Nothing in Particular Thread

[#1]

It seems like there should be a single thread where team members could just gather and catch up with eachother about nothing in particular.  It's nice to have other threads to discuss a particular topic, but would also be nice to have a thread where you could go to see who's around at that moment.

You know, like a never-ending, continuously running thread.

Thoughts?

[MilaSmilasDogClothes]

OMG, that's terrible!  I wish I had some advice, but I wouldn't know where to start looking for help.  My thoughts are with you.  What an awful thing to hear.

[vlmkpyae]

handyman came today. he says it won't be before june/july that they can even open up the outside of the building to see the conditions and repair those first. then they have to tear apart the insides, like 2 months or more later, one apartment at a time, and that no, they can't just put us all out in the street they have to put us and our things somewhere, likely the motel, for a couple of weeks or so as they renovate each unit.

and he had no clue why i was freaking out.
'everybody's gonna have to leave', vs what he said today is why! and he did not apologize for the mixup! i am still miserable. i am still shaking. i hate men. (shadow does not count).

he said between permits, getting supplies, etc it can be many months. it could be a year, they don't know. the outside part is what the insurance inspector told them has to be done first. it has gaps which is why it's so drafty. rodent holes. they have to rip the outsides, clean, put insulation and have it resided, fix the doors, windows, etc. in theory we can all stay here for the exterior work.

so theoretically nobody is going to be evicted.
he said enjoy christmas. why couldn't he say he was sorry for freaking me out? why? i'm still not calming down...

[MilaSmilasDogClothes]

Holy crap!  Well, I guess that's better than what you originally thought, but dang, he scared the crap out of you with not explaining more clearly.

[vlmkpyae]

he won't fix our door that has been minor flooding until later in the year when the rains stop. he just said whole town has these issues and the rains make it impossible to work. sigh. he is not too tightly wrapped.

dmv sent me forms for change of address that are printed so small i'm not sure even a magnifier is going to work to read them!  we have to update our state id cards not renewed since before covid when we lived next door.

[vlmkpyae]

https://youtu.be/Co-uk3fvneY

[vlmkpyae]

i got lucky and found a replacement of a doll i used to wear to school in 3rd grade. 1968 violet darling in her violet pin thing. she still has her hong kong perfume scent. : )

https://i.etsystatic.com/icm/3beb35/738579079/icm_fullxfull.738579079_27qalwde4tnok8ggook0.jpg?versi...

[vlmkpyae]

i'd say happy new year but... hopefully survivable new year, everyone.

[vlmkpyae]

barring a miracle they are going to certify the orange evil tomorrow. there is a huge snowstorm there. i'm in a very very dark place right now. i only want to read orange obituaries and nothing else. i do not know if i can remain sane. i went to sleep imagining lightning hitting the capitol rotunda. this is not a good mental state to be in at all. the worst part is not even the oranges. it is jeffries saying america elected. no! 1/3 of the voters did. it is the same margins as the germans who stupidly elected hitler. jeffries broke my heart. i never want to vote again. i just wanted to make it clear that i am not part of who did this.
so if you hear anybody there saying america chose/voted/elected please tell them no! the racists, the non voters, and russia are behind this. sane americans are not. it is important state this. i am a californian only now.

[MilaSmilasDogClothes]

I feel the same way, like we're all doomed.  To hell with the orange devil.  I've heard enough stupidity out of his mouth and he isn't even in office yet.  I only hope there are some same people left in government to block his idiotic plans to morally and economically bankrupt our country.

[vlmkpyae]

we have to stick together. he is now officially a felon so i think many countries will bar him from visiting, plus the report will be out soon as well.

i think there is going to be pushback of some kind. we have to just do the best we can to muddle through and let karma deal with the rest.

i predict a lot of remorse is coming from those voters soon.

[MilaSmilasDogClothes]

I don't think those that voted for him will ever blame trump for the disaster that is about to unfold...any more than Trump will ever take responsibility for any of his actions.  They will just continue to blame the democrats and the "rigged" system.

[vlmkpyae]

i've been very busy. an ins. inspector is coming in early february and we have to have this place cleaned up and it is daunting.  we need to buy more big plastic bins to store things. handyman said the guy has to come in to measure everything and take pics since the ownership changed after ll died. in theory they know the place will be getting renovated this summer but we are having to throw away/give away a lot of what we've saved for 25 years. i guess it was time. i have to pack up all the dolls and get rid of all their boxes for space. shadow tossed an old computer yesterday he didn't think could be saved. i am exhausted from cleaning and all of it and trying to pace myself.

[MilaSmilasDogClothes]

That sounds like an exhausting task.  When I got divorced I had to go through 20 years of accumulation to divide assets and it took over a month.  I feel your pain.

