Thanks, Tangent. I'm finding my sympathy for football players...somewhat unexpected, because I've always had problems with football's whole...ethos, to get Lebowski about it. I judged the players and the viewers of it(and it wouldn't take much for me to start doing it again, probably) but there is something that strikes me so wrong that players trying to use their enormous clout to say something about the wider world is what makes the owners change things up. Not any of the many other million scandals or mini-scandals(or the dudes with the broken brains, which, actually, might be related to the other crap, honestly.)But the idea that, because someone pays you to do something, whether handsomely or not, they own your life? Definitely something we all have to speak out about(yes, it's totally worse when wrinkly old white guys do it to strong, younger black guys, but it also reminds me of that forced-arbitration crap, too, so that football fan? in my view, is arguing for her own oppression by some corporate giant.)

the idea that, because someone pays you to do something, whether handsomely or not, they own your life? Definitely something we all have to speak out about(yes, it's totally worse when wrinkly old white guys do it to strong, younger black guys, but it also reminds me of that forced-arbitration crap, too, so that football fan? in my view, is arguing for her own oppression by some corporate giant.)

Yeah, not a particular football fan myself, but...as you say. During all the drama about whether or not the Chargers would leave San Diego, I generally responded to questions that the Chargers were Whiny Little Bitches and I hoped they would leave so we wouldn't have to keep hearing about it. However, I still believe that those Whiny Little Bitches have First Amendment rights. And I've had it up to here with old, rich, white guys trying to determine which rights the rest of us are worthy of.

Hil, why do you have to tell your landlord anything about when you leave? Are you expecting him to do something to the apartment while you're gone?

Definitely feeling the whole stadium-pain thing, ET. But, rights are rights--I've even changed my mind about Tebowing, even though I do think he is a self-righteous twirp, but I'd let him do it, hopefully next to some guy in a Trust Women shirt.

Hil, why do you have to tell your landlord anything about when you leave? Are you expecting him to do something to the apartment while you're gone?

I'm going to be gone for a few months, so I'd told him that, and asked him what I should do with the air conditioner while I'm gone (whether to leave it running at 80 or something, or just turn it off, or what -- I've had issues at other apartments with condensation with stuff like that.) And that's when he freaked out about the clutter in my apartment, and told me to tell him a week before I leave, so that he can do a walk-through.

And there are a couple of repairs that I'd like him to do while I'm gone -- one of my walls is crumbling.

I hope he's not planning on renting out your apartment over the summer for Air B&B!

I hope he's not planning on renting out your apartment over the summer for Air B&B!

I'm glad I'm not the only person who thought that. Maybe someone could stop by a few random times while you are gone, to check.

That thought had occurred to me.

I'm probably leaving next weekend. I think that, when I email him to tell him that, I'll also ask him to tell me what time he'll be here, and give me 24 hours notice, so that I don't have to just sit around waiting and worrying.

You need a much less emotionally involved landlord, Hil.