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epi-epilogue
Jul. 10th, 2019 10:49 amMemorial dealt with and survived with the assistance of Xanax and dissociation.
So that's over with. Except for the, you know, Darrell being dead part.
Monday night Axe took me out and got me very very very drunk.
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I got this for his ashes. (He loves scorpions.)
I won't wear it every day because it's a honkin' big thing. But it will be a thing I can wear when I want to.
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Yesterday I did my first tour of a retirement apartment. I picked what I thought was the best one of the bunch to start with (this one fwiw) so I would have a basis for comparison when we start looking at more affordable units.
Some really good advice I got when I first started doing research is to watch the residents and see how much they interact with each other and the staff - a lot of people chatting and engaging with each other is a good sign that the people who live there are happy and active.
It passed with flying colours on pretty much all criteria. Multiple residents saw us with the staff and came over to tell us how great the place is. There is a ton of stuff to do, lots of social activities and lots of places to just hang out and interact with people, including several games rooms and a pub. The living space is a little smaller than they're used to, but that would be the case in any apartment. And all the apartments have a full kitchen, something that appears to be uncommon.
Literally the only downside is that it's expensive. Unfortunately money may be the factor that counts most.
I'm going to go through the list and pick out some others to check out, probably starting next weekend.
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I walked into a barber shop near my house and gave him $20 to shave the sides of my head. I'd forgotten how much of a difference it makes to the amount of heat and weight on my head. It makes waiting for the bus in this weather marginally less unpleasant.
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Work brought in some new software and now everything is broken. Second verse, same as the first.
So that's over with. Except for the, you know, Darrell being dead part.
Monday night Axe took me out and got me very very very drunk.
I got this for his ashes. (He loves scorpions.)
I won't wear it every day because it's a honkin' big thing. But it will be a thing I can wear when I want to.
Yesterday I did my first tour of a retirement apartment. I picked what I thought was the best one of the bunch to start with (this one fwiw) so I would have a basis for comparison when we start looking at more affordable units.
Some really good advice I got when I first started doing research is to watch the residents and see how much they interact with each other and the staff - a lot of people chatting and engaging with each other is a good sign that the people who live there are happy and active.
It passed with flying colours on pretty much all criteria. Multiple residents saw us with the staff and came over to tell us how great the place is. There is a ton of stuff to do, lots of social activities and lots of places to just hang out and interact with people, including several games rooms and a pub. The living space is a little smaller than they're used to, but that would be the case in any apartment. And all the apartments have a full kitchen, something that appears to be uncommon.
Literally the only downside is that it's expensive. Unfortunately money may be the factor that counts most.
I'm going to go through the list and pick out some others to check out, probably starting next weekend.
I walked into a barber shop near my house and gave him $20 to shave the sides of my head. I'd forgotten how much of a difference it makes to the amount of heat and weight on my head. It makes waiting for the bus in this weather marginally less unpleasant.
Work brought in some new software and now everything is broken. Second verse, same as the first.