That seems like a long time. Is there a temporary boss?

Much health and work~ma, all.

I'm tired - I think I managed to work for 6 hours today and that was a lot (sat in front of the screen far longer than 6 hours, of course Difficult to concentrate but some work needed to be done). I'm hanging in there (you know how we say we're OK? We're not. But we're hanging in there).

Heads up: Israel showed today to 200 foreign reporters raw documentation from a body camera of one of the first responders to one of the Kibbutzs, CCTVs, and Hamas' GoPro cameras. Block and mute whatever you need to make sure to not cross path with the visuals. The footage was not to be released out of respect to the dead and their families, but it was showed to a room with 200 reporters, so I suspect some visuals will be out at some point. I'd advise, as usual, not to read about it as well. It really is too much. I try not to think about this taking place 3 hours from where I live.

It'll take some time for us to be OK. We will be. But the war's gotta end and the government's gotta go first. And then we can mourn properly and repair. Maybe even heal some wounds. Until then, hanging on.

Shir and Nilly, I am so grateful that you take the time to check in here and update us. I hope that you can feel all the love headed your way. Adapting to the current situation seems impossible, but also required. Every time I poke my head into the news it seems like there is no resolution on the horizon.

Disappeared for a few days to do a family excursion involving tromping around Saken in the rain and seeing the NE aquarium. The short version is that a good time was had by all and we spent WAY too much money.

Back in Otter Lake dealing with Monday. DH is back in Florida, but is flying back up again for the weekend to finish work more on his list. I hope to drive back the following week after I get my ducks in a row.

Timelies all!

Glad to see your pixels, Nilly and Shir.

Gary and Mr. S are out making a Target run, since the boy has no clean pants. (How he goes through clothes so quickly I don’t know)

Until then, hanging on.

It's a lot. And there's so much to do before you can get to the repair.

Sent a picture of my ravaged visage to my doctor's office and they immediately prescribed Prednisone. Unfortunately I can't take it until morning.

Right now I'm in the Madeline Kahn phase of flames on the side of my face. So burning/itchy unpleasant!

Putting an icepack on only relieves it for the exact time the ice pack is on.

Waiting for Matilda to get home so we can have dinner and watch more Over the Garden Wall.

Chesebro and Powell have both pled guilty in exchange for testimony. Heh.

And the best part is that since Chesebro is the attorney, his admitting that he knew that his actions were unlawful prevents the Orange Menace from claiming attorney-client privilege, since the privilege doesn't apply if the communications were in furtherance of a crime.

He's also turning over a lot of evidence, so that she gets to continue to build her case without revealing a damned thing.

And the best part is that since Chesebro is the attorney, his admitting that he knew that his actions were unlawful prevents the Orange Menace from claiming attorney-client privilege, since the privilege doesn't apply if the communications were in furtherance of a crime.

Oooh, key detail! However, Trump still is the Republican front runner for President and nothing is stopping him from doing so despite the whole "No treasonous fuckers get to hold office" part of the Constitution.

He's also turning over a lot of evidence, so that she gets to continue to build her case without revealing a damned thing.

I'm kind of depending on Georgia to save the entire Democracy now. Can they bar him from the ballot down there if he's convicted?

Yikes David, I hope you were able to get some rest despite the face of fire. May the prednisone do its thing very quickly this morning.

javachik, speaking only for myself, I don't feel like I have neither generosity nor spirit. I do have a constant endless headache and an even more endless constant desire for carbs and chocolate, but that's hardly the same.

(Oh, and, personally, from far away, I think you've made just the right choice, regarding when to travel to SF. If I could, that's what I would have done, as well.)

I have photos of them (so tiny!) in a room full of kids between 6-10, on laptops, playing together. They also played remotely with friends on a private server.

Oh, those photos are probably so lovely!

PiBoy is 12, and I think it took him until last year to really get into Minecraft because that's when his English started to get to the stage in which he could follow all the written stuff on the screen, with only a few sporadic "mom, what is this-and-that?" and "how to spell that-and-this?".

Ha! Kids: you never know what you’re going to get.

Exactly! The only predictable thing is being constantly surprised.

I'm sure y'all have a lot on your plates right now, so thank you for making time for us.

Calli, it's the other way around, for me - B.org is where I can not-worry-about-the-news for a few minutes. It's where the worries are what the world is supposed to have - health and jobs and the like. So I am the one thanking you for making time and place for me.

my nephew used Minecraft to build, I think, a castle in the shape of a heart and used that to woo his future (and utterly delightful) wife. They're now married, with one kid and another on the way. So I'm very fond of this game that I've never played.

That is so wonderful!

People here seemed very pleased to hear that I'm recovered enough to make it to a Con

Epic, *I* am very pleased to read that you've recovered enough to make it to a con! And I hope for good news for you.

I’m not beating myself up

msbelle, that's just what I wanted to write to you when reading the beginning of that line, so I'm grateful that you've already taken are of that. Also, I hope the work woes will sort themselves out as soon ans as well as possible.

The short version is that a good time was had by all and we spent WAY too much money.

Laura, that definitely reads like a "Yay!".

David, I hope the pain is as gone as possible, and that it would be worth it for the long run.

Tonight the local library is having one of their fundraisers, which involves a recitation of The Raven by someone of note here, hors d'oeuvres, raffles, and all that. Part of me feels I should invite my son because he shares a birthday with Poe and is a fan, but another part says the dude can't dress himself without showing the world his tie-dye underwear or brushing his hair. Seriously, he is 31 and although he has come a long way in normalization, he still has a way to go. So yeah, just going with my sister who knows the difference between backyard comfort and festive public wear. Maybe someday. I live in hope.