Ginger, thanks for the link! Those are pretty cool options. I've been clicking around about an hour now! And yes, the Ikea option is rising up. Add a little trim woodwork to the top of the closet, and maybe a hinged door of some sort on the side, make that area a super short closet rod, to hang tall things (suits, coats, etc) on? Attach to wall and side of Ikea wardrobe? Maybe? I dunno. This is when I hate the libra in me. I will sit here and debate the different options ad nauseum. Of course, the advantage of the Ikea, is it has doors, which are needed. And the advantage of either of these options is, possible to buy now, and install in a weekend, vs the expensive custom guys, which will be months before able to install.

Beth & SJ, thanks for your ideas too (sorry, left Gingers post open while looking at her link and didn't reload the page).

Oi. So, my roommate has announced that he's moving out by January 1st. Not really sure what to do from here. I don't know that my apartment is fit for sharing with people I don't know. I'm getting tired of the freelance uncertainty, and am kind of looking for something steady, but I have been doing what I do for so long, I'm not sure how to do other stuff, or what I'd really want to do. Plus, without a license or transportation, I feel so limited in where I can go to look for work. I *really* don't want to leave Los Angeles, but that might have to happen if I can't find some way to step it up around here, or some better way to make a living (which I don't seem to be doing as well at lately).

Feh.

So, Teppy, was Dr. Douche a remarkably fit individual? A shining example to us all?

Omnis, if you could get everything else to work out, how about a shower curtain rod and shower curtain as a temporary solution until you figure out what kind of door you want? I can get a spring loaded plastic shower curtain rod for a $ at my local $ store and a shower curtain for another buck. Wont look great, but for two bucks you won't feel bad when you throw them out in favor of your permanent solution.

omnis, is there any way you could frame and drywall to narrow the closet opening, so it would accept a hinged door? Does the doorway need to be the full width of the closet? Our big bedroom walk-in is eight feet wide, with a standard door entry centered on that width. Just an idea.

On the other hand I really like the sliding fabric panels--sort of like shoji screens.

I could really use some ~ma this weekend. I discovered that one of my former co-workers had NOT done some things she said she would do before leaving the firm. She had been under a lot of stress (family issues) before she left, and probably let things slide, lost track of things, etc. due to that and her short-time status.

To make a long story short, I was taking her word on it that things were getting done, and didn't do a more thorough follow-up check. I had a lot of other work to do myself, but her work impacts one of my projects and therefore I feel more than a little responsible. Yeah, I'm beating myself up a bit. Edit: Make that a lot.

I need to talk to my boss about this, but I don't know if he'll be in Monday or Tuesday, as he had shoulder surgery last week and wasn't sure if he'd be recovered in time to come in. I know how I'll approach the conversation, but I just want to get it over with. I'll probably get dinged somewhat on my annual review, but I do have a plan for how to address the issue in terms of both cleanup and prevention.

Where could use the ~ma is in getting my brain to quiet down so that I can stop worrying at this over the weekend (and possibly even over the holiday weekend). I didn't sleep much last night thanks to this.

So, Teppy, was Dr. Douche a remarkably fit individual? A shining example to us all?

Ah, but the thing is, you can't tell a blessed thing about a person's size/shape, other than what their size/shape is. He's 68 (a fact he mentioned when Dad, who is hilariously blunt, told him he looked old enough to be retired), and seemed basically in the average/lean category of weight for his height.

But for all I know, the man could have The Diabeeeetus, high cholesterol, and never do a moment of exercise. Because you can't tell that shit based on how someone looks.

Looks sure are deceiving. Because he initially looked like a pleasant old man.

This seems like just the thing that would amuse buffistas, dumb ways to die video. Probably nsfw because of the sound.

Sean, sorry to have skipped over your post, but I hope everything works out with the roommate/living situation.