nothing doing

I had an okay day. Kinda boring. The waves seem like they're picking up, which is sweet. I baby sat all afternoon. twas all right.

As always, don't forget to watch your daily Ninjai chapter... on side note, on the Ninjai Gang's Karma kula website they've got this section "Meet the crew"- which I'm insanely happy about right now. It's not up yet but it probably will be in a few days.

Severe weather wreak havoc from Plains to Gulf Coast

-- Mother Nature provided a little bit of everything throughout parts of the country on Saturday.
Vehicles jam a buckled road in Mobile, Alabama, Saturday after heavy rains.

Vehicles jam a buckled road in Mobile, Alabama, Saturday after heavy rains.
Click to view previous image
1 of 2
Click to view next image

Heavy winds wreaked havoc on a shopping center in central Tennessee, blowing out windows and damaging the roof of a shopping center, Murfreesboro police spokesman Kyle Evans told CNN Radio.

Glass storefronts at the Jackson Heights Shopping Center were blown out 100 to 150 yards into the parking lot, Evans said.

Evans said three people were treated for minor injuries from flying glass and metal.

Residents in northwest Murfreesboro lost power Saturday night and police are warning residents to stay indoors until traffic caused by the incident clears up.

Elsewhere, a blizzard dumped more than 2 feet of snow in parts of the Plains on Saturday. The blizzard cut power, stranding drivers and prompting governors in Kansas and Oklahoma to issue disaster declarations.

The heaviest snow and ice accumulated in south central and southwest Kansas. In Pratt County, 28 inches of snow fell, with snow drifts reported up to 6 feet. At least nine other counties reported 2 feet of snow, the Kansas Adjutant General's office said.

About 17,000 customers in Kansas lost electricity, more than half of those in Sedgwick County.

The storm left some travelers stranded and in need of last-minute hotel accomodations, the front desk manager at the Econolodge in McPherson said.

"We have two honeymoon suites open, but other than that we're fully booked. We normally have 84 rooms," iReporter Sally Kelley said.
Don't Miss

* Milder Atlantic hurricane season predicted this year
* Menacing Red River seems to level off

The housekeepers who made it to work were all outside shoveling, but they struggled to keep up with the snow as it continued falling Saturday afternoon.

"We haven't had people getting mad at us. The people have been great but I think they're really frustrated."

The Adjutant General's office said whiteout conditions and blowing snow made driving hazardous. The Kansas Department of Transportation shut down several roads in the western and south central part of the state. National Guard Humvees were used to move medical personal and patients to a hospital in Seward County.

In Oklahoma, where more than a foot of snow fell, Gov. Brad Henry declared a state of emergency in 50 counties.

The State Department of Transportation had several roads blocked in the state and others remained impassible.

"The only people who can get out of their driveways have 4-wheel drive," said iReporter Mark Rennie of Alva, Oklahoma.

Meanwhile, rain along the Gulf Coast battered areas around Mobile, Alabama, and Biloxi, Mississippi. Video Watch how the rain is blocking roads in Mobile, Alabama »

Mobile County Emergency Management Director Walter Dickerson said 4 to 6 inches of rain fell on already saturated ground.

Fifteen to 20 roads around Mobile were closed, and several people had to be rescued after flash flooding trapped their cars.

In Mobile, heavy rains caused a section of roadway to collapse. Three cars ended up in a large sinkhole, including one vehicle that landed on top of another. No serious injuries were reported.

Dickerson said a temporary shelter may be opened for residents displaced by the high waters.

In nearby Baldwin County, Alabama, an apartment complex was evacuated and some main roads were closed.
advertisement

The main roadway leading into Biloxi, the Interstate 10 loop, was closed for several hours early Saturday before waters receded and allowed traffic to resume. But more than a dozen other roads around Harrison County remain blocked.

Roads were also impassable in some parts of the Florida Panhandle. Officials in the Atlanta, Georgia, metro area, which is under flood watches and warnings, were keeping an eye on surging rivers and creeks.

Source

A little discovery

I've been trying to learn more about my mom's country and culture and this panty-hose-tug-of-war was one of the things I stumbled on. It's bound to give you a good laugh the first time, then make you cry after. My God what are these people thinking!!?


We had a huge downpour here today. I just ended up leaving the house later. I'm down at the coast now. We just watched the amazing race while waiting out the storm so we could leave. :D

My, isn't that beautiful?

And do check this out, Karma kula's on the front page of video.ign.com!

The Ninjas have come

The Karma Kula sneak peek is now entitled it's 1st chapter: "The Ninjas"

The Proper 'Hugging' of a Baby

Instructions for properly hugging a baby:

1. First, find a baby

2. Second, be sure that the object you found was

Indeed a baby by employing classic sniffing techniques.

3. Next you will need to flatten the baby before actually beginning the

Hugging process.

4. The 'paw slide'

Simply slide paws around baby and prepare for possible close-up.

5. Finally, if a camera is present, you will need to execute
The difficult and patented 'hug, smile, and lean' so as to

Achieve the best photo quality.


If you don't pass this along, a dog
will pee on your computer!

Animal Heroes

There have been so many stories of animal heroes, and again- here's a parrot who saved a baby by yelling, "Mama, baby" and flapping its wings. Then there are those stories of dolphins and porpoises, turtles, etc who took care of people who were shipwrecked or lost in sea.
Sometimes I think animals can be way better than human beings who aren't responsible enough to act like human beings. Generally speaking- animals care for their young. They'll die for their young, and well hey- they do what they can for each other and for other species if needed. They don't ruin the environment or whatever it is... not that I'm advocating people to just become humans or what. I just think people should act as human beings and not animals-gone-wrong so that the world doesn't get so screwed up all the time.

Anyway.. that's my two cents for the day.

Don't forget to watch your Daily Ninjai Chapter

Beautiful night

The electricity is finally back on. I've been out for the past 11 hours or so. I'm glad to be back home and to be able to sit down in front of my computer. It's a relief.

I sent out a package today, went all over the city, had to walk all over the place. It was pretty hot... I was real tempted to stop over at some stores and just get myself some really cold soda. But anyway, it was good enough. I taught baking all afternoon, it was fun. Tomorrow afternoon I'll probably go over and teach them again.

Well, that's it for now folks. If you like action, adventure, and martial arts kinda stuff, be sure to watch Karma Kula Mystic Warrior's 1st release.

अनोठेर डे

It's pretty crazy that March is nearly over!
So what's gone on this month?

Well, incest father is convicted (thank God!), actress dies from ski accident (RIP!), the Obama's have an organic garden, three officers killed in Oklahoma... man, maybe I'll stop there. This gets kinda depressing. :'( Anyhow this definitely confirms that there is danger at every step of life.

Don't forget to watch your daily Ninjai Chapter

Karma Kula Mystic Warrior Preview

I've been away for ages. Haven't had internet access for a while, but school's nearly done and I'm just thrilled about that.

I've been island hopping all morning and am exhausted. I've got my internet connection back, so I'm going to be online more often now and will be updating.

Some really interesting stuff has been happening these days, and tell you what, the Ninjai Gang's got their Karma Kula Mystic Warrior thing going!!


As for my puppy.. well, she died of parvo a few days ago. I'm crushed. I made sure she got all her vaccines but still somehow she got sick. The vet I brought her to says I didn't bring her to the right vet, i.e her- in the first place, and that's why she died. My usual vet was hospitalized because of heart failure when my puppy got sick so I couldn't bring her to him, but anyway.. :( such is life.

cya tomorrow.