the sunlight is a weird orangey color

I hate that color. The light in Utah is that color frequently in the summer.

Yay, Buddy! Does he need a buddy?

G's pigs are named Annalise and Luna and the late-Via. G named all but Via- she had originally belonged to another neighbor girl who, when she heard G was begging for a guinea pig, offered hers since she really wasn't able to spend much time with her once she started school sports.

I hate fire season, and I don't even live in fire country anymore.

I'm east of one of the evacuation centers so I think I'm still okay. I do plan to pack up the car when I get home.

ETA although I just realized, like, minutes ago that I left my car east of 80 this morning. I hope that isn't going to be a problem.

Yay, Buddy! Does he need a buddy?

That seems pretty unlikely from the way he hissed at the spot where another cat had been in the shelter!

The air in downtown Oakland was just awful this afternoon, and the smoke/haze was so thick I couldn't even see the cranes at the Port just a mile away (my office is on the 7th floor). But then it cleared a bit, and it was much better on the bus home. But I'm still keeping the windows closed tonight.

I'm worried about Sonoma County tonight: the wind is supposed to pick up again. My sister's in-laws are staying at her house, but without any possessions or their car -- just their bird and some toiletries they picked up at CVS.

It's all so scary and stressful.

-t, do stay safe! Do you have a go-bag packed?

Buddy is his own buddy.

Ok, I know I said I was gonna pack up the car tonight but I just got home and I am tired. New plan is to say "fuck it" to working tomorrow morning and just go ahead a leave then. It occurred to me in my journey home that my house is only in danger if the fire jumps the interstate, and if that happens it is going to be damned difficult to get anywhere. Fleeing down HWY 12 with half of Fairfield sounds like a nightmare scenario.

For now I'm gonna get some rest and check for news.

Sorry to keep dumping all this on y'all, but you're a giant component of my support network and so easy to reach.

Just be safe, -t.

When I leave the office every night, I like to sit on the bench outside and decompress before getting in the car. There's the magnificent view out over the lake, and I love watching the planes heading in towards Salt Lake.

Tonight there were two planes flying a patrol loop over the giant NSA processing center on the other side of the freeway. Two planes, on each end of a big circle. I'm hoping I just haven't noticed them because I wouldn't have seen the lights before it got dark in the evening, but I think I'm fibbing to myself. I'm remembering a story Hubby told me of his days as a Navy brat, heading to the nearby base to watch a movie and find the gates locked and the guards not talking. He went home, knowing he'd never find out what the lockdown was for.

Sorry to keep dumping all this on y'all, but you're a giant component of my support network and so easy to reach.

Hey, we are totally here to hear it or watch you process it out or whatever. I just hope it all ends up well. :(

Had my new roommate (who is moving in at the end of the month) come over tonight for a bit and got her a code for the door and showed her where stuff is and discussed living styles a bit more. Hoping it'll be good--I'll be gone for two weeks (in Japan!) right after she moves in, so she'll get a chance to settle in, hopefully.

Then friends came over and we had dinner and watched Great British Bake Off. But we are sad because one friend seems to be really reprioritizing us now that she's in a relationship and it makes us sad and pisses us off.

Hey, we are totally here to hear it or watch you process it out or whatever. I just hope it all ends up well. :(

What meara said. Hoping for the best for you! It's a horrific situation.