Random things I've forgotten to blog over the past couple days

Lis's computer is making the sort of funny grinding noise that usually presages a magic smoke leakage. So we're not turning it on. I'm writing this from the Wakefield Public Library, because the Melrose one closed at 5 today.

This leaves us with 0 (zero) working computers in the house. It sucks worse for Lis than for me, since she needs the computer for job hunting.

So: at the moment, the list of things which absolutely need to be fixed but we don't have the money to fix includes:
1. My computer.
2. Lis's computer.
3. The bathtub.
4. The ceiling in the bedroom.
5. The ceiling in the kitchen, which has needed to be repaired since before we moved in, but we've never had money to fix it -- I'm expecting it to fall down in the next couple days, because, well, it's just that kind of week.
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