I grew up in Florida and while it's home to lots of brutal storms, dangerous critters, and questionable people, it's also one of the most beautiful places. Pristine beaches, rich swamps, dense forests, I think about it a lot since moving away (plus the gators, they're awesome)

And tbh, if the hurricane isn't a cat 3 or above you just don't really take them seriously unless you live right on the water. Hurricane Andrew forced the state to make great strides in its building codes, so all roofs are strapped down and all external doors have to open outwards and usually have a seal (which means when the wind presses in on them it makes it water tight against the frame, neat!). So it takes a really severe storm or some bad luck with wind projectiles to have a bad time. Most cases I've seen is the later, Ive gone out into the storms before to drag in garden statues that my neighbors forgot to take care of before they end up in a window.

That is of course until you get storms like Milton that also spawned a ton of tornados, which brings a whole new level of damage :( hurricanes: no problem, tornados: terrifying lol

Some ups and downs,

Back in Toronto to be with my gf (I call Seattle home atm) so woo! Also she adopted a new kitten who is just the cutest and loves laying on me because I run warm 🥺

But also my gf just got shafted by a weeks long interviewing process for a position she was really excited about. She's been trying to leave her toxic workplace but looks like she'll be stuck with it for a bit longer :( it's been difficult on her mental health and I'm being supportive where I can. Work stress plus ADHD means we spend a lot of time in bed in the evenings.

My works been really exciting lately but I've been mostly keeping it to myself because it feels a little rude to bring it up.

My parents live south of Tampa Bay, so it's been a couple days of watching the radars and checking up on them. All went ok luckily!

In other news this weekend is (Canadian) Thanksgiving with my partners family and her suddenly(?) transphobic brother so that'll be possibly fine, possibly a shitshow, we'll see.

Thinking about resolutions, I want to be more active this year but want to find something that feels convenient enough to not give me an excuse. There's a gym near my office, so I might try to do a quick half hour workout before going in since 70% of the battle is leaving the house