Does anyone need a coat rack? I have a coat rack under my bed.

No, but my linens definitely need to be organized. And my closet needs a really good sorting and cleaning.

::looks hopeful::

Hey ita, can you come over and change the light bulb in my entry way while you're at it? I can't reach.

Yeah, you can come and play Live Office Tetris with me. I don't think I'm making progress in unpacking and organizing my office, I'm just moving the boxes around. And shortly, they will be stacked to the ceiling in one giant pile and then, doom.

Or you could come up here, ita. My first day back from vacation is also the first day of our move week, so there will be lots to do.

Ahhh. Well. Er. Hm. ...Awkward.

Cindy, that aspect isn't a significant part of the show overall. I think the scenes you saw are probably 90% of the total screentime it's gotten. So if that's what intrigues you, you might be disappointed.

...I mean, it's possible it'll become a bigger part of the show. But I dunno.

Cindy, re: your BSG question-- no, it's not. It's just a planet they stumbled across when one of their scout ships got lost during an FTL (that's faster-than-light) jump. It was the first one they've seen since the 12 Colonies were attacked by the Cylons that could support human life, and so the human survivors voted for the presidential candidate (Baltar) who would let them live there instead of continuing towards Earth, which is what Laura Roslin, the acting President, preferred. They'd been hiding in the nebula that surrounded the planet for a year before the Cylons showed up at the end of last season (what the recap ep didn't tell you was the reason the Cylons found them--Baltar's weakness for the Cylon model Six [the leggy blonde] caused one of that Cylon model to set off a nuclear device that drew the Cylons attention).

Kitchen counters are clean. Once the sink is dry, I'll Scrubbing Bubble it--my lord, that makes stainless steal gleam. Is of magic.

But first I'll finish off this cup of tea in front of the TiVo, I think. And maybe do some prep work for the private class I'm giving after kettlebell tonight. Private classes bartered for massage therapy never looked so good.

Aren't you all terribly excited?

I don't want to remain unemployed long, but right now? I absolutely adore it. I like being home (and awake, which never seems to happen on the weekends) when the afternoon light hits my bedroom. It really makes me love LA, and makes me love my apartment.

And I don't quite dislike my life either.

I think the scenes you saw are probably 90% of the total screentime it's gotten.

Yeah, I was going to say this too. It's not really a "mythology" kind of show. (Some of the characters are more religious than others, which comes into play every so often on a personal level, but it's not what drives the show.)

I feel like an asshole. I went to meet a woman to buy a toy from Craigslist. It was $20. I took $30 out of the ATM and went I met her, I handed her the money and loaded the toy. Then drove away, oblivious that I had handed her a $10 instead of a $20.

She emailed me acting all indignant and mad (naturally). But I gave her my mobile number--why she didn't call me immediately so I could fix my mistake is beyond me. Now I have to mail it to her.

I bet she called me every name in the book on her drive home.

Eh, when you make it up, you make it up. I felt like ass when my neighbors exchanged $10 for quarters and I thought it was a $5 bill. I was all cheerful, fleecing my elderly neighbors on fixed incomes! I didn't realize for a few hours, and when I did I went over falling all over myself. All was forgiven (actually, I think they were more confused as hell than anything.)

ita, glad unexpected unemployment is treating you so well. Enjoy the time pursuing stuff that makes you feel good.