Well, here comes my first tropical storm. I've battened down the hatches, which mostly just means I've sqeezed my car into the garage in order to avoid another shattered windshield. It's looking like Hanna will likely be a direct hit here tonight, but at least it's moving quickly, unlike Fay over Florida recently. That should minimize flooding potential.

Not too worried about this one. Probably my main concern is the possibility of losing power and missing football over the weekend. Of course, I'm also wishfully thinking that bastard Ike doesn't make a sudden turn this way in a couple of days.

Since I'm already LJing, here are a few other random thoughts:

• Way to go Vandy for beating those Cocks! So, so sad to see USC lose to the "sorriest team in the SEC", again.
• David Duchovny checked into rehab for porn addiction? Wow. At least I know I can quit whenever I want.
• Generation Kill is well worth watching.
• Spore acquisition T-30 minutes. Soon we shall see if the last couple of years of hype have been worth it.
• Krispy Kreme bacon cheeseburgers.

I subscribe to the 'charleston' RSS feed from flickr (as well as 'knoxville' of course), and the above photo is definitely one of the best I've stumbled across.

The photo below was on the wonderful riotclitshave photoblog recently. That's the Angel Oak tree here in Charleston on Johns Island. It's possibly the oldest living thing in the country east of the Rockies. I went once to see the monster and take some pics of my own, but unfortunately the park gate had closed just a few minutes earlier.

My crappy phone cam pictures don't do it justice, but a wine & liquor store here in Charleston, Total Wine & More, has the most kick-ass beer selection I've ever seen in a single place. Needless to say, I spent way more money there last night than I had intended.

There's a greenway across the street from my house. This is the view a few miles down that path earlier today...