I can't lie. I'm addicted to weather. I should have been a meteorologist but I'm not. I don't ever want harm to come from hurricanes, but I'm fascinated by them regardless.
I think the NC beaches will be fine by the weekend. NC is going to get a glancing blow and Earl was downgraded to a 3 this morning. Massachusetts though? Not looking like a good weekend for them.
This is my favorite hurricane tracking site. I love the spaghetti model.
http://www.boatus.com/hurricanes/tracking.asp