Here's an approximate breakdown of what happened:
9:00 AM
I woke up, brushed my teeth, and had a bowl of cereal while I read some comics.
11:00 AM
Watched some SuperJail! and ate another bowl of cereal.
1:00 PM
Decided to take a shower and not be a hobo.
2:00 PM
Finally got ready to take that shower.
2:05 PM
In the shower
2:10 PM
Smell smoke and see ash coming out of the window in the bathroom while in the shower.
2:11 PM
"GRANDMA!!! THERE'S A FIRE! WE NEED TO GET OUT OF HERE!"
2:12 PM
"Oh my god... look at all that smoke!
GRANDMA!!! WHAT'RE YOU DOING???"
Grandma: "..we should pack some clothes"
"Forget the clothes! we need to get out of here! Maybe take some pictures!
(I stub my toe on a luggage bag she put in the middle of the hallway.
I continue to kick the luggage bag out of my way.)
Grandma!"
2:15 PM I get a call from my mom.
Mom: Robert... did you hear anything about a fire?
Me: I can see it from here and the smoke is really bad.
Mom: Grandma must be so scared...
Me: She won't stop packing your clothes!
2:30 PM
My parents arrive. I've packed all the pictures and irreplaceable items in my car.
My grandma's packed a gang of clothes that take up half of my backseat.
My parents grab some important papers that I missed and get ready to leave.
The wind blows more smoke and ash towards my street
and it's almost impossible to see anything.
2:35 PM
As I'm driving out, I see my neighbor smoking a cigarette in his driveway.
I should've taken a picture.
I receive a few text messages and calls from friends (Daniel Choe!) who heard about the fires
and knew that I lived nearby.
I feel very loved.
2:40 PM
I stop by Borders to drop off Cousin Jason's phone that he left in my car two days prior.
I smell like smoke. Preston smells my jacket and makes a face.
2:50 PM
I meet up with the rest of my family who're at Denny's.
We have pancakes.
2:30 PM
I get a call from Kellie and she tells me that she and Liz were worried about me.
I feel loved again.
2:35 PM
James Whang calls me and tells me about how he couldn't go into work because he had to be a good grandson and not leave his 80 year old grandma in her home by herself while there was a fire burning only a few miles away.
I laugh at the thought of my friend carrying his 80 year old grandma out of a burning house.
I knock on wood.
2:45 PM
I drive all the way to El Camino High to drop off my art project...
It takes me one hour.
Class is canceled.
3:45 PM
I realize that Heroes Night would have to be canceled that night as well.
I drive back to James's house to watch the news and some sports.
7:00 PM
James and I 're hungry so we decide to go eat some all you can eat sushi.
It's delicious and the restaurant is empty (probably due to the fires)
The sushi chefs are drunk and bored so we get some awesome service,
and some awkward conversations.
8:45 PM
I decide to drive back home.
I hear that there's a secret route back into my community that isn't blocked off.
I call all my Heroes Party people and tell them that it's back on.
9:00 PM
They arrive at my gate and find out that they aren't letting guests in at this time.
9:10 PM
We regroup at the 711 and I try a Pineapple Monster for the first time.
It's amazing.
9:30 PM
I get back home, decide to catch Heroes online, and try to go to bed.
11:00 PM
With the sirens and helicopters going around outside, I can't really sleep.
I tidy up my room a bit. It's a complete mess.
11:30 PM
My dad is still awake, watching the news.
He doesn't go to bed. He stays awake and goes outside every once in a while to see how bad the fires are behind our house.
12ish
I'm knocked out with all my clothes on in my room. And the fires have pretty much passed.
I woke up, brushed my teeth, and had a bowl of cereal while I read some comics.
11:00 AM
Watched some SuperJail! and ate another bowl of cereal.
1:00 PM
Decided to take a shower and not be a hobo.
2:00 PM
Finally got ready to take that shower.
2:05 PM
In the shower
2:10 PM
Smell smoke and see ash coming out of the window in the bathroom while in the shower.
2:11 PM
"GRANDMA!!! THERE'S A FIRE! WE NEED TO GET OUT OF HERE!"
2:12 PM
"Oh my god... look at all that smoke!
GRANDMA!!! WHAT'RE YOU DOING???"
Grandma: "..we should pack some clothes"
"Forget the clothes! we need to get out of here! Maybe take some pictures!
(I stub my toe on a luggage bag she put in the middle of the hallway.
I continue to kick the luggage bag out of my way.)
Grandma!"
2:15 PM I get a call from my mom.
Mom: Robert... did you hear anything about a fire?
Me: I can see it from here and the smoke is really bad.
Mom: Grandma must be so scared...
Me: She won't stop packing your clothes!
2:30 PM
My parents arrive. I've packed all the pictures and irreplaceable items in my car.
My grandma's packed a gang of clothes that take up half of my backseat.
My parents grab some important papers that I missed and get ready to leave.
The wind blows more smoke and ash towards my street
and it's almost impossible to see anything.
2:35 PM
As I'm driving out, I see my neighbor smoking a cigarette in his driveway.
I should've taken a picture.
I receive a few text messages and calls from friends (Daniel Choe!) who heard about the fires
and knew that I lived nearby.
I feel very loved.
2:40 PM
I stop by Borders to drop off Cousin Jason's phone that he left in my car two days prior.
I smell like smoke. Preston smells my jacket and makes a face.
2:50 PM
I meet up with the rest of my family who're at Denny's.
We have pancakes.
2:30 PM
I get a call from Kellie and she tells me that she and Liz were worried about me.
I feel loved again.
2:35 PM
James Whang calls me and tells me about how he couldn't go into work because he had to be a good grandson and not leave his 80 year old grandma in her home by herself while there was a fire burning only a few miles away.
I laugh at the thought of my friend carrying his 80 year old grandma out of a burning house.
I knock on wood.
2:45 PM
I drive all the way to El Camino High to drop off my art project...
It takes me one hour.
Class is canceled.
3:45 PM
I realize that Heroes Night would have to be canceled that night as well.
I drive back to James's house to watch the news and some sports.
7:00 PM
James and I 're hungry so we decide to go eat some all you can eat sushi.
It's delicious and the restaurant is empty (probably due to the fires)
The sushi chefs are drunk and bored so we get some awesome service,
and some awkward conversations.
8:45 PM
I decide to drive back home.
I hear that there's a secret route back into my community that isn't blocked off.
I call all my Heroes Party people and tell them that it's back on.
9:00 PM
They arrive at my gate and find out that they aren't letting guests in at this time.
9:10 PM
We regroup at the 711 and I try a Pineapple Monster for the first time.
It's amazing.
9:30 PM
I get back home, decide to catch Heroes online, and try to go to bed.
11:00 PM
With the sirens and helicopters going around outside, I can't really sleep.
I tidy up my room a bit. It's a complete mess.
11:30 PM
My dad is still awake, watching the news.
He doesn't go to bed. He stays awake and goes outside every once in a while to see how bad the fires are behind our house.
12ish
I'm knocked out with all my clothes on in my room. And the fires have pretty much passed.
And that's about it...
2 comments:
That was a highly enjoyable post. I read it aloud to my guests who also highly enjoyed it.
I totally read that there was a whore at Denny's. Gotta love punctuation.
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