Anyone wanna come visit?

Yep, that's my bathtub. You can see it in my closet. Through the giant hole in the wall.

And those are the rotting floorboards under the other side of the tub. That clean piece of plywood is guarding the hole in the floor. It is the only thing keeping the rats out of my closet.


I have a lot of faith resting in that piece of plywood.

And this is the view when you open the door of the closet.


The (black?) mold creeping along my remaining wall.


The door that protects me from the creepy critters that are crawling through the hole. I also made him spray it for bugs. I barricade it with boxes when I'm at home.


The inside of my closet. Unceremoniously moved outside.


The shower also got recaulked, which is sort of pointless, since they'll be ripping up the tub next week. Apparently the entire floor under the tub is also rotten.

Mmmm, moldy.

And so it goes

I have rotten floor boards.

They're digging a hole. And then bringing a dehumidifier. And then leaving the hole uncovered so it can air out before they rebuild my wall. My closet wall. One of the five walls in my apartment. After that they get to rip out my bathtub and give me a new one.

Life without Hailey is disastrous.

Happy Birthday, Momma

RIP David

David Foster Wallace: 1962-2008

"Learning how to think really means learning how to exercise some control over how and what you think…being conscious and aware enough to choose what you pay attention to…how you construct meaning from experience. Because if you cannot exercise this kind of choice in adult life, you will be totally hosed."

The dark underbelly of The Office

Vocabulary lesson

Ketty, one of the teachers in the program, has been working with her lower level classes on Vocabulary. Today they were going over new words and one of them was "employer." As an example question, she asked the students, "Who is my employer?"

In unison, the class answered, "Susan!"

I suppose it doesn't matter what it says on my business card, as long as the students know who's boss.

And yes, I do have a business card. Let me know if you would like one for your refrigerator. They make lovely decorations.

8 Reasons to move to Omaha

Okkervil River - Saturday, September 13 - Omaha, NE
Neko Case - Monday, September 15 - Omaha, NE
Skypiper - Friday, October 3 - Omaha, NE
Ben Kweller - Saturday, October 11 - Omaha, NE
Minus the Bear - Sunday, October 12 - Omaha, NE
Broken Social Scene - Tuesday, October 14 - Omaha, NE
The Mountain Goats - Wednesday, October 14 - Omaha, NE
Ingrid Michaelson & Allie Moss - Sunday, November 16 - Omaha, NE

Anybody wanna go?

I found out from a girl in my class that the club where all these concerts are is just right down the street from the Omaha Public Library.

I think I've found my happy place.