We lost my cousin Friday night. Cousin found her when he came home from work. I heard Saturday morning, went to work anyway because who can find coverage on an hour's notice? Funeral is Tuesday/tomorrow.

We became friends at a high school summer camp. Later, she moved into the area for college, and she and my cousin married some 5 years ago now. She'd just had her 26th birthday in January.

It's still surreal to me. So if I turtle for a while, or suddenly turn out more art (keeping busy helps me), you all know why. Some of you I should probably have told personally - if you are one of those, feel free to ask questions privately over skype.