{"id":3436,"date":"2010-09-30T00:05:00","date_gmt":"2010-09-30T00:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foxtongue.com\/dreampepper\/2010\/09\/30\/cleaning-and-driving-lessons-satisfaction-and-fear\/"},"modified":"2010-09-30T00:05:00","modified_gmt":"2010-09-30T00:05:00","slug":"cleaning-and-driving-lessons-satisfaction-and-fear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foxtongue.com\/dreampepper\/2010\/09\/30\/cleaning-and-driving-lessons-satisfaction-and-fear\/","title":{"rendered":"cleaning and driving lessons, satisfaction and fear"},"content":{"rendered":"

A user\u2019s guide to websites, part 1: If it wasn\u2019t broken why fix it?<\/a><\/p>\n

Last day in Seattle, I’m using it up the best I can, tidying the chaos, taking on the bedroom, battling the entropy Tony’s apartment seems to have developed in my absence. (This entire trip has been well spent: conquering the post-burning man disaster, finally introducing Tony to Jake Appelbaum, running into Rafael, bringing a successful dinner to newly-pregnant Becca…) It comforts me, seeing how much of my influence is still embedded here, even as I’ve been feeling shut out, trapped in Canada, by sickness, injuries and finances.<\/p>\n

So far I’ve unearthed six full loads of laundry, a number of books we’ve been meaning to read, two previously buried suitcases, two large boxes of miscellany, a full length mirror, a bed canopy, and the floor. Also, I must admit, a significant amount of housewifely satisfaction. There’s a possibility that he may not notice how much effort I put into improving his surroundings, but it brings me comfort anyway, just to be able to give back.<\/p>\n

I also signed up for driving lessons with Young Drivers of Canada today. My mother’s ex, Pat, offered a few months ago to pay for driving lessons, and now that I’m on the dole, I can afford to take the time to follow through. My first class is on Wednesday, October 13th, somewhere out by Metrotown, and continue for a total of eight classes, Monday and Wednesday evenings, until November 8th. I’m vaguely terrified, given that cars are big, speedy, heavy death machines, but on the other hand, if that idiot down the street who catcalls me at the bus-stop can learn to drive, so can I.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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