We've had some storms here over the weekend. Just when you think it's safe to turn on the computer, more rumbling, more lightning, more rain.
As with every storm, I keep an eye out for water flows - I don't want to get flooded again - and I make sure the lanterns, candles and gas stove are ready. There wasn't any need for them, this time, but it doesn't hurt to be prepared. We're still getting rain, which is great. The catchment area got a nice dumping of water; another month or so of the wet stuff and maybe the government will stop sucking our local river dry to water the gardens of Sydney.
Not long ago, we were under bushfire warnings, and we prepared for that, too. It's just another demonstration of how extreme this country can be.
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Got to see We Were Soldiers today. I've seen it before, but it always amazes me that Lt Col. Moore can stand there with bullets whizzing around and not get hit, while soldiers hiding in the grass on the ground die. He was a soldier who knew what he was about, yet he couldn't tell the powers that be what he knew of war - in particular, the Vietnam War - because he knew they wouldn't listen. All they saw was victory - ignoring the fact that the Viet Cong moved into the evacuated area. The parallels are there, but I'm not saying anything... except a muttering of history repeating itself...
I also saw The Brothers Grimm which was... grim; as the messages of their fairy tales were in truth. No touchy-feely about it. I'm glad Terry Gilliam emphasised that point; maybe Disney should observe and absorb.
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I've also found and interesting worldbuilding site at Nation States. Your job, should you choose to accept it, is to build a powerhouse nation. You can be a dictatorship, a monarchy, a democracy, anything you like. You can join the United Nations, vote on issues, join a region, play politics. I think it might be a good exercise for worldbuilding, but I'm still new at it. Who knows? I may yet rule the world, mwahaha!
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The weather is crazy everywhere this winter (or summer, lol). Too warm, lots of storms, then all of sudden a big fat bunch of snow and the traffic gets to a standstill, two days later the temperature is back to spring ...
The only good thing is that the rainstorms make a fine background to writing the scenes of the Varus battle. A few minutes on the balcony and I can imagine how the Romans felt. :)
We've been getting rains down here, too. We've got a 100% tonight and tomorrow. We're obviously not getting as much rain as you, but it's nice for the ground to be getting some rain after a little drought (sp?).
The difference is, Jason, that you get snow!!! I love the stuff, but it never snows here.
We're still getting rain, and the ground is still soaking it up, which is great.
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