Totentanz as I remember is German for "Dance of the Dead". Am I correct? So what would the German be for "Dance of the Free?"

Yes, der Totentanz is the Dance of the Dead. The Dance of the Free would be "der Freiheitsstanz", although this actually translates more as the Dance of Freedom or Liberty. German doesn't really have a translation for "the Free".

Skipping because, according to the Buffista Calendar, today is both meara's as well as Jen K's birthday.

I haven't seen any posts from Jen in a long time (then again, seeing my skipping habits, it may mean nothing at all), still, I hope the well-wishes find their way to her regardless.

Happy birthday, meara! With lots of wishes for a great day and a wonderful year!

And take care, NOLAs.

Sounds like most of NOLA has no power this morning - anyone heard from Smonster or Nora?

I was just wondering the same thing. I just heard that NOLA is on the worst side of the storm with 450,000 without power.

Happy Birthday, meara and Jen!

You know what makes me happy? Three roller derby people from nearby cities that I know and love are posting about Joss Whedon on Facebook and how much they love his work. I shouldn't be surprised because there is a ref in Madison who's skater name is The Gorram Reaver.

Nora posted on FB. She has power but no cable/internet.

I just heard that NOLA is on the worst side of the storm with 450,000 without power.

Yikes.

Nora just posted on FB she has power but no Internet.

HI! Still have power and internet. Just got up. Weather radio alarms woke me up several times in the night. No street flooding yet (woo!) but the wind is totally fucking bananas. Something I am not posting publicly on fb - have a dripping leak by one of my chimneys. Not much I can do about it except move stuff. Of course it's just a few feet from my modem/router/printer set up, dammit.

Ziplocs, trashbags and duct tape.