Plus jewelry in Chinatown
Him: What was that?!
Me: What was what?
Him: You didn’t feel that?
Me: (puzzled) No. (later) Whoa, ok, I felt that! I think we just had an earthquake.
The kid was settling down for the night when the August 2nd, 2025 east coast earthquake hit.
Nothing really happened in the pad, although I did do a cursory inspection around the place.
It’s kinda crazy how much the world’s changing yet we’re all a bit inured to it all.
I had to run an errand in Chinatown for a relative and I also promised the kid we’d head down so he could have some pasteries, so the Firecracker, he, and I all headed down the other day.
While we were there, the Firecracker found some jewelry that she fell in love with, so I bought her a little something. I’ll tell you more about that someday.
As for the kid, well, he got what he really wanted all along.
The Firecracker ended up hanging out in Chinatown to do her own thing while the kid and headed back – but not before stopping by a soccer store so he could check it out.
He’s grown a solid inch since March, which is already something I’m already trying to wrap my head around, but more than that, he’s got a lotta opinions now.
And we’re doing things like checking out stores for stuff for him to buy.
When I was a kid, I remember my mom telling someone that we were growing up so fast whereas I remember everything being such a draaaaaaaggg…
Now I get it.
Everything’s moving at lightning speed, and I’m worried it’ll all be over before I realize it.
In my head, the kid looks like the 18-month-old above.
But he’s not anymore and I feel so many different things all at once about that.
Location: home, organizing a ton of boxes
Mood: nostalgic
Music: all over, I feel the earth move under my feet (Spotify)
Like this post? Tell someone about it by clicking a button below.