Much chaos around the cabal this morning following a bathroom flood. On top of this, couldn't shower in usual shower because hot water heated is broken and slated to be fixed by one of the landlord's henchmen (a man Henchman Eric refers to as "Smart Jim." as you may gather, there's some sarcasm dripping from this title). Last time Smart Jim came to visit, he was supposed to put electrical outlets in Zack's room. Instead, he put electrical outlets in Holly's room. He's also been known to cut holes in walls and repair said holes with plywood rather than oh, say, drywall.
So I dash into the shower this morning and as I'm unused to using the upstairs shower, failed to take stock of the towel situation. Upon emerging from the shower, I realized that all towels had been used in sopping up the fruits of that morning's flood. Because I have no sense of foresight, I decided to towel off with my nightgown, which is a long fleecy sack-like thing. Fleece does not absorb water. In addition, because I choose to share my bed with three black-haired cats, the nightgown was also covered in cathair. Cathair that promptly transferred itself to my wet flesh. So there I am, standing wet, naked, and covered in cathair in a towel-less bathroom. Eventually, I leaned out the door and yelled to Mike and Steve, "Look. It's like this. I need to run naked through the house now, so please avert your eyes." And they made no effort to belittle me, because Mike and Steve are nice boys and I love them.
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