Update: 7:45 pm

That was very funky. A few minutes ago, the sky was perfectly pink. It slowly faded to lavender, and now it's almost dark. Here's a couple of pics.

From Hurricane Ike

From Hurricane Ike

This last one, I swear there was blue sky showing between the clouds.

From Hurricane Ike

Power outages are spreading. No idea how much longer we'll be up. They're talking about power being out for weeks, but I think they always say that for big storms. And I'm in the suburbs, not the rural area. If it seems like it'll be too long, I suppose we can go visit my parents.

This is one of those days where I seem to be hungry all day long. This does not bode well for the next few hours.