Ah, lovely...

[moominmuppet]

Nope, don't even mean that sarcastically. Once I finally got the crabby, crappy Friday and early Saturday, things smoothed out immensely. I finally got enough sleep to feel substantially better, emotionally and physically, than I had on Friday, and I was able to catch up on housecleaning and prep for lunatickle's visit Saturday evening. I do adore our wonderfully chill, conversation-intensive, pleasantly hedonistic weekends. I've noticed one of the things I enjoy most about watching TV/movies with other people is the pause button. I like watching things with other people, but I really most enjoy pausing them regularly for related conversation, geekery, and gratuitous media analysis. We watched Thinking XXX, This Film is Not Yet Rated, In Search of the Wild Kingdom, Shortbus (the commentary track this time), Kinky Boots, and an assortment of other stuff I'd been saving to share with her, and had great conversations through all of it (well, except the nappish bits, because naps are a wonderful thing).

In other news, it looks like I'm getting another housemate + cat for a few months. Our friend grf is going to move in, probably next week or so, until the end of the summer. He and Mark and I went over the idea this weekend (it was a very sudden thing -- from idea to confirmation within a couple of days, and that delay was only because Mark was out of town at the time we came up with it). Mark's cool with it, it'll help lower his rent a bit, and raise the household income a bit, both of which are for the good. I think Grafton and Mark will get along pretty well, and I think I'll do just fine with living with Grafton, as well, especially since he's been hanging out with us for years, we know each other's quirks pretty well, and he's got a good sense of the existing household he's moving into.

musicalchaos -- added bonus, grf has a truck, and is willing to make a trip down to Kent with the rest of your stuff so we can get that extra room cleared out for him. We'll just need to help him out with gas, but we should be able to do it all in one load, once we find a good day for everyone.

And now, back to work. Tonight I'm going to the event at Preterm on clinic protests,

For decades abortion clinics have endured protests
ranging from silent vigils, to verbal confrontations,
to blockades, to physical acts of violence. At what
point do these protests cross the line between
protected free speech and violence against women?

Crossing the Line: A Forum on Abortion Clinic Protests
Tuesday, June 26th
6:30 reception; 7:00 program
at Preterm, Cleveland’s non-profit Abortion Clinic

Join us for a provocative discussion led by panelists
Sharon Lau, Clinic Defense and Research Director for
the National Abortion Federation; Jessie Hill,
volunteer lawyer for the ACLU; Sri Thakkilapati,
Preterm patient advocate; and Melissa Butson, clinic
escort. (NOTE: Please do not engage with the
‘protestors’ when you arrive.)

This event is part of Until the Violence Stops:
Northeast Ohio, a festival of theater, spoken word,
performance, and community events to raise awareness
and our voices to end violence against women and
girls. Visit www.utvsneo.org for more information and
to learn about other exciting events during this
two-week festival.

Preterm is located at 12000 Shaker Boulevard, 1-1/2
blocks west of Shaker Square on Cleveland’s east side.
Suggested donation $10. For more information and to
RSVP contact Linda Jane at 216-991-4000 or email
Ljane@preterm.org. Space is limited so please RSVP by
June 22nd.

The rest of the week I'm working the late shift, but two things have changed with my schedule in the past week that make life easier:

First of all, I'm most commonly going to be working 8am-4:30pm on the day shift for the foreseeable future, rather than 7am-3:30pm. This improves my life in several ways -- less wasted time before patient-instructing, and also getting to sleep later. Hoorah to both!

Secondly, the evening shift hours have been moved up, since the coworker we just lost the other week has agreed to work some late-shift hours part-time. So, my late days are now 10:30am-7pm, instead of 11:30am-8pm. Also an improvement.

So, all in all life is going pretty well.

Comments

[forestfire.livejournal.com]

Should the new housemate alter my plans for visiting on the 21 at all? in particular is it likely to make it significantly harder to have Gail drop V off on Saturday so I can break up her trip?

[moominmuppet.livejournal.com]

I don't expect it'll be a problem. I'm planning on putting all of you in my room, since I never sleep in there anyway, and it's a king size bed. Think that'll work? It's the lowest-allergen environment in the house, and I can cover Pookie's cage while you're there.

[forestfire.livejournal.com]

That sounds perfect.

[cupcakecomplex.livejournal.com]

yay! i'm so glad you're coming tonight! i get to play you and be an "escort!"

[moominmuppet.livejournal.com]

Hoorah!

[musicalchaos.livejournal.com]

That'll be grand, but as forewarning, the earliest I can make it down there will be... after two weeks from this Friday, preferably the week after that, when I can come in on Thursday night and help pack/whatever and be ready to go Friday.

[moominmuppet.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that's not going to work. Grafton's going to be moving in by this coming weekend. What I suspect is more likely is for me to load his truck and send him down with driving directions to where you are, or something.

[musicalchaos.livejournal.com]

*nods* I was afraid of that. My biggest problem lies in the fact that I'm insanely busy with my current course load, or I'd find a way down to help. As it stands, the best I MIGHT be able to work is to come down Friday afternoon, but that's only if I can guarantee a ride back that weekend, as the rest of my week is spent in classes.

[moominmuppet.livejournal.com]

Well, I don't think it's a huge deal for me to load the truck -- I've got almost everything already in boxes. I will need you to be available by phone so I can check in with you about anything I have questions about.

[musicalchaos.livejournal.com]

*nods* The times I'll have my phone on and available (pending battery death), are:
Monday - Thursday
Before 8 AM, between 12 noon and 1:45, and after 4:30.
Friday
Before 9:30 and after 12 noon.

[musicalchaos.livejournal.com]

Oh, and I think I left my gameboy charger there hooked up at the plug by the bookcase at the foot of your couch, if you could pack that and send it with, I'd appreciate it, but it's not a big issue as I do have a backup.

[moominmuppet.livejournal.com]

Ah, I'd wondered about that. I'd just assumed it was Mark's cellphone charger.

[musicalchaos.livejournal.com]

I'd double check with him to make sure that it isn't if there's more than one thing, but if it has movable prongs and a rounded box shape, it's probably my GB charger.

[moominmuppet.livejournal.com]

No, this makes much more sense. I was rather puzzled why it'd been sitting in the exact same, untouched spot for so long.

[burnout-ohio.livejournal.com]

Is it too late for me and a friend to come, I suppose?

[moominmuppet.livejournal.com]

Ah, sorry! I just saw this...

It was interesting, but pretty crowded, so I guess they hit their RSVP limit, or close to it.