okay, classes all over san diego, including ucsd, are cancelled tomorrow because of the really bad air quality. ash is still falling from the sky and it's a bit difficult to breathe outside.

i know this is a bit stupid and petty but i'm rather annoyed that it doesn't seem that a lot of people know about the fires going on in san diego. if anything, people only know about the fires in los angeles. and maybe it's just because i'm so close to the fires, but it just seems like the fires in san diego are worse, so why don't people know about it? my parents, all the way in the bay area, didn't even know about it!! their only daughter was in the midst of a firestorm, and they didn't even know!! they only knew about the fires in los angeles and i had to tell them just how close the fires were to us.

you know, one of the main reasons why the fires in san diego are so bad is because the fire departments sent a lot of their planes and resources up to los angeles to fight those fires and weren't able to use them down here. and they were just saying on the news that if they had had those planes and resources, it probably wouldn't have been as bad as it was. not that i'm blaming anyone, it's just that things are bad here and while i'm not as freaked out as i was before, i still can't help worrying and stressing a little.

you know, if you look at the crappy maps that the tv news are providing, it looks as if all of miramar/mira mesa is on fire. everything is just cancelled or shut down tomorrow - schools, federal bulidings, courts, libraries, trash pickup, freeways. earlier this morning, the fire had jumped a couple freeways. the only areas that seem to be "contained" are areas that are already burned down; there's nothing left to burn so there's nothing left to contain! and it seems as if all of scripps ranch (which is pretty damn close to us) is just gone, just all burnt. it seems as if there's just nothing left of scripps ranch at all. they're telling everyone in san diego that if they don't need to go out tomorrow, then don't go. this is just all very surreal.

thank god i have a car. and a mental list of things to pack if we have to evacuate. it gets a bit scary and stressful when you have to seriously start thinking about what to take and what to leave behind.