Thirty-Eight

This afternoon I filled up my car for $21.61. When I filled up my car at the end of July, it was $59.51. Here are the receipts:

This afternoon, I attempted to use the ATM on campus to deposit a check:

I inserted & removed my card
I typed my PIN
I chose my preferred language (English)
I selected “Deposit”
I entered an amount
I inserted my check
It scanned my check, showing me an image
I verified the amount

Then, and only then did it give me an error: “Contact [...]

The fires continued to burn last night. This morning, there was a little bit of ash everywhere. This is what my car looked like.

Parts of Yorba Linda, Brea, and Anaheim Hills are on fire. That’s about 10 miles from us, but the smoke is so heavy that it looks like evening right now, with an eerie orange glow to everything. You can look directly at the sun, the smoke is so thick. And it smells like we’re standing [...]