one more negative development from this past weekend. after doing my laundry on saturday, i left the final load in the dryer overnight. as could be expected, on sunday morning, this load remained in the dryer while i drove iowa-ward. my mother the saint has apparently boxed up the final load and mailed it my way, although it hasn't yet arrived. until it does, i'll be sleeping on a sheet-less bed. it happens.

anyway, contrary to what you may have thought, i've done more than simply wallow in my misery over the past four days, although i'm not quite sure what.

i do know that i did actual mopping, vacuuming, and furniture-rearranging tonight, which was an absolute blast. i've gone all angular in the main living space...i'm not sure if it works, but it's something different.

also, uncle bob's coffee table - discolored due to 'ironing without a board' - continues to chug along. there's been difficulty in the tabletop-falling-off-of-table department over the past year, but i spent a solid 20 minutes really tightening the screws so as to hopefully avoid it.

re: the job search. one potential opening has apparently closed, while two more have potentially sprung open. as of this afternoon, a co-worker has escaped. we celebrate this weekend.