Negative News!

 My covid test came back negative.  Which is positive because it means I'm going.  Tomorrow morning, a little before 5:00, Jen and Malachi will take me to the airport.  Gabe has opted to stay home, and I don't blame him.  He will stay home with the cat.  Speaking of Tesla, she has been going bonkers with the suitcases out and getting packed and us not putting extra food and water out for her.  She must think we're leaving her for a long time, and doesn't want us to forget the cat needs to eat and drink.  (That was Jen's observation.)

I'll let the printer run through the night making as many gifts as possible.  Cursory research leads me to believe very few people in Japan have 3d printers, so I hope the novelty of the gifts will come through.  When I get the bigger gifts assembled there, I'll post pictures.  But that won't happen until after May 8.

For now, we should let time slip into the future and see what it will bring.