Today was an adulting day. I did sleep until almost eight, so it's going to be hard to go back to getting up early to go into the office. Travalon got a charger for my phone and another for my Bluetooth headphones, which have been dead for months now, and after working at home I ran to the pharmacy to pick up drugs for myself and a sympathy card for the faculty member whose twin sister was on the same cancer journey as the Daughter of Denni until their paths diverged, and then I went to Goodwill to get white jeans for the Carnaval celebration. I didn't think I'd find exactly what I was looking for, but these jeans are a bit snug, which will hopefully be perfect because I've been losing weight (except on our trip, but I only gained two pounds after all that eating), and I didn't want something that fit perfectly now and was falling off me in a month. If they don't fit then, well, I'll be frantically looking for white pants that do fit.
One eerie thing: just a few minutes ago I was listening to my headphones now that they have juice again, and I was reminding myself that horrible Catholics who justify the worst of human behavior don't mean the Church has fallen to evil, because the Gates of Hell will not prevail against her. It just means she has some sinners in her midst, and it has ever been so. Then I logged into my email to check on someone I know in the affected area, and I saw someone else had written an email mourning that such evil people call themselves good Catholics, so I commiserated. I will say there are signs of hope, such as lack of signs! Down south you'd always see tons of signs proclaiming Dear Leader, and this trip we saw three in all our travels. It is discouraging when you hear his people are targeting First Nations people, because nobody is less an illegal immigrant than they are, which just proves this is about color and not immigration status. But we all knew that.
On a more joyful note, here are photos of Puerto Rico, one of the most joyful experiences of my life. First, a video from the Zen room as the misty mountains come into view. This video makes me laugh because it was so tranquil with Enya singing as the mountains approach... and then the religious sister sneezes loudly.
And here are some photos from our sailboat ride:
Here are photos from the Cathedral:
