Instead, I just got home from the hospital, where my father is, after having a seizure in the middle of the night.

Oh no! I hope he's OK. What did you get measured for at Home Depot? Is this part of replacing the bathroom, or something else?

I just was startled by the doorbell ringing--I swung the door open assuming it was a package, and it was a friend of mine who was in the neighborhood and wanted to use my bathroom! Hah! We will probably go to the lake later, it's supposed to be warm here.

All new kitchen! It's very old and terrible. I'm just getting a new bathroom sink, because the bathroom is even older and awesome.

ARGH -- now the washing machine in my building isn't working, and I would love to do a load of laundry! I could bring it to my parents', but I would really like to just sit here for a couple of hours alone before I go back to the hospital. FFS.

Oh Jesse, I am sorry for the no good horrible day, and I hope your dad is okay and that something else good happens to make up for the day as well.

Aw, thanks.

What a lot of trouble to start the day with, Cowgirl. Glad it was mitigated by new kitchen shopping!

Jesse,

you have had quite the 2013. If you need some time to yourself, maybe go to a good laundromat? Some of them aren't terrible.

Yeah, I should have, but now it's kind of too late. And I don't know where there is one near me! Maybe I'll bring it to the parents' in the morning.

Aargh, Jesse! I was going to bitch (a little) about the friend with the broken foot who asked me to come pick her up from the ER, which she then expected me to drive her to a Market Basket (ON A SATURDAY AFTERNOON, mind you). In another state.

(OK, so Lawrence is right on the border with NH, but we had to get on 93 for three exits to get there.)

I remind myself that I owe her bigtime already. But still.

Feel free to bitch! I would not wish Market Basket on a Saturday afternoon on anyone.