Trying to keep it light-hearted

After watching the news non-stop and still stressing about my friends and family, a few thoughts that will probably get me sent straight to hell...

-Am I the only one who thought they were calling it the "Buckwheat" fire? Until they put the name "buckweed" on the screen, I kept hearing, "Nookin pa Nub in all the wrong places, Nookin pa Nub..."

-When I was a kid, I'd see those cartoon scenes with women wearing veils, and I never got the alluring appeal of a woman hiding her face... until now. Several of the female reporters doing live remotes last night had masks on covering their nose and mouth - and it was awesome. AWE. SOME. Oh sure, the reporter may LOOK hot from the eyes, but if I've learned anything from cartoons, most of them are horrible-looking under the veil/mask...

-Speaking of which, did ya notice the reporters doing the live reports, who looked well-groomed and rested yesterday? They look hideous today. And it's awesome. Take that, good-looking people!

-They've announced that FEMA is coming. Oh, thank god.

-Watching that super cool water-dropping helicopter with the big tube, hovering over bodies of water and sucking up water without having to land. Though, I'd hate to be a guy who looks out on his backyard and sees some helicopter sucking his swimming pool dry. "Hey! Come back with my pool!"

-I'm really glad that Channel 9 news is broadcasting in high definition. Because it'd be a crime against nature to see meteorologist Jackie Johnson in anything less. Call me, Jackie. Thanks.