Kitty just streaked past me and under my bed, literally like a ball of greased lightning, if greased lightning was furry, calico-colored and bloody terrified of thunder.  Went to tease her out from under the bed but she’s huddling in the corner shaking and with her ears pinned back against her head.  Don’t think she’ll be coming out till the thunderstorm is over.

Whoops lightning just shorted out the entire house.  Thank God for laptops and batteries, or I’dve lost my term paper :O