I have been feeling very nostalgic about school lately. Here is a video I found of a WWC Saturday night contra dance. F was shy about dancing in public so I didn't go dancing much after we got together, but I love the music and the energy and would go out dancing with my mother when I was home. (She was an excellent dancer before her arthritis ( Read more... )

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I booked the community center multipurpose room for Em's "Pirate Party" on October 28th. She is on top of the world. Since we are city residents the price was extremely reasonable and the professional party host taking care of everything for us makes it worth every penny. Em wants me to make sure there are heart stickers and glitter available ( Read more... )

I have been getting a lot done, but still very busy and feeling the stress ( Read more... )

One thing about my housing stress lately is that I have become closer to my neighbors. On my way to Roosevelt Plaza last night to pick up something for supper I stopped to chat with Vi and another neighbor Rh and many others who just stopped for a moment. I had a nice time and stayed much longer than I intended ( Read more... )

Another brief moment. F fixed my power supply over a week ago, but the internet connection isn't working now. He asked me to not work on it myself until he had time to finish backing everything up. He is really busy lately, so I don't know when that will happen, but I am not missing the internet as much as I thought I would ( Read more... )

Another minute :-). This blogpost on Greenbelt Plaza Apartments came to my attention yesterday. I have to find this neighbor...we have so much in common. These kinds of things happen all the time and the author probably doesn't even know about the fire started by negligent contractors. Gas leaks are a frequent problem. When I inspected my ( Read more... )

I've been a little overwhelmed lately, but for those to whom I mentioned my $250 rent increase slap in the back of the head, I have a meeting with the apartment manager tomorrow to outline my concerns and negotiate a much lower increase. She is coming in early just to see me. Fingers crossed. She did not sound so scary over the phone, but then I ( Read more... )

I looked around the parking lot at work and there were SUVs and minivans everywhere, but staff and students here commute from all over. The cars I notice on my particular commute are PG county residents driving towards Washington DC and more affluent areas of Maryland. Wouldn't it be cool to look at area-of-residence/commuting-patterns/vehicle-

Over the last three years, but especially over the last year, I have noticed a dramatic reduction in the number of SUVs and minivans on the road in our area. I think this is a very good thing. I wonder if it is the same in other counties? Counties around here have distinct personalities and people here tend to be more working class. I wish now ( Read more... )