What I made:

Each batch has 4-6 servings.

3 batches of cajun chicken (will be grilled or baked)
1 batch of jumbalaya (to be baked)
2 batches of garlic and parsley chicken, with breadcrumbs (to be sauteed)
1 batch of honey lime chicken (to be baked or grilled)
2 batches of parmesan crusted chicken (to be baked or grilled)
2 batches of herb crusted pork chops (to be baked or grilled)
3 trays of black bean and beef tortilla casserole with bonus hatch chiles from the freezer (to be baked). Each tray is probably 2 meals.
1 batch of herb crusted flank steak, to be grilled tomorrow.

Wow! That's awesome. That's a lot of work.

I do not even know how you prep all that. Now I feel all lazy that I didn't manage to bake one batch of muffins.

I am... not doing too great with the uncertainty of the Isaac's projected path and the conflicting advice on staying or going. I'm actually incredibly tense and also scared. People are now saying to start evacuating tomorrow... I'm nervous about being able to get out of here if we decide to... I would prefer to stay but I know Tom wants to evacuate... and, in conclusion, ugh.

I can't wrap my head around that, Kat.

Who advises not to evacuate, Nora?

That's amazing, Kat. I don't cook that much meat in a year.

Nora, aren't they recommending evacuation in low lying areas?

Look what I missed by not working this weekend! [link] I don't know if this was for a movie or a TV show. Chicago Fire and some Bollywood movie have both been filming in the loop recently.

Can you prepare to evacuate, but then not evacuate until later when you feel like you should?

Wow, aurelia. That would have been interesting to watch.

Went to R's to retrieve a cat carrier, and ended up hanging with her and KR for a long time. Stayed to help and support while she got emotionally charged stuff down from the attic to take with her. KR and I are going to help each other get ready tomorrow to hunker down. I'm looking at all my stuff, pondering what I would take.

It is surreal for me to be going through this (though I knew I'd have to some day), with all the rebuilding and listening to stories and watching documentaries and reading books about Katrina. I'm trying to prepare myself mentally for either staying and evacuating. I'm nowhere near as ready as I should be for either option.

Mayor Landrieu, during his afternoon press conference today, recommended stay and shelter. Nora, as far as I saw the projected path hasn't changed, nor has time of landfall. Did I miss something, or is it just people's nervousness growing as it gets closer?