Freddie's Laws of Biomechanics
The severity of the itch is directly proportional to:
* The number of persons in the group you are with.
* The distance you must reach to scratch it.
* The more embarrassing the place that must be scratched.

Hurricane Rita
Who would expect a Category 5 Hurricane to hit the dry land of Texas.
But it is.
Hurricane Rita, the 17th Hurricane in the Atlantic region, is now one of the most fiercest one; more than Hurricane Katrina which wreaked havoc into the heart of New Orleans and Louisiana.
Now, Rita is said to strike terror into the (eastern) heart of Texas. (Thats where I am)

Look at the projected path here, and for orientation, this is how Texas looks like.

Austin is in the periphery of the path of the hurricane. It is said to affect the coastal areas near Galveston and Houston the most.

Should I be excited.
I am not. I am scared.
I dont see any signs warning people here. Nobody telling us what to do if Rita changes its mind and rushes towards the capital of Texas. No plans for emergency.

In other words, life seems to be as lackadaisical as before.

But hopefully nothing bad should happen.

I never expected a hurricane to graze Austin.

UPDATE: More information here @ New York Times.

UPDATE 2: The hurricane has weakened in intensity, and veered off to the east. There is only a 40% chance of rain in Austin now.
Dug up some old photos of New York. Head over to Flickr to see them.

FINAL UPDATE: No storm. No hurricane. No rain.
Clear balmy skies. Sunny day. No rain. No rain forecasted.
And the college closed for no reason at all!.