I don't envy your circumstances, but I'd love to hole up for a week. It's nasty out there, both in terms of weather and general human mood. Six months in, and folks are going a little squirrely. I'm probably included in that at this point. I handle solitude better than most, but it's been six months...

Still dark and smoky, but the sky is no longer orange. Still looks a bit post-apocalyptic, but less garish. Yesterday's color theme looked like it was designed by an amateur photographer who just discovered filters and used all of them.

It's a little bit post-apocalyptic here today. The sky is orange, mid-day is as dark as twilight, and it's snowing ash. Looks a bit like Mars outside, though Mars probably has better air quality.

Kara is the only cat I keep a bell on, and that's so she can't sneak up on her sisters. She has mastered the art of silent sneaking anyway, but at this point I'm used to the bell.

Me, I'm just feeling meh. Unmotivated, disinterested, not entirely sure what I want to do with myself, if anything. That's kind of where I'm at right now. I had a big project planned for this weekend - repainting and building my new desk and whatnot. I know I'll be okay once I get started, but righ...

Telling a fantabulous tale for fun can be endearing and I love works of fantasy ad they are my fave genre followed closely by sci fi.. as a self confessed escapist but I dont like lies or being lied to. Seems rather contrary doesnt it? Not really. It's fine to have a fantasy life as long as it does...

She kept it going for over 3 years, which is pretty impressive considering how implausible some of it was in hindsight. But she always had some little anecdote to keep the story going, always had the perfect explanation for any questions, and most importantly, she kept the story absolutely consisten...

One of my coworkers in a previous job had a fabulously wealthy husband whose actual career was a mystery. He collected luxury vehicles and could have modeled for the covers of romance novels. Coworker herself had an Ivy League education, and had spent most of her life traveling from one exotic locat...

Not it.

Cags will make something up.

Yes, it's been a long week. Started the day with a cat who was uninterested in her breakfast (unheard of and worrying) - figured I'd have to come home and take her to the vet, which is fun with COVID and whatnot. Fortunately she was interested in her dinner, and when I was cleaning I found an empty ...

Fire danger season has always been a thing in CA. Half the state being on fire has not. Snowing ash in SF wasn't a thing until a couple of years ago, and it's really not okay. We may be forced to normalize it, but I'm not there yet.

They're making us wear KN95s at work because of the smoke. Which is impressive, because this company pinches pennies until they squeak, but the smoke is that bad. Definitely more protection than the basic cloth masks, but what a relief to take it off after 10 hours. I don't even notice the cloth one...

Sorry. Itching can be worse than pain when you're not allowed to scratch.

My new game is, "Is this red map from COVID, air quality, or things that are on fire?"

...it's not a very fun game.

Their dumb McAfee software is also blocking AVG from updating, and I also can't get my purchased products downloaded from the 3D graphics software website I've been using to make book covers. Can you turn McAfee off? Running two antivirus problems will cause conflicts. Never used AVG, but I can't s...

Happy birthday, Luci!

Since Sunday, we have had extreme lightning, some rain, and now it's snowing ash because half the state is on fire again. 'On fire' counts as a form of weather here. The lightning was highly unusual though.

Look, if I learned how to turn homework into myself, there would be two of me. Nobody wants that. It shouldn't even be legal. Are you trying to get me in trouble?

According to Google, I'm a fern.


And now for someone completely different.

Maybe she thinks she is doing you some kind of a favour by somehow acknowledging your more diligent adherence to social distancing and mask wearing ... I dunno. She totally is, but she also thinks she's in the same category, and expects me to trust her in return. My social circle is non-existent. I...