[vlmkpyae]

well, handyman plugged up the rodent holes in the cabinet at least. i worked from about 7 am to 9 pm or so on this place. i sterilized the cabinet, got rid of almost all the poo, put down huge black garbage bags on the shelves and then put cans and jars in hopefully with no more invasions.

what has invaded is a flying but very very tiny and hard to catch. they fly so fast. the electric batter bug racket only got 4 out of the entire swarm, but it stunned some so i could get those fast. clapping my hand got a few. they are all over the kitchen.

i am paring down my doll collection because even with my bins ordered there are too many to pack. i got rid of most of the doll boxes because they take up too much room.  i cleared and cleaned half the table. we have used it for auxiliary storage. i'll get the rest in the daytime. i had almost made it to the bedroom closet, lol. i put some of my fabrics in giveaway too. i don't need to keep it all. i'm keeping all books. in an ai invaded world real books are a big deal. some things are not online.  i have to get more rest. finally had some pork chop at least. 

i hope you are doing ok. consider monday to be mlk's birthday and avoid the big sham.

pray for ukraine. pray for greater los angeles. pray for grace. hugs.

[vlmkpyae]

here's what i'm doing today. it is my husband's 60th birthday.
amazon does not deliver cakes.
under the fabric is a tub of chocolate milano cookies.
the bits on top are a card from our neighbor and bits from a friend in wisconsin.
i've been too busy to draw anything.

we have to get this train wreck of a small apartment ready for an ins. inspection early feb, no date given. landlady died and her son in law bought it. anyway i've been working daily many many hours since the 9th. it is exhausting. we had to buy big plastic bin totes, sort through 25 ish years of stuff, toss the dead, save the can't replace, give away the excess.

i am washing what i can save of the clothing. nothing is made as well anymore and it's too expensive. he is big and tall in a high price size bracket.

i am barely taking breaks except to eat and sleep. i began yesterday's at 8 or so am and went until 11 except for food.

bathroom done except for the laundry.
almost all my fashion dolls are packed.
some of my craft supplies are packed.
most of our food is packed. kitchen is done except for some dishes. cabinets are full with all i could cram.

but i have the entire bedroom, dolls, christmas stuff, his lego, stuffed animals, and i hope no more laundry!

they will be renovating in may or july or...
so we had to pack things anyway. sigh.

it is mlk day. it is shadow's birthday.

it is not some freaking made for tv pseudo coronation in this place!https://i.etsystatic.com/icm/a78513/743792681/icm_fullxfull.743792681_ehfiirhe23so4gk844cg.jpg?versi... 

[MilaSmilasDogClothes]

Happy birthday Shadow!

Boy, I'm tired just reading what you have accomplished already for organizing, cleaning and purging the apartment.  

[vlmkpyae]

i took a break today!

i woke up very sick, one eye running, nose running.

i did not do a ton of dishes.

i did not do laundry.

i hung dry clean clothes.

i did not sort more stuff.

i cleaned off the bar top that divides our front room from our kitchenette.

i ate some food.

i read some good posts about mlk.

i posted some poli comments that were sensible.

and that's it! i had to get a break, it was killing me.

tomorrow i start over where i left off today.

apparently the world did not end.

i will pass on your birthday wishes to him. thank you.

[vlmkpyae]

either we post or we lost this team!

[MilaSmilasDogClothes]

Everyone around me at work has come down with the Norovirus.  It's been a rough month, but most of the sickness has passed now.  My boss had it go through his entire family and hasn't been here much at all this month.

I'll be glad when things settle down, because I'm exhausted picking up the slack left by all of the people calling out sick.

[vlmkpyae]

i'm sorry. hope everyone gets better soon. hugs.

[MilaSmilasDogClothes]

We have a new wave of the sickness at work again this week, fortunately nobody in my department is affected this time and I've managed to avoid catching it.

[vlmkpyae]

i'm sorry, but glad you are ok.

[vlmkpyae]

update. a storm has delayed the ins. inspection. i am still working on this place but not 10 plus hours a day. almost all the laundry done now. it is 30 degrees and ice warning and i am making a soup. neighbor will take some of our giveaway stuff on the 19th. the local thrift store is taking its overflow up to oregon where thrift stores have more space.

[MilaSmilasDogClothes]

I hope you are nearly done with cleaning and sorting.  I'm glad the neighbor is able to take some of the things for donation, there are so many people in need right now.  I even see people asking for donations of personal hygiene items that they can't afford in today's economy.

[vlmkpyae]

neighbor came this morning and took some of the donated stuff. her friend only had just so much space in the car. i have more left but it's packed, hidden.

i can't bear the idea of vintage clothes and almost brand new shoes being thrown out. i pulled a few things from donating if they were at all broken because i know they won't like that.

i made sure everything was pretty clean.

i kept a melmac cup, a broken alps weather clock because it does not work, and a glass framed craft piece because it did not fit in the amount of room she said they could take. i wrapped the few breakables as best as i could.

now i have left my excess fabric, dolls, 2 large christmas ornaments, and some odds and ends to be donated the next time they go to oregon.

i was relieved when that stuff set out yesterday was no longer blocking by our door. whew. 

we have minor food poisoning from bad potatoes. not fun. brand is little potato company. very bitter and horrible. avoid! ; ( 

they predict record breaking cold tomorrow. there was frost all over when neighbor came by at 9 am today. it was freezing last night, slept horribly.

winter can leave now!

and no, i'm not done cleaning yet, sigh...