I’ve been trying to do work, but I had some stuff taken off my plate, which is great, except now I’m paralyzed by having fewer urgent tasks? Ugh.

Oh, msbelle, I'm so sorry.

Hi friends. I'm still here, and alive and OK as can be with everything that's going on and is so heartbreaking and soul crushing. I'm typing from here [link] which is a very nice place if one wants to remind herself of the nicer parts of humanity. I'm not sure if you hear this in the news, but there are a lot of protests everyday on a wide range of issues (though all war/government related). To the point where I'm checking the news every time I have to go from a to b which roads are closed now. The people, how should I say it, really don't like this government. I join the protests when I can.

Anyhows. Remember my US trip this spring? It's starting to take form. More details in the Google doc in my profile, and I'd be happy to hear potential dates/suggestions from you so that I can arrange things (places, attractions, where I'm staying) accordingly.

I love you all.

I'm down in Irvine to teach today, then it's back across LA to keep working on other projects. I'm run down and feel like I can't get ahead of anything, but I'm just getting up each day and taking it on as I can.

Shir, glad to hear you are still doing OK. That's exciting to hear about your US trip shaping up. I hope we get to see you!

Shir looks like you’re maybe set for Seattle but let me know if not, I have a guest room!

{{ND}} Likewise. I'd be very happy to see you and Pix again.

I'm just getting up each day and taking it on as I can.

Very relatable for completly different reasons. Hang in there. Today I was too angry at my government in order to concentrate at my work for about two hours.

let me know if not, I have a guest room!

Oh, thank you!

I am back home and safe and dry and on the way to getting warm (it was 53F in the house when I walked in), and I have electricity and Internet. This has been entirely too much adventure for one week. Power went out Sunday afternoon around 3:30 and didn't come back until 9am this morning. Whee!

Glad to read this, babe. Power kind of goes out a lot here...kind of freaks me out. But I think it might be fun with you...sitting around reading fanfiction by flashlight.

.... or, something.

Glad you are home, Karl. I had local news coverage of the power outages your way this morning and wondered how you were doing.

Yeah, between 4400 and 5000 households up on our hill (I live just below Hwy 35 on the border between Daly City and Pacifica) lost power on Sunday. Most of them came back Tue morning, but some were later. Props to the PG&E crews working through the nights, but big boo to PG&E management, who have known for decades that the wires up here need to be underground.

Thanks for the thoughts, erika and -t. I'm glad to be back.