i was walking toward the other side of our office and i noticed a gigantic black cloud hanging over san francisco. my heart dropped and scenes flashed in my head from 5 years ago.

there is/was a fire on fifth and harrison streets (just a few blocks north of here). as i write this, the firefighters are slowly putting it out. i'm waiting for news sites to upload info about what's going on. the cloud is slowly getting lighter and lighter, and it seems to be under control but for a moment, i felt a familiar panic in my chest. and i don't like that feeling at all.

people here were making some jokes and then going back to their business. is it stupid of me to be affected so much by something that apparently doesn't seem like a big deal? its probably really dumb of me, but its hard for me to shake that feeling.