Houston and dark water

I am still in Houston deciding what to do. It has taken me a while to fully realise the very long-term consequences of what seemed like just another storm in yet another hurricane season in nola.

I just dropped my friend Austin off at the bus-stop. He has a tech job. It seems like unlike most of the other jobs in the city, he'll be back to working with only a brief lapse in his regular schedule. He'll be living in Austin, things opened up for him pretty quickly there and he'll be in his new apartment by tonight.

I was employed with the city part time, waiting to be moved to full-time LA1 in light of some happy coincidences. I'm not really looking forward to starting it again and scooting back up to where I was before the disaster. I didn't take anything with me, just my cello, my car, some bank paperwork, cash, and some changes of clothes. ...