Flooding and stuff

on the panda trail!

I feel so guilty. I stayed at Jesse's for his birthday, and it was a good night- there was rain too. the next morning, I wake up, get ready for work, and ten minutes before I have to leave, Jesse made me toast and a hot chocolate (ran outta coffee, dang!), when I hear on ABC radio that there's trees down everywhere, power's out in most Northern and Eastern suburbs/towns, and the Yarra river has flooded. Red Simons gave "permission" to everyone to take the day off work, because the traffic was so bad and it'd add to the tension out there. Well, seeing as though my route to work was either flooded with water, flooded with diverted traffic off Punt rd where a tree fell down, or had fell trees on it itself, I decided after much pain, to stay at Jesse's. I told Rosi when she rang up that I had attempted to get there but idling in my car was too horrid and it overheated. It was an utter exagerationg and I feel really bad, but I just wanted something fool proof, because I might have been seen as lazy had I not attempted to get to work. But I was too scared to drive. I even walked to Dean Art to get my art materials instead of driving. I was terrified of the traffic (which was unusually quiet in Collingwood, must have been trouble at the other end of the Eastern Freeway.). I was frightened at getting stressed, being ridiculously late or having an accident because of being stressed. I was also worried that my car WOULD overheat and blow a hose. then I'd be screwed. Fuck that, I wouldn't take the chance for one day's work.

Oh and my poor babies... Not Right and Fhqwhgads are at home. I hope they're ok. I will see them tonight after we go out for Jesse's Birthday and the traffic is less scary.

Well, I am going to harass Jesse now because he's here.