The captain must have been frantic knowing he was going to crash. I can't imagine.

I just heard both that authorities don’t believe there are any cars in the water and sonar is indicating there are cars in the water

Just came over to check on Baltimore contingent. Happy to see that all are well.

One of the things that came out with my conversation with Lola yesterday, is that Isabella's father (Simon) has decided he's not going to pay for half of her school expenses.

Isabella is a talented artist who just got into Parsons and RISD.

Simon's reasoning is that he "wants her to stand on her own two feet."

He's a high paid tech exec with a house in Marin. (Lola and Simon divorced years ago and they both remarried.)

In short, Simon is a completely fuckhole and failure as a father and human being.

When Lola dies where is there going to be any money to pay for Isabella's education?

If Isabella takes a gap year, is she really going to want to stay with Simon for a year when he's so unsupportive? Ugh. It's so messy.

In re Baltimore - early this morning, I was listening to an interview with Gov. Moore. Someone asked him how long he thought it would take to rebuild the bridge and, to his credit, he replied that they were looking to rescue anyone who was in the water at that time. There was a crew repairing potholes, but at 1:30am, there wasn't much traffic. They had crews from the Coast Guard looking for anyone who might be in the water.

In short, Simon is a completely fuckhole and failure as a father and human being.

Wow. I just can't. It makes me all the more grateeful for all the wonderful humans in my life.

Wow what an asshole. I’d wonder if there was anything in the divorce decree about funding education? I hope maybe Lola has life insurance. But still. What a piece of shit.

Just came over to check on Baltimore contingent. Happy to see that all are well.

Yes, me too.

In short, Simon is a completely fuckhole and failure as a father and human being.

I had much the same thing happen with my father refusing to help pay for my college because he "wasn't consulted" (I took the best scholarship available & he hadn't expressed interest in the process (luckily my mom was & is healthy)). It was the straw that broke the camel's back, and I ended up fully cutting contact with him years later. I hope Simon sees how terrible his behavior is ASAP.

I hope Simon sees how terrible his behavior is ASAP.

This, but ... it somehow seems so easy for people to be shitty humans. But it's even easier to be kind!

Today has sucked in any number of ways, the first being waking up to the terrifying news about Baltimore. I'm so glad all our Balmeristas are safe.

I have therapy (online, not my first choice) with a new guy at 4 pm. At least he will be there/here? The earliest I can get a neurologist (who takes my insurance) to see me is ... February 2025. I give up.

In semi-related news, if I have any energy left when the therapy session is over, I'm going to urgent care to see if I broke a rib on Friday. Wheee.

Ugh, Amy! That is a lot. The day needs to take a turn for the better.