two handsome, strapping young college boys (Justin and James) just lugged my old crummy vanity and toilet out of the hallway, down three flights of stairs and out to the dumpster in the alley. not bad for a Saturday night!

oh, dear Mike would have loved this one…a professional Flaminco (sp?) dancing team..the feller in tight black pants up-to-here, stomping and turning and shaking the tightest ass ever on stage. well worth the $10 cover! the old stinky sink and toilet are still in the hallway. oops.

a new white toity! very exciting! its so cute and little, and there is nothing else in the bathroom (except the shower) right now! i'll be brushing my teeth in the kitchen tomorrow morning.

having a better day today. i just bought a snazzy new toilet tonight for a grand total of $64.56 american. its very simple, small and most importantly: WHITE! my current toilet is very dark navy blue, which is creepy…you can't see anything in it! it's just a big black hole!, the toilet from childhood nightmares.…

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miss Ruby is feeling better this morning. miss Kate is not. i vaguely remember mom saying she's cutting back the expense of her usual SUNDAY PHONE CALLs, but i really missed talking to her today. and i overslept..her call usually wakes me up in time for SUNDAY MORNING with Charles II, i am discumbobulated (sp?)…

Ruby's got another urinary tract infection…ten days of antibiotics. she usually catches on to the pill-in-peanutbutter thing on day four. now, she just puked on my best duvet. its a banner day in the mikkelsen household.

i really hate my job sometimes.

i took a PHOTOGRAPH of a LOAD OF DISHES in my new stainless steel industrial kitchen sink the other day! is that wierd or what? doing a batch of dishes has never been more rewarding, though i still do 'em my lazy way..let 'em soak as long as possible. they enjoy it…like taking a bath.…

i had coffee at my favorite caffeine cove this evening with a fresh young friend of mine…only one free chair, near the stairs. she offers me the outdoor metal wire grid chair, takes a step for her seat. i say: "ah, the old lady gets the chair, huh?" she says: "nah, old lady gets the…