Yikes, Sean, Allyson. Stay safe.

It's getting close to Griffith Observatory.

Jesus. I hope y'all don't get a Mt. Stromlo situation. I realize G.O. is a museum, not a working site, but the tinder and situation is just far too similar, and god, that was devastating. Not just because of my astro bent, but just..yearhg. Firestorms.

Yeah. Our plans for the evening are suddenly a bit fluid.

Some more photos of the fireline.

Holy crap! That's scary!

Man, they just reopened the observatory, didn't they?

Ooh.

I hope everyone stays safe. I like to think of much of LA as too concreted over to burn, but it's hot and windy and shit happens. I just hope it stops happening soon.

'cause the whole point was to blur the lines and challenge the image of traditional femininity

That's what I've always missed (callback to Von Teese). A sartorial point. I just keep wondering about them.

Wore the '50s shirtdress in to work today. The shade of pale blue looked cool with the recently burgundy hair. Incongruous, but so does most any period on me.

Also, every helicopter in the Universe is flying over my neighborhood.

medical studies have shown that there may well be a migraine personality where a migraine sufferer could have one or more of these characteristics: perfectionist; highly strung; conscientious; orderly; analytical; critical.

Now really, does that sound plausible?

I have Allyson on the phone. She lives only a couple of blocks from the park, and she's on the roof with her neighbors. She says it smells yucky and she can't see beyond the buildings across the street. The power went out and civilians in shorts are in the streets, directing traffic. Palm trees are igniting and exploding, and it looks like the fire is pouring down the hillside.