last week, i come back home from the store, and there's something going on at the house next door. to wit: there are lots of cop cars there. my casual estimate would be somewhere between "a lot" and "most of them," in fact. what the heck is going on? it seemed absolutely inappropriate to march onto the scene and request details, but i am absolutely within my rights to go check the town police blot... » Continue Reading
there are meetings for which i am relevant and thoughtful, but others, i'm of less use, and i get a bit bored. a part of me begins to rebel; my mind suggesting absolutely horrible ideas in some deep-set juvenile attempt to assert my personal control over the situation. i am ok with this, because some of these ideas can be quite hilarious, entertaining, etc. and thanks to a general refusal to share... » Continue Reading
dear diary, tomorrow my landlord is having an electrician come over, and i am scared the electrician will install covid. there was supposed to be an electrician coming over before, but that electrician got covid, so now my landlord found a new, pre-covid electrician. this is so the dodgy 100yo electrics can be certified for more people to show up and install installation. they might have to cut a ... » Continue Reading
dear diary, i have broken many nails recently. for example: my toenail collides with the dishwasher door, and i say OW! for the sake of form, even though it did not actually hurt. then i realize my big toenail is, like, not totally split, but there's the start of a large split, and you bastard, this is going to lurk for days and then bust up after a shower one morning when it's soft, when i least ... » Continue Reading