Oh no! poor Matilda and you David. That sucks.

We got power back this afternoon. Mom lost phone service this afternoon.

The traffic lights are working in town. There have been a few bad wrecks because of people not paying attention to traffic lights.

I've been following the FB page Mountain Mule Packer Ranch which is using their pack mules to get supplies to people and they are working with the Cajun Navy. [link]

There are so many organizations and smaller groups I had never heard of coming to help and coordinating. It's just amazing.

Unfortunately there are people on FB sharing pictures of food grocery stores have had to throw out because they are spoiled and getting mad it wasnt given away. And too many people agreeing with that. Because they don't know that food is bad if it's not refrigerated for multiple days I guess. Or they think grocery stores had magical abilities to keep food safe without power.

I'm not watching the debate. I'm enjoying the AC and getting rest for tomorrow ..I'm not looking forward to work and how crazy it will still be. At least I have Sat off.

I'm listening to the debate, can't stand to look at it.

separate post for David and Matilda

So glad to see you checking Shir. everytime there is news of another attack, I wonder if you are safe.

Oh man, I had mono my freshman year of college and it suucckkeed. Hope she feels better soon and can take an AWESOME trip soon

So Zackary Levi (Chuck from the show Chuck, Shazam) has endorsed Trump. Well he was really behind RFK, Jr and now he is all about Trump and Tulsi Gabbard. He said about Trump "And he’s gonna get us there because he’s gonna have the backing and the support and the wisdom and the knowledge and the fight that exists in Robert Kennedy Jr. and former representative Tulsi Gabbard.”"

I don't think wise and knowledgeable are really adjectives used to describe those two...

Noooooo, Matilda!!

Shir, thank you for checking in, I've been thinking about you and Nilly.

Re the VP debate - if it comes out 5 years from now that JD Vance is a serial killer with a freezer full of trophy ears or something, I won't be even a little bit surprised. He is fucking TERRIFYING.

if it comes out 5 years from now that JD Vance is a serial killer with a freezer full of trophy ears or something, I won't be even a little bit surprised. He is fucking TERRIFYING.

It creeps me out that he has a house in Cincinnati, about 6 miles away from us. GTFO, man.

It is more than freaky that so many Ohioans voted this guy into office. He is creepy. I have family visiting so I didn't watch, but the Borowitz report seemed right on. [link]

The fuckery continues.

Back when I was doing the application for the Matilda's Japan program in August I called the Teen Clinic to set up a physical for Matilda.

They said, "She's already had her annual physical for the year in January." Indicating they wouldn't give her another one.

So I said, can I download that physical from MyChart and they said they'd send me what I needed.

They did not send me what I needed.

The very last element I need to finalize her Japan application (which has a hard deadline of this Friday) is to finish that medical release form.

So I drove to the Teen Clinic and dropped it off for them to finish it using her existing physical on record. I then started to drive home and they called me to say that I was the one who needed to fill out her medical history.

So I drove back and did that and indicated I must have it signed off today. They said they would sign it and return it via MyChart.

This morning they called and they need Matilda to come in so they can weigh her etc. You know - the physical I asked for in August.

So now I have to drag my sick girl off to the clinic and hope there isn't any snag in this process because now she has Mono. (Mono is only contagious by spit, so she's not infectious to people there if unless they drink from her water bottle.)

And I'm just stressed now that this isn't going to be completed today because of reasons.

Because everything is maximum thwarted in all directions. And her entire year is getting fucked with.

Loads of bureaucracy~ma headed your way—also, love.