The last time I whined to ya'll about "Weather Of Mass Destruction", not a lot happened to me, personally. I think I was without power for all of five seconds. (Just enough to make all the clocks flash 12:00, you know?)

But this time, my situation is dire.

We've got a monster of a hurricane headed directly towards my ass, on Central Florida's east coast.

If this mother-of-all-tropical-storms makes landfall within even 50 miles of me, I am almost guaranteed to be without power for a few days, or maybe weeks.

For those who actually care, I will be at work through all of it. I work at a hotel, and I have a professional obligation to assist those who have (for whatever misguided reason) chosen our property as their de facto shelter from the storm.

If you don't hear from me for a while, you'll know why. I'm either dead or without power.

Just letting ya'll know...

Anyway, I wanna encourage everyone to donate what they can to the American Red Cross. No matter where this massive storm hits, people are going to need help. Please donate what you can.

Schools have already closed throughout Central Florida. This includes the University I attend.

The animal shelters are already full. The hotels in this area are full.

The people here are, frankly, in a panic.

I'm not. (Yet...) I still suspect the storm will either make landfall in South Florida or around the border of Georgia and South Carolina.

But I'm no Meteorologist. I'm just some guy who looks at a glass as half-full.

So wish me luck.