February 14th, 2017

Going up the hill at Lander and the golf course with the Kuceras and Al. We get to the top, and start going off a jump down the hill. I look for cars and hold them up when one is coming. Another comes and Jim runs into it head on. We all get into bed and Al gives me something.

Going, going,

…and we’re gone. Kaput. Stick a fork in us, as a democracy, we’re now flawed. What’s next? And how long will it take?

So, Mon., work, home, bed, Tues., work, home, bed. Keeping things clean. Weds., work, E picked me up late, home, quick dinner, gamelan, shop, home, bed. Thurs., the same.

I’ve been listening to The Lennon Claypool Delirium a lot lately. It’s super good. Check out the multitude of live sets up on youTube. Is psychedelic music coming back? I think so. Time to hop on that bandwagon-I have the gear now. Lotsa fuzzy guitars, feedback and analog synth-right up my alley.

Missed the bus, Thurs. PM, which has a nasty cascade effect-had to wait a half-hour for the last bus in the chain, at least the libe was open. Dinner, S to bed, bed. Icy today, school was closed. I was able to get to work no problem, though it was an ice rink by my house and at the train stop.

Sat., up, quiet, E went shopping, I cleaned-scrubbed the kitchen floor and cabinets. Very rainy. Watching Harry Potter on freeform. Sun., church, E isn’t feeling well, shop-new chains and food. Thought about a thing, didn’t. More HP. Had to go and get M dinner. Supposed to snow overnight, didn’t.

Mon., work, E went to Dr’s, then to the ER, then to the hospital proper with pancreatitis. We saw Linda R there too. So, work from home Tues and Weds., work, ferry kids, clean the kitchen and do laundry. Visited E with S, shop. Weds., the same, E home, gamelan. Thurs., again the same, M to Dr’s, shop for lasagna, prep, cook-it was delicious. E had a bite, and she shouldn’t’ve. S to bed, clean up, bed. Back to work Fri., cancel a tubing outing tomorrow.

Sat., quiet morning, school folks pizza party, shop, home, lazy, bed. Sun., skipped church, cleaning, S to bed, update storage unit, add CLD to phone, to bed late, up early-no fun there…

February 12th, 2017

On a train, it’s going backwards and down a hill. It comes very close to hitting a stopped train, but stops in time. I get out to look, and the train leaves without me. A lady comes over and tells me there’s a house here for 900k, and it’s on sale because they’re making org changes. I go look at it and it’s small but there’s a ton of land.

February 8th, 2017

In a room with Kris and Teresa. We’re talking about how they used to rent houses and trash them. I’m impressed, but E says we should call CPS-I say there’s no kids, so it doesn’t matter.

February 5th, 2017

Walking around a house and outside into the warehouse lot, trying to figure out what the mystery is. Someone hired a bunch of different investigators into one place for different jobs. I speculate about them either wanting to kill us all or get us out of the way. Kris is here-I say hi and want to talk but she’s busy with everyone else making dinner. I go around the house again-no luck. Go outside with E, and start flying-hop once, then get into the air for real. Go back to talk to Kris, but everyone is sleeping on the floor. Kris wakes up, puts out her hand, I take it and lay down with her.

February 2nd, 2017

Waiting for a train to pass, dad is getting closer to the track-I tell him to stop. Another car keeps going and there’s a train coming-he gets crushed by the train, and it’s a big cement truck on the track.

Walking up a path, climb to another one and something happens. There’s a bunch of press there and I tell them I’ll make a statement at the entrance. Walk into a hotel room and tell Aunt Delynda we have to leave by the back way-they’re almost packed. I go to the bathroom, but it’s in another room so the other people close the connecting door.

February 1st, 2017

Going into a house with a pro. Everything is set up except payment. We start in and some more girls show up. I go from one to another, doing a little here and there. One girl is getting chafed. One last one is on the bed and I start in.

On the beach looking at kites. A bunch of people are out and one comes flying towards the dock. I think about what kite to use, then about what to do with it. Walk back and get ready to leave, but S wants to go to a friend’s. We play and look at a bunch of pictures on a tablet, fast, then slow.

Walk into a fast food place, look around then leave. Start getting harassed by street people-get on a bus and more harassment. I start breaking some guy’s pens and throw them on the floor.

January 31st, 2017

Flying around in a starship through a city. It’s very maneuverable. Encounter some enemy ships, evade and fire on them. Keep evading, and one won’t stop, evade faster and crazier, it fires and just misses. Get out of there.

