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if you didn’t know, western north carolina and appalachia as a whole was hit extremely hard in hurricane helene. like a true katrina level disaster. here’s a very poorly organized diary of my time since the storm. please pray and donate to restoring the magical mountains i call home.
september 29
flooding and rain started wednesday
helene hit thursday thru friday
the clouds have yet to clear
county refusing to acknowledge why black mountain got water over the rest of buncombe.
87 year old woman found dead on route nine in black mountain.
30 found dead in buncombe county alone.
ag center and almost every other shelter is at capacity. schools closed indefinitely.
94,000 in city limits without power.
100 people and 11 animals airlifted to safety.
1000 missing.
a man in apartment says the dam is about to break, people are sending out misinformation that even the police stations are sharing
4,000 national guard deployed to wnc, a non commercial plane passed over the apartment at 9:01 pm
“beyond what anyone could prepare for”
united cajun navy arrives in asheville, “the gloves are off… hardcore rescue at its finest”
September 30
went to my dads for supplies
mom came home from maryland
vermont search and rescue at the church
120 confirmed dead in buncombe county
lake james rose to 14 feet, water covering second story homes.
looting throughout biltmore
national news finally picks up the story, harris has spoken to fema about asheville
military helicopters in the upstate
25 counties have major emergency declarations; all of wnc
people found dead in the trees in sawananoa
nationwide craft beer shortage
October 1
Rosh Hashana
power returns to the complex
food and supply lines into asheville are secured
October 3
mcrig is in asheville providing free meals
october 6
me and chris leave for charlotte
we see go to dinner and see the second joker movie
hearing people talk about things like cleaning their garage or touring their sons new apartment feels ridiculous knowing we have been a week without water
when my friends have lost their homes
when hundreds have lost their lives
we stay in a dirty yet crisp hotel room
two beds and a broken mirror
showering was nice
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chronic illness posting: it’s 4:47 am. two nights ago my lover took me to the mountain er at 4:00 am. I was sick to my stomach and shaking uncontrollably. for the past two days since then i’ve been up all night with pain shooting from my hips to my ankles. i’ve taken 6 hot baths and showers, i’ve lathered myself in tiger balm and arnica.
i’ve taken so much tylenol, aleve, ibuprofen. I took half an oxy an hour ago.
i’ve stretched, i’ve worked out.
i have a tens machine, a massage gun, heating pads.
i have done everything fucking possible and i am just in eternal fucking pain.
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how did i miss that one 😭
fuck brat summer i fear it’s ribs season
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fuck brat summer i fear it’s ribs season
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ok but actually i feel like im falling in love for the first time ive been up til 4 am writing every night since meeting him i feel like a kid again. i rly might be losing my mind. i drove 40 mins to spend the night and we literally just talked, nothing else, the whole night it was so lovely but messed with my head. i would post what i wrote bc some of it i find very pretty but that may be a little too crazy even for me?
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i’m falling for someone and it is so scary. i just got out of a longish relationship that ended very weirdly and abruptly and i have dated and loved so many people but this time feels so different im actually going crazy. my friend kaya posted a facebook quote that said this and it genuinely changed my perspective last night at 4 am. Im crazy but im just in my heart!!!!!
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amy winehouse statue in zagreb, croatia
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