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[the_siobhan]

In my Normal Life, I try to exercise every day. This is so not my normal life. On the other hand, I have been hauling boxes and furniture almost every single day for weeks now, so I'm going to count that as close enough.

Dr River Song continues to leave poop bombs. I am resigned.

Old Man's apartment is entirely packed and I have a van rented to move everything on Saturday. It's going to be at least one trip to the LTC and at least two to the storage locker. Sister and brother-in-law are helping and I have a dolly so it should all be fairly painless except for the driving part. Nothing about Toronto driving is painless.

The bank confirmed that everything on their side is done so IF NOTHING ELSE GOES WRONG KNOCKS ON ALL THE TREES MAKES A SALT RING AROUND THE HOUSE BURNS CEDAR AND SAGE the sale closes on the 18th. Ten days from now. Housemate probably won't be able to move all their stuff right away because they don't have their immigration status yet, but they have a storage locker and I have a copy of the key. We've been gradually moving stuff into it and we've put a few things out in the trash that are beyond rescue so progress has been gradually happening. Some stuff that they use on a daily basis, like their computer desk, will get moved out on the last day.

And I appear to have lost some furniture. Not in the house. Not in the storage locker. Very strange.

I gotta tell you, for somebody who hates cleaning as much as I do, I cannot fucking WAIT to scrub every inch of this fucking house. It is so so gross. That's going to be the first thing I start on when I have the place to myself.

10 more days.

Comments

[lil_m_moses]

Hopefully Beryl will be an afterthought and its remnant rain cleared out before your weekend moving adventures. And hopefully your house is watertight enough to survive any rain it does bring.

[the_siobhan]

You know, you sent me down a rabbit warren trying to figure out how fast hurricanes travel. I know it's in Texas today.

We're supposed to get wet weather for the next three days but then clear for the weekend. Moving furniture is miserable in the rain, so hopefully that holds.

[the_siobhan]

So tonight/tomorrow apparently. According to the local forecast.

[greylock]

Did it splash or squib?

[china_shop]

10 more days! Wishing you all the luck and fortitude! *hugs*

[the_siobhan]

Thanks! I have already chewed all my fingernails off! I'm sure it will be fine!

[elusis]

Koala is delivering Unauthorized Poops various places; we think it may be an arthritis/pain issue?

I am counting down your 10 days with you.

[the_siobhan]

We're pretty sure it's her way of registering her objection to housemate having a job. She's always done it when she's decided they've been away for too long, but now their out of the house every day.

My old arthritic cat occasionally misses the box, but he does his best to use it.

9 more days!

[greylock]

We're pretty sure it's her way of registering her objection to housemate having a job.

That seems odd, not only based on my experience, but everything I have read about cats.
90% of the time, it's a health issue.
Ask me how I know!

[immournia]

I kind of loathe to come to this conclusion, but your roommate would haven't taken your furniture, would they? That seems strange you've lost presumably some big items in this.

But cheering you on from the sidelines, you've got this! :)

[the_siobhan]

I wouldn't entirely put it past them, but I don't know where they would stash it. I have access to their storage locker and I've helped with moving things every time their partner has taken loaded her vehicle with boxes.

More likely is that I tend to give things to people and then just forget.

[immournia]

More likely is that I tend to give things to people and then just forget.

My fingers are crossed that this is the case!

[greylock]

SETTLEMENT IS IN SIGHT!

And I appear to have lost some furniture. Not in the house. Not in the storage locker. Very strange.

Usually, in this case, there were drunken hijinx and *someone* disposed of it.
But did you find yon tools?

Housemate probably won't be able to move all their stuff right away because they don't have their immigration status yet

Well, I am sure that will get sorted before January 6.

[the_siobhan]

I have gone into the cold room multiple times, looked at the piles of crap and went, um. Maybe I'll do this later.

So that's as far as I've gotten on the tools.

[greylock]

You have a cold room?
A dedicated COLD ROOM?
I am sure this is just an affectation and not, say, proof you are a butcher.
:P

[the_siobhan]

"Cold room" just means the cement box under the front porch. It's uninsulated and since it's underground it's always a bit cooler.

[greylock]

So.... I have all these bodies now.

[disastrid]

Sanity ahoy!

Also with all the stories you've told of discovering cat piss I would also be itching to clean the place to within an inch of its life, though I'd probably use a flame thrower.

[the_siobhan]

I expect to find Horrors in the process. Maybe I'll rent a dumpster.

[greylock]

Cat piss sinks into concrete.
If it's that bad: enzyme cleaner, new carpet.
ASK ME HOW I KNOW!

[lydamorehouse]

I am also crossing fingers for you!

[the_siobhan]

Thank you! My bank keeps making reassuring noises at me so that's doing a little bit to stop me from eating the inside of my own head in the next week.

[miss_squiddy]

So close! Keeping all of the things crossed for you!

[the_siobhan]

9 more days!

[sushispook]

May everything go smoothly from this point forward, or at least you get unlimited access to richly satisfying and consequence-free methods of stylish revenge if not. <3

[the_siobhan]

Lol. Thank you. I just need to get through one more week.