OK?

We are all ok, and everything will be alright, right?

Who really knows?

My weird mood is pretty much gone...

it is what it is

i'm in a weird mood, and i'm lonely, and while i have ample opportunity to go out and find something to do with people, i'm just choosing to stay home. this weekend will be full of fun and visiting, and my lonely is the kind that requires being alone.

do you know what i mean?

so i'm puttering around the house, putting things in the recycle bin, taking care of dishes, etc, in anticipation of helen's arrival. sweeto did a good job of taking care of a lot of it, but there is still a little stuff to be done.

it's good. it gives me time to be alone with my thoughts.

my thoughts have been a little crazy this past week, and i don't quite know what to make of them.

nothing worth sharing here, or with anyone in particular. just general thoughts on life, and what we are all about, and who we are. see? boring, crazy things that the only person who would find them fascinating would be me

fascinating, indeed.

sometimes, you realize that you don't know anything.

and sometimes, you discover that you knew it all, all along.

and then, sometimes, you wonder if the undeniable truth is that you would do it all over again if you could.

maybe, we'll get it right in the next life.

yes. maybe.

Charlie Crews

Everything seems to be on fire around us, but Jeff and I are ok. We didn't sleep much last night, and at about 4am we were up again watching all the news coverage. Jeff got the call not to go into work, so he stayed behind and started packing up our important papers and irreplaceable things. I went into work, and after sitting at my desk for about 5 minutes, I got a call from the HR manager in our Ohio office telling me I didn't have to go into work.

I stuck around for a few hours, because the shipment of trade show booth, literature, supplies, etc. (basically everything to fill up 1200sf of exhibit space) was supposed to go out tomorrow. Doesn't look like that is going to happen. If I'm lucky, we'll still make the Wednesday shipment window for delivery in Las Vegas on Thursday...but I have to be honest that I'm freaking out a little bit. It isn't good news for me, folks, especially since this is the biggest show of the year, that I spend months preparing for. *Sigh*

After a few hours, and Jeff yelling at me to head to Ben's where he was hiding out, I finally took off. I got word about an hour and a half ago that the area my office is in was officially ordered to evacuate. Doesn't look like I'll be getting back there tomorrow.

So...not only am I hoping my work doesn't burn down, we don't know what the deal is with our actual house.

Good times.

Keep us in your thoughts.

I'm leaving in about 15 minutes to head to a party at the automotive museum featuring some of the legends of off-road desert racing...which includes the president of my company.

Sometimes I can't believe how lucky I got when I ended up with this job. It really rules.