happy birthday to me

I'll tell you what's an excellent birthday present: The mildew smell is *knocks the heck on wood a bunch* gone! YAYYYYY! Maintenance came in with some mold annihilator/mildew killer spray, sprayed thoroughly under the wooden divider wall that separates bedroom from living room, and almost immediately I went... hey, all I smell is whatever that is, and it's not unpleasant. They left a dehumidifier in here overnight on Wednesday night, and the combination seems to have done the trick. Thank the lord! I'm a supersniffer with a preference for a clean home. I'd rather my place smell like coffee and candles and whatever I've been cooking. This is a huge relief.

In other news, working from home is going well so far. I'm getting the phone connection set up early next week; it was originally going to happen yesterday, but on Wednesday the mildew situation hadn't yet been definitely sorted out, and I didn't know if more work was going to be needed, so had to reschedule. Easing back into things by way of e-mails is fine, in the meantime.

Thinking I'm going to go and get a flu vaccine for another birthday present. Happy birthday, you are far less likely to catch or pass a nasty virus. Sounds good to me! That, and a large mug of Asian-style milk tea, because yum.

As I said to my sister: Shit!

On being told the news of the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. "Shit, shit, shit!"

We need to win this in November. We need to succeed, for her.

I'm hearing rumblings that senators Murkowski and Romney will not vote on a Supreme Court nominee until November's election has passed. Let's hope this is true in both cases, and that they are not the only two with at least some scruples left. ... I can't believe I just called Romney some shade of scrupulous.