A refreshing Breath

[thirteenrocks]

Met up with someone I have been talking to on the internet (gay.com). He came over and there was a nice dinner and coffee. It was very refreshing to meet someone who I could have a decent conversation with, watch a movie with and not have to explain everything. Wow there are quite normal people out there... crazy!

Still battling my cold. I'll have to try to get a script from one of the doc's this weekend. At least I am able to get out of bed and be somewhat active-but this cold is getting old.

Tried calling auryn24's cell phone. Didn't even get her voice mail. Have been lurking in the Nola live journal group, with no results but interesting information is abound. Someone mentioned about how we can send troups over to a foriegn country, yet can't control a situation in our own country. Its so hard because the area is basically a ground zero. Everything is shut down, phone lines, power, and postal mail is totally out of the question. Pretty scary.....

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[thirteenrocks.livejournal.com]

If she is with the hospital group, which I am sure she is, she is safe. It is LAKE Zero. The new ground Zero....

[cptntoughgirl.livejournal.com]

I'm happy someone's having a good night!

Still keeping auryn in my prayers and such for you.
If I get the opportunity, I'm going down there as part of a nursing team.

[thirteenrocks.livejournal.com]

That would rock. I'd wish our hospital would do that.

[thespian15.livejournal.com]

And just who are you calling non-normal? I like to think that I am totally normal. :p
You are entertaining with a cold? What did your mother teach you about such things. lol... I hope you are feeling better. *hugs*
They were showing on the news tonight this one town in Mississippi, I think, the only place people could get cell phone signals is right next to this bridge that doesn't exist any more. So who knows what kind of signals people are able to get down there.
Your friend remains in my thoughts and prayers.
Hugs, Jon

[thirteenrocks.livejournal.com]

Normal compared to the notorious K e v i n.

THanks for the prayers.

[thespian15.livejournal.com]

That makes everyone else pretty normal doesn't it? hehehe.....
Sometimes I can be real nasty. :p

[thirteenrocks.livejournal.com]

if you can't say anything nice, come sit by me...

[thespian15.livejournal.com]

You know the older I get the less politically correct I want to be. :p
I have found some photos of Memorial Medical Center in NO, but nothing from Methodist East yet.

[thirteenrocks.livejournal.com]

Its been confirmed that they have been Evacuated. Called her cell phone and didn't even get her voice mail. I'm sure it will just take some time. I'm sure she is out of the city, if anything she went to work at a hospital in Baton Rouge where they are triaging patients.

Wonder if Mayo will send anyone down?

[thespian15.livejournal.com]

It would be great publicity (which the love) for them, but I haven't heard of any action yet.

[thirteenrocks.livejournal.com]

I'd go, but my manager would put a cabash on it, I am sure.

[thirteenrocks.livejournal.com]

Thank you very MUCH. This helped out alot, still no confirmed of her wherabouts, but thinking if she was with the hospital still (which I am sure she was), I am sure she is o.k.

[thirteenrocks.livejournal.com]

I agree...

[sharkbait.livejournal.com]

Sorry to jump onto your journal like this, but I remembered your nick from auryn24's journal and thought that if she got in touch with anybody, it would probably be you. If you hear anything from her or any news about her, please let us know.

[thirteenrocks.livejournal.com]

I tried to call her again, and send a text message to no avial. I heard that methodist hospital relocated to Houston, TX. I know she was at the hospital when the storm hit. Still no info, but will keep everyone informed if I hear anything.

[sharkbait.livejournal.com]

I've sent her a few texts since I last had contact with her.. Sunday night via text while we were both at work. But no reply here either. Im 99% sure she's safe, but it'd be nice to know if there's anything we can do to help her in some way..

[thirteenrocks.livejournal.com]

Exactly. I'm hoping in the next week we hear word... of some sort... and I am sure she will need alot once she gets re-settled. The bridge/road to La Place I am sure is OUT, not sure how she will get back to La Place, per se.

Keep you posted,

bTW: love the lj username: sharkbait: ho ha ha

[sharkbait.livejournal.com]

msanborn said that somebody else on her FL had heard from Liz, but I'm brain dead at the moment (and at work, sneakin on the computer) so I don't remember exactly who..

Ya know, Ive got to see that movie.. everybody makes the ho ha ha comment and I dont get it! LOL!!! *G*

[thirteenrocks.livejournal.com]

Tried to comment to Mansborn, but it is a "friends only comment" journal. I'd really just want to know that liz is A) o.k. and B) where she is at

[sharkbait.livejournal.com]

Marian is gone to Seattle right now I think.. I'll try and find the post and copy it here to you..

[sharkbait.livejournal.com]

ok, found this in her journal.. from geminimystique who is a "friends only" person so I couldnt go check her for more info..

Liz and I texted a few times back and forth last night. She was still at Methodist in NO (I think they are evacuating it today), still with no power, little food, water and medicine. She said things were bad, but she was still optimistic. She asked for prays.

Cell phone service is sketchy at best to our part of the world (Baton Rouge-New Orleans), but text messages seem to work well.



that was on 9-1 it looks like..

[thirteenrocks.livejournal.com]

THANK YOU SO MUCH!

[thirteenrocks.livejournal.com]

CHECK HER JOURNAL. THere is an UPDATE!!!

[sharkbait.livejournal.com]

awesome, Im on my way :)

[thirteenrocks.livejournal.com]

Yippie. I'm so excited I am close to tears

[sharkbait.livejournal.com]

That pretty much makes everybody I was worried about accounted for now! This is wonderful!!!

[thirteenrocks.livejournal.com]

Exactly. Now everyone I know has been accounted for.