i have like 5 cmts, answer them, and then leave. idk i have no drive to go on. and plus i can talk to them all on facebook lol and yea i need to adjusttt, like what i said before. i miss celebrity layout or at least layouts that showed personality.
Hey Tiff! How are you? Thanks for the comment I meant to enter your icon contest but I didn’t get it together in time. Glad you liked the icon anyway
Very glad that you were lucky enough to escape the Tornado though unfortunate it had to go somewhere. I cant imagine what it must be like to lose your home and contents as some people do in natural disasters. Mother nature can be cruel at times.
Anyway take care
That’s a pretty cool story
I live in NH so tornadoes are uncommon around here too, but I wouldn’t mind experiencing one…or maybe just seeing it from afar. haha.
Oh and I just noticed the bottom of my blog looks a but like yours. tehe.
Woah. I would have been very scared I have never witnessed a tornado before, because even though tornadoes are kinda common in Minnesota, it always seems to skip over my city too. What’s going on in Haiti is sad. Did you donate yet? My family donated to the Clinton Foundation.
haha actually i remember telling you that SCIENCE was my weakest subject but idunno, math is pretty important and im starting to lose it also… D; school. sigh.
Wow…I’m so glad everything turned out well for you! I live in the bay area, and we had a tornado warning, too! Luckily, there wasn’t one, but it still rained cats and dogs along with everyone being really, really scared…
OMG TIFF. Just wanted to say how frigging gorgeous this layout is. I LOVE the colours. They remind me of the layout you had before your previous one. I love how you have moved to the dark side! *hi5*
I have so many things to do on my site too! I probably won’t end up finishing it :S.
Love the new layout! Especially the header . The CSS is great too! And speaking of CSS, at the website awards I see you’re coming first. I voted for you of course! Hope you win!
Whoa that was a long comment! ahha Im glad that a tornado didn’t hurt you or damage anything you own, that would have SUCKED :/ And I live on the east coast, I have no idea what an El Polo Loco is haha.
Anyway, as for the plugin that backs up my database, i really have no clue what a database is, I would be a horrible host of my own site! lol Xb
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