Matt, I'm holding my thumbs for your mother, and for you.

askye, that's a lot of expectation for what sounds like an inadequate reward. I hope things ease up soon.

A dear friend is presenting today at the Pop Culture Association of America's annual conference, which I think is neat. I flashed hard on an image of three of us in a clump, reading the "Dark Phoenix" saga over one another's shoulders.

Me, I'm going to Costco, or will be once the road off the island is clear of fallen trees - fortunately the people in the car they hit are okay. Between this and all the mechanical problems with the ferries, I'm happy to be spared a daily commute.

Matt, I'm sending good vibes your mom's way.

I got shot #2 this morning, and in 2 weeks I should be chock full of antibodies! Hoping for minimal -- or no -- side effects. Allegedly shot #1 is worse than #2 for people who had Covid, because our immune system is already primed to say "Wait a minute...I recognize THIS!!!" And I did feel crappy after shot #1, but not horribly so. Fingers crossed that this shot is no big deal. I am drinking lots of water.

Steph, may your side effects be few! Ken had his second shot yesterday and was able to take today off - he says the coffee is broken and he is going back to bed.

All kinds of health -ma for your mom, Matt. And whatever kind you need, too.

askye, that sucks. Retail is so frustrating.

Yay, Steph, and I hope any reaction is mild.

We're going up to visit DP's mom and my sister and S-i-L this weekend, leaving tomorrow. Should be fun.

I got shot #2 this morning, and in 2 weeks I should be chock full of antibodies! Hoping for minimal -- or no -- side effects. Allegedly shot #1 is worse than #2 for people who had Covid, because our immune system is already primed to say "Wait a minute...I recognize THIS!!!" And I did feel crappy after shot #1, but not horribly so. Fingers crossed that this shot is no big deal. I am drinking lots of water.

Anecdatally , my side effects were way worse (still better than having COVID) after shot #1. Shot #2 was a little fatigue, two hours of headache and some minor arm soreness. #1 was extreme exhaustion for a couple of days (slept over 20 hours, up for a couple and back to bed for a solid night's sleep) and my arm hurt a lot post-injection and got the reflare of arm pain a few days later. Better than COVID.

Matthew finally got shot #1!

Matt, all good thoughts to you and your mom.

Yay for second shots! Definitely better than covid!

Matilda's scheduled for her second shot this Saturday, at which point the whole immediate family will be vaxxed.

In other good news, San Francisco has resumed Muni train service after 14 months without (to discourage movement through the City during Covid), and Amoeba has returned to being open 7 days a week (after being only Thurs-Sun since September, and closed before that).

Timelies all!

Health~ma to your mom, Matt.

Our cat Nova passed away last night. She had hyperthyroidism, IBD and kidney disease. For the last year or so she had gone through cycles of no eating, going to the vet and getting medicine. The last couple days she hadn't been eating, and barely moved from one spot. Yesterday we noticed her legs were weak and she would twitch a lot. I took her to the emergency vet, where she went into cardiac arrest while being treated.

I am of course feeling guilty that I didn't act sooner. She was 14.

I have an update on my cousin. He is trying to talk now! I thought he had insurance but he doesn't. His job offered it but it was too expensive. So he has Medicaid but a lot of rehab places don't take that.

I do need some ~ma though. The guardianship papers haven't been signed for my cousin's son. It hasn't happened. My other cousin was going to take him for most of the summer but that can't happen without the guardianship nothing can happen.

So that and I guess my cousin getting in a rehab place.

Oh he is trying to talk now. Which is q really good sign