Just a note on my current MIA status
Aug. 2nd, 2006 10:45 pmFor the few people that might be wondering where I have run off to that I haven't spoken to about it: I'm at my parents' place.
The heat is killing me. The dumping of everyone's problems on me because I'm "the smart one" and a fresh ear is driving me to want to kill. The assorted medical issues and chauffeuring I'm doing is less than pleasant.
In the week I have been here I have:
And today there was an abortive attempt to guilt trip me over the fact that I live 1000 miles away.
I imagine I will be here at least another week, probably two, since Mom's surgery is Monday and she's taking 4 days off work (which with her schedule gives her two weeks off).
The heat is killing me. The dumping of everyone's problems on me because I'm "the smart one" and a fresh ear is driving me to want to kill. The assorted medical issues and chauffeuring I'm doing is less than pleasant.
In the week I have been here I have:
- installed a (snail)mailbox
- straightened out a screw up with the ISP
- made the recovery disks for my brother's PC
- ripped Norton off it and put AVG on it (and boy, downloading that and the assorted Windows security patches that piled up over the last year over dial-up was just so much fun)
- had my Jeep inspected
- taken over cooking and shopping responsibilities
- ended up tending the arthritic, senile, and incontinent labrador
- become the cats' new slave
- been asked for legal advise (WTF? I'm a geologist and computer geek, not a lawyer)
- been asked for political advise (kill 'em all)
- served as the auxiliary memory device for the household (because no one can remember anything apparently, nor write it down)
And today there was an abortive attempt to guilt trip me over the fact that I live 1000 miles away.
I imagine I will be here at least another week, probably two, since Mom's surgery is Monday and she's taking 4 days off work (which with her schedule gives her two weeks off).