And newly-released e-mails continue to call into question the job performance of former FEMA head Michael Brown. On the morning Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast, Brown wrote to a colleague: “Can I quit now? Can I come home?” A few days later, he wrote to an acquaintance: “I’m trapped now, please rescue me.” In other e-mails written during the days leading up to and during the storm, Brown discussed searching for a dog-sitter and mused on his wardrobe. Three days before Katrina made landfall in Louisiana, Brown wrote to his press secretary Sharon Worthy: “Tie or not for tonight? Button-down blue shirt?” Days later, Worthy advised Brown: “Please roll up the sleeves of your shirt, all shirts. Even the president rolled his sleeves to just below the elbow. In this [crisis] and on TV you just need to look more hard-working.” On August 29, the day the storm hit New Orleans, Brown received an e-mail from deputy director of FEMA public affairs Cindy Taylor. Taylor wrote: “You look fabulous — And I’m not talking about the makeup!” Brown replied: “I got it at Nordstroms… Are you proud of me?” Brown wrote in another e-mail one hour later: “If you’ll look at my lovely FEMA attire, you’ll really vomit. I am a fashion god.” Two days later, Brown received an e-mail from Marty Bahamonde, one of the only FEMA employees on the ground in New Orleans. Bahamonde told Brown “the situation is past critical” at the Louisiana Superdome. Brown responded: “Thanks for the update. Anything specific I need to do or tweak?” Brown resigned as FEMA director September 12th. He continues to collect a $148,000 dollar annual salary.