What percentage of people in New York City have absolutely no idea that this is about to happen?  

If I go bowling now, how many frames can we roll before getting home gets dicey?

Should the slip and slide go in the front or back yard?

For the areas that have already been hit and lost power, is 3G still in tact?

Shouldn’t one TV station buck the trend and run an awesome marathon of some show?  No one’s going to win the day with the same generic hurricane coverage, but I bet Fox would kill if they aired a commercial-free Arrested Development marathon until the power went out.

Why doesn’t anyone else in this house seem to understand the urgency of bowling?  

Some bad early signs about hurricane Irene:

I’m already really bored.

We may be out of cookies (my fault).

People seem to be catching on that I have monopolized all the power outlets to ensure maximum charges of my devices when the power goes down.  

I said I’d be live blogging the storm, but already used my best material.