Is it still ok to cook beans that I accidentally soaked for the last 18 hours?

I would.

hanging out with Javachik, Lee, juliana, and Christian Kane. Like at a coffee shop and we were all just chit chatting. A dream with Christian Kane and no sexy times? My brain is broken.

I dreamed several years ago that I let Christian Kane take a nap in my bed (while I was entertaining guests or something, IDK) and he left without saying thank you and I was annoyed. I also once dreamed that I asked his bandmate (Steve) to take a picture of Christian Kane and me, and he was super annoyed, and then my camera didn't even take a picture. So maybe it's something about CK?

I remember trying to win an argument with Tim by proclaiming "Internal junk, man! INTERNAL JUNK!" (I don't remember the argument itself, or if I won, but I feel that such a proclamation had to have been successful.)

I love this proclamation.

Holiday pick-up work in catering/bars? Pet-sitting?

I have zero service industry experience. Pet-sitting, maybe? I have a neighbor who wants to me change out her door, that could be some $$. I'm trying to line up side work with a friend who has a preservation business, but that won't be until January. IDK. I have another coworker that I could see if he wants help with side jobs. I could gift wrap... I'm pretty good at that. I wonder if there's a local store that needs wrapping assistance.

I just told my landlady that I'm moving out - not giving notice, exactly, but that it's going to happen. She was completely unsurprised (we discussed the possibility a couple of months ago) and understanding. There's even a chance I could rent her mom's house down the street, which is nearly done being renovated. It's a 3BR and not a shotgun so I could have roommates.

So yay that the convo went well. I guess I need to start haunting Craigslist.

What about seasonal retail, smonster?

{{{smonster}}} I'm sorry that things are so tough right now. I hope you can figure something out that works for you.

My uncle, the one with the recurring collapsed lung is back in hospital again. The lung isn't completely collapsed this time, but it needed to be hooked up to a machine again. Can I get some ~ma for him and some sanity~ma for the rest of the family? Everyone is under so much stress.

What about seasonal retail, smonster?

No retail experience, either! How the hell I got this far without waiting tables or selling stuff, IDK. I was a grocery store cashier once.

Breaking news, Craigslist is depressing. So many scams.

P. just advertised a barback position at the Pub. Don't think you need bartending experience, just be good at carrying kegs and washing glasses, I think? Let me know if you're interested and I can see if I can help at all.

Saw that on fb, thanks Nora. I am not sure I can carry a full keg, actually! Lemme think on it a day or so and I'll let you know.

smonster you've got experience working with people and that's important in retail. Retail is not the most exciting thing but it never hurts to apply. Working a cash register is fairly easy.

I have drunk EmergenC instead of coffee this morning. I am worried the tickle in my lungs is going to become real. NOOOO!

Hoping it's a false alarm, meara.

I had something nasty early last week and while worst GI symptoms are gone (and were gone in a day or two), I still am dragging serious ass and keep waking up queasy, which my train ride only exacerbates. It seems to pass with food, but it's also doing a number on my appetite in the morning, so it's a bit of a vicious (not viscous, as I first typed, at least not anymore) cycle.