a quick life update

a quick life update:

1. our older son is teaching at two different art schools in southern california, gnomon school of visual effects and laguna college of art + design

2. our younger son is currently in japan, skiing with friends after sightseeing in tokyo

3. a truck slid on the ice in front of our home and totaled our parked car

4. i liberally (over)applied a nighttime face cream with retinol that burned my skin and caused a stye to form in my left eye [no photo :D ]

5. 3.3 earthquake 6 miles from wallace, not very big but very close, rocked-and-rumbled the pink house a bit

6. and save the dates >> 11-16 may 2025 = THE ARRIVAL #7, the finale in italy! (all the delicious details revealed next week)