THANK YOU--i don't watch T.V.
nothing like a national disaster to motivate you... I called my estranged family maybe a half hour ago. Thank you guys for posting about the fires. I did not realize they were worse than usual this year.
My cousin is attending a college IN San Diego proper, and on stand-by to evacuate. I spoke with her mother and father who live in the San Diego suburbs, on the other side of the same band of fire that's got their daughter blocked in. She can't just 'come home.' Their home is currently safe, but if things spread, they'll be on stand-by too.
My OTHER aunt and her daughters are living near another edge... she could not go to work today b/c her bank branch is in an evacuated zone. However, she spoke with my first aunt earlier today, so all anyone can do is knock on wood.
...though perhaps knocking on things that don't burn would be better.
I WILL keep calling. Falling off the face of the earth is something I get down on Dad for. ... and I'm doing it to them. I wouldn't be arrogant enough to think that California catching fire (more-so than usual) was some kind of cosmic intervention to get me to PICK UP THE FUCKING PHONE AND CALL PEOPLE WHO LOVE ME AND WORRY ABOUT ME. By the same time? This is a chance to make the change permanent. My mother used to call both coasts on Sunday, since we didn't live near EITHER half of the family while i was growing up. Gonna take a leaf outta her book.
*nods*
Prayers and/or good thoughts guys! For my newly-recontacted family...
PS
this is kinda dumb, b/c she's underground AND cremated. But I do hope mom's grave area isn't on fire. ...not that i wouldn't trade her PLOT being on fire for my live cousins and aunts and uncles all being safe... but. These are the irrational things you consider around bedtime.
My cousin is attending a college IN San Diego proper, and on stand-by to evacuate. I spoke with her mother and father who live in the San Diego suburbs, on the other side of the same band of fire that's got their daughter blocked in. She can't just 'come home.' Their home is currently safe, but if things spread, they'll be on stand-by too.
My OTHER aunt and her daughters are living near another edge... she could not go to work today b/c her bank branch is in an evacuated zone. However, she spoke with my first aunt earlier today, so all anyone can do is knock on wood.
...though perhaps knocking on things that don't burn would be better.
I WILL keep calling. Falling off the face of the earth is something I get down on Dad for. ... and I'm doing it to them. I wouldn't be arrogant enough to think that California catching fire (more-so than usual) was some kind of cosmic intervention to get me to PICK UP THE FUCKING PHONE AND CALL PEOPLE WHO LOVE ME AND WORRY ABOUT ME. By the same time? This is a chance to make the change permanent. My mother used to call both coasts on Sunday, since we didn't live near EITHER half of the family while i was growing up. Gonna take a leaf outta her book.
*nods*
Prayers and/or good thoughts guys! For my newly-recontacted family...
PS
this is kinda dumb, b/c she's underground AND cremated. But I do hope mom's grave area isn't on fire. ...not that i wouldn't trade her PLOT being on fire for my live cousins and aunts and uncles all being safe... but. These are the irrational things you consider around bedtime.