JZ, I'm glad you have a boss backing you up. And I can sympathize with the frustration of having to work with a, um, fluid process. I used to be (no longer, thank the powers that be!) responsible for doing the accounting entry for one of our programs. Lots of fiddly details; we have someone who's responsible for accounts receivable, but she refused to do it so I got stuck with it. Always - always - there would be something I'd done wrong. She'd say I'd messed it up but refused to either tell me or show me the correct way. Invariably, I'd spend at least a week, usually two (or more) asking her how to correct the problem. She'd finally get someone else to show me how to fix it.

Yay having a good boss, JZ!

Toddson, have you talked to any renters rights groups in DC? I feel like DC usually has some pretty good protections?

Oh Todd, that is a lot. I'm sorry.

I'm really unclear on what all has transpired with my brother today, but the short version is that he's alive and hanging in there. Friends are on the way over with more beer, and other friends are coming over later tonight.

I am sick and fucking tired of taking care of everyone, and everyone can just fuck all the way off and take care of themselves. My brother, my dad, my husband -- they can all fuck off and sort their shit out themselves without me. Or maybe they could take care of me for a change. But the goddamn sun will burn out and the rivers will run backwards before that will happen.

{{{Tep}}} You should be free of taking care of everyone! I know it's hard to actually do, but I hope you get at least a little timeto, I don't know, not.

Teppy, you absolutely deserve reciprocity for your concern and compassion, at the very least. I am so sorry that the people in your immediate family aren't able or willing to provide it.

Oh Teppy. You deserve care and you deserve to be angry

Toddson, that is a lot. Feeling like that and not acting on it was sort of what caused me to shut down and not clean my apartment. So I am glad you are interviewing. That sounds like a good fit, and admissions is fun! If I try for another job, it will probably be in admissions.

um ... not interviewing, just looking for a new place to live. I had a nice spreadsheet on my computer, buildings in good locations that I could afford that had good reviews, phone numbers, links, everything I needed ... and the !@#!!! computer died. File saved on the (defunct) hard drive. I do have a list of the buildings ... guess it's time to start over.

And because it deserves its own post - Teppy, can you go away from everyone for a couple of days? Not necessarily far, no need to be someplace expensive, just someplace away?

Oh, man, Toddson! Good luck.