I am so sorry, people. This is... I have no words.

This is such a stupid thing I just have to laugh. I am trying to get reimbursed for my mileage for driving to our other site for the Town Hall yesterday. This is a totally standard thing, we have a set amount of miles between the sites, and because expenses were part of my duties when I was in accounting I well know how very very routine it is. And, you know, normally my commute is 4 miles round trip so an extra 35 miles really makes a difference to how often I need to buy gas. Anyway, my supervisor is still too new in her job to know what she can approve, I guess, and our VP is not answering emails, but she and I talked and she said she'd go ahead and send the approval and if he doesn't like it we'll deal with that when he says so. She copied me on the approval email, so I also see the reply 15 minutes after that to her previous email saying to please wait until she can talk to the VP, confirming they will hold the reimbursement pending the approval. Which she just gave. This is so much rigmarole for $20 that I am definitely entitled to!

Timelies all!

Continually depressed by the news.

One thing people can do if there are guns in your family is ask for the guns in the event of family dying/downsizing and then have the guns destroyed.

Not likely to prevent the AR15 murders, but might prevent a suicide or domestic murder.

I can’t even with these shootings. I hate our political system.

Also, I have an event starting tomorrow that is usually the highlight of my year (dance convention in SF). It hasn’t happened for a couple years, obviously. And now a friend i hung out with (outdoors, but nearby and some in and out of the house for drinks) on Saturday told me she was v sick with covid Sunday and Monday. Why she waited until today to tell me I don’t know. And now I’m super paranoid that tomorrow when I have to show a negative test to register for the event I’ll pop a positive and not be able to go or have to just hole up in my hotel room all weekend while everyone else has fun? Fingers crossed it’s not so. I did test negative earlier today but who knows.

And now a friend i hung out with (outdoors, but nearby and some in and out of the house for drinks) on Saturday told me she was v sick with covid Sunday and Monday.

I've seen a real surge in people getting COVID around the Bay Area lately. I'd be cautious, especially with a group event where people are coming from all over.

Yes it’s definitely a huge surge—the friend with covid is the one taking care of my dog! …probably it will be more her partner, and they have a big yard and our dogs love playing together. But I tested negative again this morning so am at the airport masked up and on my way!

Good luck, meara!

Have a wonderfully fun and safe trip, meara. No licking doorknobs!!

Gallup polling and election results indicate there is no political pressure for more gun regulation. Makes it hard to see how anything can ever change.

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