(referencing a Lagwagon song called “Dancing the collapse”: gotta give credit to the earworms of my youth)

Happily, I had a baby right before the pandemic and was able to enjoy my maternity time with my bundle of joy in absolute introverted bliss! She was so beautiful my actor friend thought she was a doll when I surprised them with her, haha.

The world absolutely whirlwind descended into madness… I was horrified with how people were attacking each other instead of helping each other all around me. Deeply saddened by the divide, I maintained my introverted retreat with my little ray of sunshine!

But not forever. After a while I had to return and homeless people were hurting more than ever. They were also attacking each other in their madness, instead of helping each other the way it was 20 years ago (I’ve been around homeless people for a long time). Disappointing.

People were dying in droves from drug use… Including some of my coworkers… I loved them, they were very sweet people who lived hard lives. I am glad they don’t have to suffer, but I miss them and the light of love and hope they offered the world.