January 30th, 2017

Driving to a zoo/amusement park. Go around a circle, start to go in the exit. Go around and try to find a place to park-it’s very full.

The new year, just so much fun.

I’m feeling better, now, but E and S still have it, E more. This is the norm. S got better, E worse. It’s been quite a week-Tues night was a 10 year snowstorm, and Portland shuts down after that. I got home easy, and took my laptop. Nothing opened Weds and Thurs. M and I went to the store Thurs. afternoon, but that’s it. S played outside Weds., I worked, and today I’m at work. It wasn’t bad getting in-cold toes, though. Hardly anyone here, back home, dinner, bed. Up Sat., cleaning, but very tired, didn’t do much at all. Went out to get food and that was it. Same Sun., but I got more cleaning done-full bathroom, laundry, dishes. S to bed late, to bed. Hard to get up, but pretty easy in. It’s supposed to thaw tomorrow. There was supposed to be an ice storm, and it wasn’t. E fell down and we spent the afternoon in the ER-she had a concussion, but it took too long so we came home. Dinner, S to bed, bed. Woke up to the sound to water hitting the metal cover outside our window-kept me up for a long time.

Work was fine, the usual getting home-things are thawing out. E is still not well-she went to the Dr’s and got a shot. Dinner, S to bed late. C is struggling. Skipped gamelan to help out E. Up, to work, work, home, dinner, S to bed, bed-staying home Fri. to miss the protests on the way home.  Up, took S & C to school, work, laundry.

I’ve been dwelling on climbing Mount Everest and the ’96 disaster, and subsequent deaths-read both books. I don’t remember it when it happened, but it’s fascinating. It just seems insane to me, but I can see the allure as well.

Protests were as expected, took E and S to the train so they could march, libe, drive around Sellwood, gave up, home, emptied car, pick up E and S downtown, shop, home, get dinner, dinner, S to bed, bed. Up, skipped church, E meeting, watched skiing, cricket on now. Dinner, S to bed, bed, up, work, home, same ‘ol. C went to bed at 4. Work, meeting, home late, S to bed, dinner, bed, up. I love being able to write this on the bus.

Work, E picked me up, dinner, gamelan, home, bed, up, to work. And now it’s Monday-Thurs. and Fri. were pretty much the same-C looked at another school, but I think he’ll stay because one of the teachers really likes him. Watched the first 2 “Langdon” movies, Sat., cleaned, the latest Langdon movie, church Sun., E meeting, shop, dinner, same ‘ol.

Lots of protests over immigration ban, and a stay-we’ll see how this plays out. Some are speculating this is a prelude to martial law.

January 29th, 2017

In a camper with Diane and friends. Some guy gets sick and barfs all over the potty. It’s really gross. Diane drives around like crazy, saying she learned all sorts of tricks in a truck driving school.

January 25th, 2017

Swimming in a lagoon, trying to escape and get to shore. A gigantic mushroom cloud comes and we dive under to escape-watch the fire overhead.

In a military facility, they’re trying to get into a nuke there. I look at it, take off a cover and look at the wiring.

At a big house, walk around and talk to everyone. Clean up some, walk back and forth some and leave. Some people are exercising.

Part of a group trying to do a race-struggle up a slippery wall-the big guy behind me pushes me up.

January 24th, 2017

Sitting on a bed with Kathy Griffin. She’s showing me her necklace, it’s delicate and ornate. I worry that all her other jewelry will damage it. We go to kiss, and lie down.

In a messy room, E is sleeping. I start to clean, then walk around. I move stuff around so I can lie down too.

January 21st, 2017

At US, waiting to read an essay in a class. Some others go, but I don’t. Go to Roger C’s house for a party. Walk into a room, and there’s some old lady in bed.

At Pak Wenten’s house in Bali, in the bathroom and they’re pitting a ton of tp in the potty and flushing it-it goes into a shower stall. I have to go to another bathroom.

In our kitchen cleaning cobwebs off the ceiling. I get a bunch, then a long string-like one wraps around me, I see a big spider, and I run into the living room.

January 19th, 2017

At US for a reunion. Walk around downstairs, someone is handing out cards with an old picture overlaid with a watercolor image cut so you can see the faces in the old picture. It’s like Feldy, Sords and Medoff leaning on each other. The watercolors look like animals and swirly. I walk upstairs and there’s a science fair. The first one has a guy drawing on a tablet attached to a sewing machine. He’s drawing a spiral on jeans. I look and he asks me to make it work, as I work for the manufacturer. I erase the inside and redraw it smoother-the one he did was bunchy and would fail.