Sunday started off nicely. I watched the short film "Hotel Chevalier" and then "The Darjling Limited". I'd seen both some time ago, and as was the case with "The Life Aquatic", I got so much more out of it this time around. It's sublime in its character arc, and it's a visual feast for the eyes to watch. The Fantastic Mr. Fox was next, and then I took a break to make a flourless chocolate torte with Jen. It came out well. Later, I started watching "Moonrise Kingdom" but was too distracted by a wide range of things including the oncoming assault of wind and rain that ultimately took our internet down. So, a chunk of time was lost to triage, debugging and ATT calls. It also felt really weird to be 'untethered'. At first, it felt foreign, awkward, almost apocalyptic. Then I started to warm up to it. We had power, and I made a delicious Salmon dinner for Jen and me with a creamy garlic sauce and steamed broccoli. And chocolate torte for dessert, naturally. Then I listened to all but the final chapter of "The Art of Dying Well" while clearing, cleaning, and preparing for the next day. I was wiped but stayed up in order to get Lauren from work. The winds were wild. On our walk this morning, although the rains had just ended, the branches and leaves were everywhere. Even our walk was blocked by a massive fallen limb. I jokingly told Jen I'd need to go check out the damage at Panorama. I went to see Linda and she was sleeping, so very deeply, that nothing I could do would wake her. Nothing. So I worked and decided I'd return later with Lauren. I stopped by Pano, got the mail, and confirmed the 3rd recycle bin was delivered. I could not get the Blueram camera working even after restarting the modem. As I was walking out to leave, I glanced through the back window and saw two massive tree branches from the huge tree in Bob and Francine's yard had fallen during the night, shattering a section of the fence. They also fell on the cable and power lines, and the cable line was completely detached. I took photos and drove to talk to Bob about the next steps. Only, Bob didn't answer. Francine did, and asked me to wait, as she was on the phone. When she returned I asked if she'd been talking to the insurance company and she said yes, but not the home insurance company. The medical insurance company. And that Bob passed away the week prior. I was stunned to hear this. Bob was always a pleasant man to know and interact with. It took my breath away to hear this news just as it took her's away when I told her about Linda's condition. I called insurance and they told me I should get the branches removed and they'd reimburse me, but I later checked the claim and stopped trying to coordinate that task until I better understood the deductible options. I called Comcast to coordinate the repair of the cable signal in the meantime and I'm waiting for that to get scheduled. Then I realized the lights in the bathroom, and both kids' rooms, don't work. So... it seems like there's a power issue too. I called PGE and reported the tree landing on the power line and that the home power is partially gone. Oh and I smacked my head into a tree/broken branch while pickup up debris and now have a nice gash. I'm gonna match Lauren's divot. I ended the night watching "Moonrise Kingdom". It's been a fun marathon and I have two more to go before I see the latest release. I don't recall ever doing anything like this and it's been a fun diversion from the chaos of so many first-world problems. Lauren had Anna over and then Victoria came to stay the night due to wifi issues at home.
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