voices in the cage are getting way too loud to sleep through

( Questions of Days )

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I am absolutely slaughtered today and I have no idea why - all I did yesterday was sit on buses and streetcars. Literally all day - 90 minutes to get to the old man's residence, an hour on WheelTrans to get to his appointment, 40 minutes sitting in a waiting room, an hour wait for the bus back, over an hour trip to his residence and finally over two hours on the (packed) streetcar home - I sat on my ass All. Day. And today I feel like I was under the wheels the whole time.

 Of course I am dealing with insurance companies today, which is exhausting all by itself. But still. I was close to useless at work today.

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I assume somebody was here yesterday because some stuff was moved around, but nothing today. So I guess the electricians are done? The latest delay in the contractor's part of the work is because, and I shit you not, somebody tried to steal his truck and managed to scramble the computer so now it won't start. He tells me he gets it back from the mechanic on Monday and then work will resume.

Meanwhile Dr River Song is very interested in the plastic sheet barring her from the kitchen. I have zero doubt that she could bulldoze her way through if she decides she wants to. This cat does pull-ups on her scratching post and we have 40lbs of metal plates stacked against the front door to keep her out of the upstairs. I don't think she can get outside if she does claw her way into the kitchen, but I would just as soon not have her rolling around in the sawdust and fibreglass.

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I read an opinion piece recently that basically boiled down to, "If companies in Toronto want people to go back to the office, they are going to have to fix the transit system so that people can actually get there." Which... yes?

Apparently the current front-runner in the upcoming Mayoral election is Olivia Chow - former city counsellor and MP and with a solid progressive history. I hope the hell she gets in, she would actually prioritize things like infrastructure and public services.

Gotta thank the woman who got Tory bounced out of his job - she really took one for the team.