The wildfire watch is on here in Casa de Fredricks (East). The coverage of the event has gotten a lot of play on Japanese TV, but for the nitty gritty details we have to scour the web looking for information. I’ve got family in the area, so we’ve heard now and then from my mom relaying information. One of the fires is close to Jamul, where my aunt and uncle live. They’ve evacuated to a safer place, but we’ve got our fingers crossed for their house (and everyone else’s).
I’ve caught a nasty cold, but luckily my job doesn’t start until the late afternoons, so I can stay home and stay warm. My voice is gone, which makes for some interesting classes with my students. They don’t mind, because I just end up playing games with them, and we only review for half the class. It’s not easy to mimic my pronunciation when it comes out like a dying old man.
Hopefully I’ll be back in shape by the time the weekend hits, because we’ve got plans to meet Antoine and Miwako on Saturday night, and I’ve got the Halloween party for all my students on Sunday. Must get voice back by then!
While working on my papers each morning I’ve been listening to oldies from various years, and today it is 1975. I didn’t realize until my ears popped how clogged up my hearing is – the songs were suddenly very loud.
