It probably speaks volumes about me that I’m looking at all these flood discount posts on Facebook and thinking “who do I know that can get me paperwork to get all these great deals?”

So yeah, there has been lots of flooding in Queensland, people lost their stuff and in some cases their lives, but as usual I’m sitting here experiencing it digitally. 9/11 was the televised disaster of the first world, and this time it’s via the internet. Facebook became a great outage-proof communication method for people and the authorities alike, with the Queensland Police, Energex and Brisbane City Council being shining examples of how to get information quickly to the most amount of people.

Facebook and Twitter were alive with posts of pictures, “I’m OK”‘s and all sorts of posts of thanks to deities and rescue workers alike. I was included in that – the real ones, not the anthromorphic ones – I’m amazed at the skill and endless energy that these people show in saving the unlucky and fucking stupid alike.

Now, I’ve been saving for a house deposit for a long time, and now there’s a going to be a glut of riverside properties ready for the renovating. Who doesn’t love a parking fairy? :P