Well, I’ve got to hand it to JPS, it seems they’re not the vanguards of suffering and hopelessness that my previous experiences with them have made me believe. I thought there was no way they’d have the power back up by the weekend, but the magnificent bastards have proven me wrong and I couldn’t be happier. I just may pay my bills on time for once.

Last week a little tropical storm called Gustav paid us a visit. The fucker shat down over a foot of rain in 36 hours and caused major landslides in the mountainous regions, causing extensive infrastructure damage across the island. Such a glorious aquatic chain-whipping naturally mashed up the banana crop, giving The Asshole to an industry that suffers from far too many of them already. Just calling it an industry is a cruel joke, but I won’t get into that.

Meanwhile Hannah and Ike also formed and joined the party, both paying extra special attention to Haiti, killing over 200 in that cursed place. Hannah went off along the east coast of the states, while Ike is right now crashing into Cuba. We’re expected to experience some wind and rain associated with the outer bands of the 500-mile-long monster that is hurricane Ike tonight and tomorrow. It shouldn’t be bad. It’s the next one I’m worried about. I’m convinced we’re not getting off that easily, and this break in the weather is oh so temporary. Gotta love the tropics.