The house was getting electrical work done recently, so the power had to completely disconnected all day and I had to be home with the workmen.

It was odd to sit home all day and do without modern life for the most part. There was no internet, no computer, hell there was even a light a bathroom, though luckily I remembered where everything was. Lunch consisted of ordered pizza, a book was read, even a movie watched on the iPod, but it all felt isolating. The workmen were friendly, but busy as they scurried all over the house, no time to chat, they had deadlines see.

And with no internet, the disconnect from other people felt complete. Remember this was just a standard work day in length, nothing excessively long, but it felt extremely isolating, as if all connections with humanity were cut off, which is a foolish thought on one hand, yet on the other a recognition of the many human contacts I have these days via the net, usually through email.

Is it any wonder that now I’m lusting after a handheld Wifi device after that day? If you’re bound to one spot for most of the day, it helps to have a multitude of human contact.

There was an explosion at the Imperial Sugar Refinery in Port Wentworth, around 7:30 this evening., Details are sketchy right now, as it emergency crews try to deal with the aftermath and the fire under control. WTOC has the best info so far and I’m watching this thread over at Savannah Underground and this thread over at The Savannah Star Chamber message board.

9:30pm: Googlemaps shot of the area, taken before the explosion of course.

10:00pm: Police are requesting that families only send a single representative to the scene, in order to keep crowds under control. Families are being ushered to Our Lady of Lords Church.

The Savannah River has been closed from North of the Talmadge bride to the Houlihan bridge.

According to a short interview with a doctor at Memorial Hospital, over 30 injured have arrived there, all of them critical.

10:22pm: CNN story

10:25pm: Images showing up on The Star Chamber message board


10:40 pm: Savannah River is back open


Friday 8am: Doesn’t seem to be as bad as originally thought. Still six people unaccounted for. About 20 people have been or are in the process of being transported to the Augusta Burn Center. Fires are still raging and part of the plant has been destroyed, leading to structural concerns.

Been on a music buying binge the past couple of days. No particular reason, just the ache for some of the music that’s been lost over the years and for some of the shiny new pieces. Some of it was stuff I have on CDs around the house that I dug up to put in iTunes and on the iPod (which is named Emma for no reason I can’t explain). There’s a larger selection of rap than usual, but I was listening to some older rap recently and realized how much I miss the non-gangsta stuff.

Here’s what’s new:
“Since the Last Time” Arrested Development

Why didn’t I know these guys had put out another CD?! You’d think it would have been news.


“Game Theory” The Roots
‘cause you can never have too much Roots


“Ghost Dog: The Way Of The Samurai - The Album” Forest Whitaker;


Ghost Dog was odd movie, staring Forest Whitaker as modern day follower of the ninja school of thought and fighting. The strange part wasn’t the black ninja, but the overweight ninja. What they couldn’t get him in a gym?



“Whites Off Earth Now!!” Cowboy Junkies
The first CD of one of my favorites bands, mostly covers though. But their rendition of Me and the Devil Blues by Robert Johnson still gives me chills.


“Dead Can Dance - Toward The Within” Brendan Perry
A really amazing recording from a live concert, recommended to mewhen I was talking voice lessons (hey Carol!).


“The Book of Secrets” Loreena McKennitt
This one replaces a lost CD. There’s lots of various goodies on this one, but the prize is her adaption of Alfred Noyes’ poem, “The Highwayman”


Foo Fighters Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace
It’s The Foo Fighers, why not buy it.


Musicology, Prince
I loved him back in the day, but the parting with The Revolution rubbed me wrong and the love dwindled. But dammit, it’s Prince, you know?


‘neath Your Covers, Pt. 1 Cowboy Junkies
A 5 song EP of covers from some of the artists that influenced the Junkies. Easily my favorite of the bunch.



I also went through my CD collection and pulled out Portishead’s Live: Roseland NYC and have been grokking that. The live version of Sour Times is incredible.