New Normal

My morning class cancelled, so I only had to teach second graders and high schoolers. I just deleted my rant about the individuals in question because I heard RMJ's voice in my head say not to post that kind of detail. Thanks man.

I took lzyk to eat at hotpot that was super good, really high quality for $1200 total. We had a good talk, except for when I told her I want to buy the cheapest apartment in Taipei and stop paying rent and sell it in a few years and move up. She berated me for having such a stupid opinion and my response wasn't the most diplomatic move I've ever made, and we icily at the rest of the otherwise good meal and she promised me her concall would be 20 min or less, but it was 80. Just before it started, I got a message that my cousin had been shot in an apparent drive-by, as he got off night shift. America is incredibly fucked. After several hours of no other information, sitting in the zhongshan underground hall, looking at the floor, we walked back to her car. On the way, I ran into a street cat, who was meowling. She rolled and turned on the ground, tried to bite me, casually, when I tried to pet her, and then meowled a lot more. I bought her some canned tuna, assuming she was hungry. She pushed most of it off the ledge I put it on, and then resumed turning and turning and meowling on the ground. lzyk went back to get her some water, and I thought about how I had almost been hit moments before, tryingto cross the street. we both made it, and right when she came back, my sister called to say my cousin was out of surgery but would have to have another minor one in a few days. At least he'll live. America is to guns as Taiwan is to traffic.

When I got back home, things had returned to normal. I had left my umbrella in lzyk's car (she asked what I meant by that, but honestly it was just an accident), the blister beetles have returned in my bathroom (I soaked tehm with spray alcohol) it's 30 inside my house at 0300 and it's 100% humidity. At least I finished my lesson plans, which are only 4 days past deadline.

Im thinking maybe I should skate tomorrow.