Tom is Away

as it turns out, painting is not fun in Haddon Township either.

Goodbye, old windows. Hello, financial anxiety.

New windows being installed at the old place tomorrow. A thing I’d rather not be happening. But still, at least it’ll be done.

homestretching on new novel.

Time to get depressed:

Mitt Romney income calculator

injured my back walking the dog. haven’t even turned 30 yet.

inspection passed. temporarily. 45 days to correct a few things, but we’re at least legally renting now. And no stabbings occurred.

watched republican debate. head asploded roughly around the time three of them agreed that the military is way too small and defense spending is too low.

re-reinspection tomorrow. Applying for a stabbing permit, just in case.

seriously, the sixers are actually fun this year.

today in minor accomplishments: so far, I have made it to all of my classes on time.

house is looking about 95% the way I’d like it to look, which is not so bad, considering.

well, the company that published that Eagles magazine (and signed a contract to pay me $250), is broke, and their phones are disconnected. The good news keeps coming.

dear everyone in Barrington:

Please take all of my money, I don’t want it anymore. Thank you.

re-reinspection scheduled for Tuesday, which means this may be my last weekend as a free man.

Based on my last three experiences at PHL airport, I’m pretty sure they don’t update the arrivals board after 8 pm

Anecdotally,I’d say about 70% of people getting off of planes look really unhappy

waiting to make a pick up at the airport; hoping wife beats the snow into Philly.

the kind of month it’s been — I receive a letter from the IRS and assume, without any hesitation, that I’m being audited.

(actually, they sent me 30 bucks, so maybe the beginning of a turnaround?)

phase 3 of safety-fying the house: convert the entire yard from soil and rocks (rocks are pointy and dangerous, soil sometimes has worms and can get people’s hands dirty) to 100% Nerf.