tuesday
throughout the morning people started to gather around each others computers looking at websites and photos of the predicted floods. slowly people started to get more and more concerned and at 11:30 we were told that we had to be out of the building by 12. that's when things got really chaotic. people fled the building in no time, myself included!
i had already spent the morning before work packing up all of my belongings from underneath matt's house as i knew it was going to go under. after i left work i went over to his and we went and got some lunch to ponder over all that was happening to our little city and suburbs.
i left matt behind as he was adamant about manning the fort at his and came home for an early night at mine but ended up spending hours watching the news coverage on tv and went to be feeling very sad.
wednesday
wednesday morning was spent washing and cleaning and sorting all of the stuff that i had brought over from matt's. most of it i hadn't looked at since moving from melbourne and it was quite a big job. it was fun discovering all the things i had forgotten about but not so fun realising i now have no where to put it all.
matt and i went out for a late breakfast after driving around all parts of brisbane looking for somewhere that was open and not partially flooded. we went to bulimba just an hour before it became a ghost town according to the radio. we then went to kangaroo point, along with what felt like the rest of brisbane. there were people everywhere and it was a very surreal feeling looking down at that surging river.
for dinner i made a roast chicken with baked veggies. only problem was that i had no one to share it with! matt was at the story bridge hotel and anna is in melbourne. i made it using the very few ingredients that were left in the supermarket. it is quite scary to think how reliant we are on things such as a grocery store.
thursday
this morning at 4am matt and i went for a drive to look at the brisbane river again. there were still people everywhere walking around in their pj's holding torches. it really is a historic event and one in which we'll remember and talk about throughout the rest of our lives.
today i got a taste of working from home. i'm not sure how good i am at it. i've learned you can work while watching a movie and not having to get dressed or do your hair and makeup which i live. it is also slightly counter productive. i still got lots done though and feel back on top of everything. next week we'll be working from sydney as our offices were completely flooded.
right now matt is asleep on the couch and has been for the last 3 hours. we sat down to watch the matrix and i ended up watching the entire thing by myself (a common occurrence when matt and i watch dvd's together!) it's the third time i've seen the matrix and yet i still don't fully understand it. they do have cool clothes and moves though, i know that much.
i called my mum before to let her know that all is ok with matt and i in brisbane in case she was wondering (i hadn't heard from her yet!) i think my parents have shown the least concern! the floods are expected to peak right about now so i'm going to go for a walk and take some photos of the floods at the bottom of my street to show anna. thank goodness we are up high as there are whole houses completely under.
all in all an eventful yet heartbreaking few days for queensland and queenslanders. it's very hard to imagine how long it will take for things to return to normal. brisbane will probably never be the same, especially since iconic things like the floating boardwalk have been completely washed away.
thank you to everyone who sent me some kind of message of support. it almost feels unwarranted when i see and hear what others are going through but it is still very touching to be thought of.
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