pre-NYE

I drove down to Redwood City and took V and W out to lunch. V still pregnant -- 39+ weeks. She is due on January 3. It was lovely to see her (and W, though I don't know him all that well). They are both waiting for something to happen.

I left with several oranges from the tree in their yard. It was raining hard enough to slow the traffic on 101. I drove past the scene of a collision just south of the airport. I caught sight of two or three cars on the shoulder, most notably a minivan with a crushed front bumper, but saw no signs of human injury.

Yesterday I had a long, chatty lunch with A+B, Jonathan, Gary, and David A. and his old friend Bill. A is very excited about her novel, due out in early March. J looked relaxed and relatively happy. Gary and B were at the opposite end of the table.

I have no plans tomorrow. Maybe, if it's rainy, I will see A Hidden Life. If it's not rainy, maybe Marin? I don't think I've ever hiked there alone.