Woah, buddy! These last 24 hours have been quite eventful, with undoubtedly more to come. Yesterday morning, I went to class as usual and listened to Dr. Kretzer talk all about 'positively elegant' nerve function. Dr. Reddy's lecture on embryonic genetics was cut a bit short for the big announcement: Baylor would be shutting down at 3pm for the weekend and we were not allowed to return until Monday at the earliest. No Friday class meant no histology lab, and no access to the campus over the weekend meant no review sessions. So, the powers that be made the executive decision to cancel our tests on Tuesday and Wednesday of next week. What an announcement! I cannot tell you how stunned I was and how speechless everyone in the room became. The first serious test canceled?! No school until Monday, September 22? As the shock wave rippled throughout the room, people soon ducked out to make phone calls and evacuation/vacation plans. I stuck around to go to anatomy lab and dig into the knee a bit (saw the ACL!) and the ankle (delving into the tarsal tunnel). Then I biked home to start the hurricane preparations.
So, I have decided to stay in Houston and hold down the fort. Wentworth and I will be bracing ourselves against the inevitable winds and praying that the storm surge doesn't exceed the limits of the bayou. Thankfully, I am on the second floor and have moved my car to higher ground. I have a stash of ice, filled water containers, bread, peanut butter, flashlights, candles, and clean laundry (not really hurricane-related, I just hadn't done laundry in like a month). It's been really interesting to see how people are preparing for loss of power and water. The grocery stores are packed; bottled water and sandwich fixings have been cleared off the shelves. At a friend's apartment complex, all of the patio furniture was at the bottom of the pool to keep it from blowing away or causing damage. Gas stations are either backed up with lines of people, price gouging, or completely out of gas. All of the news stations are doing Ike Watch 24/7. Ike really has us in his cross hairs.
Now, I wait. I'll give a post-Ike report if/when I have electricity and internet. I'm feeling pretty secure and am not in an evacuation zone. Breathe easy for now, but please keep the Gulf Coast in your thoughts and prayers!
3 comments:
Good luck, Bubba! I'm sure it will be quite the storm - that radar shot is awfully colorful. If you get bored in Houston as your week of freedom continues, don't forget you're more than welcome to visit us in Florida!!!
isn't the knee really cool? I loved that dissection.
Good heavens! I can't believe you stayed!!! Your family must have been quite worried. I'm glad you're okay, and hope that your school schedule wasn't too disrupted by all the goings on.
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