Something I've learned since living in New Orleans - if you have a professional dealer, it's in his or her best interest to keep the business area crime free. This can be useful.

I banked on that when I lived in DC -- I was pretty sure I was safe on this one dark street when the regular dealer was also there.

Well, the dealers up the street don't have a damned impact on the nuisance crime around here (I just found out about them. Explains some things I've seen. And they don't deal here on weekends-that's when the grandmother is home....)

Fuck, looks like I need to do my weekend shopping...tomorrow, because the odds of getting whomped this Friday/Saturday are increasing. Better to go in the middle of the day. And stock up on greens, since my spinach people won't come to market if it gets bad. Uhg. Might as well stock up on baking supplies (I have enough chocolate chips) and cheese and hummus for neighborly commoiserating.

I'm sorry about your cousin, Steph.

Still in purgatory with car insurance and getting paid for my totalled car. I'm using the company truck currently, but I don't like putting wear in it (it's old) and the gas is $10 a day just getting to and from work. And parking the beast is a chore. And when the ED comes back he may declare I can't use it for personal reasons anymore, which would be totally valid, even though I have the blessing of bossman. Cheapest rental would be $150 a week (don't know what the discount from my insurance would be yet). Both those two options get me door to door service and grocery runs and other errands. Other option is I get a weekly train pass at $30 unlimited trips, cheapest option, but no door to door service, no grocery trips or errands, and three miles to walk in 20 to 30 degree weather, which also means leave an hour early in the morning and an hour later in the evening, which means less time to take care of home life and and definitely means I can't go out and check out potential new cars after hours.

Math and logistics of living life and searching for a new car says I need to keep abusing the company truck.

Oooh I just remembered that we have some cookie dough from cookie swap in the freezer downstairs that we can bake up for the storm! Also a lot of pork in that freezer. (Plus live a block from the grocery store so don't really worry about getting so snowed in we can't get food.)

eta Also, a lot of booze in the house.

if you have a professional dealer, it's in his or her best interest to keep the business area crime free.

I've had two experiences in DC where the corner dealer was super helpful regarding non-drug related crime.

Steph, I'm am so sorry for your loss.

A friend of mine is moving Friday morning (moved up) from a couple blocks over to Abell-ish (her first mortgage!) She's gonna definitely get a portion of any cookies I bake- I can walk to both houses. Also, bribes to the Y to stay open...

Agent Carter, no spoilers: I think that's the lake Kat passes around on the way to her school....

I wish I had more friends whose houses I could walk to! Heck, I wish more of my friends lived in the same city as me...

Yay Mr Flea getting some help! I have another friend who is reaching the end of his rope with his husband and needing to do SOMETHING about his depression, and I feel so bad for both of them.

I woke up at 4am to be at the airport at 5am. After getting home from the airport at 10:15pm. I'm feeling like I am in my hotel room and maybe don't really need dinner, so much....because it would require moving...

I'm sorry about your loss, Teppy.

Today was really much too long, especially since it started at 3:45 am*, and I ddidn't like it.

• (okay, that was because I went to bed before 9:30, but still).

I just invited some friends over for Galentine's brunch, and three said yes! That's all I was really hoping for, so anyone else will be gravy. And make me have to think about chairs.