Climbing Mt. Laundry tonight, after trying to walk off the half-a-burger I tried to shove down my throat.
…Lost the battle.
The smell made me want to cry…all forlorn and partially eaten, after all that lust I’ve been batting away for the past six days. There it sat…next to it’s little bed of left-over fries…quite possibly the saddest thing I’d seen all week.
So I threw it away, and bundled up for some air.
…45 minutes later, managed to get home just as it started to dump on me. That was like half an hour ago.
…Now am listening to the Julie London Pandora station, up to my armpits in sorted laundry, making dirty little islands of color all through my hallway into the living room. Ten pounds of quarters are set in pre-piles on the stove, with the detergent…and the timer is set for my first two loads to get transferred into the industrial dryers.
God, I hate not having a washer and dryer in my own house.
…Granted, the facility in only in the basement on the other end of the building…but still…it’s “over there,” and I’m “here,” and “public” means having to put pants on and everything.
…So much work, you guys.
Meanwhile: Marty is nearly ready to get curled and wigged for her performance…having just Opened last night. And I am recouping from a wicked bout of huge contract influx at work, followed by last night’s first run of the show.
…Not bad.
…The show, that is.
…The “office” is just the fucking “office.” And always will be.
Tomorrow: I’ll be traveling down to Marty, who will be teaching me to knit, for purposes of the show. Which means when this is all said and done, I’ll have a most ugly, misshapen, worn-torn-Europe, black-market-yarn blanket as a souvenir.
Only I would be excited about this.
…And I am.
(Sips at first can of Coke in a week, and burps loudly.)
Man. That’s beautiful. Do you have ANY idea how totally satisfying it is to get that deep, baritone, Coke burp again? Lots. It’s lots, satisfying.
…Especially after 47 million cups of tea, black coffee and Talking Rain.
(Buzzer starts shrieking.)
…Whelp, that’s m’cue.
Off to wrestle the reds and whites.
Happy Friday, all.
~D