this is nothin'

I was going to type up a bitter complaint about having the weather turn on me and start raining, soaking through both layers of clothing with no hat or umbrella. I was a bit bummed.

Then I signed in and saw the news. Giang had told me there had been a lot of rain and some flooding, but only now did I see just how bad it is in central Vietnam. A typhoon just hit and has left 3 dead, including a boy in Quang Ngai (where the My Lai massacre site is). It's just so sad. I wish there were something more I could do. These natural disasters (in VN and elsewhere) are so distressing to me.

Read the full article here.