so, i slept more this weekend than i wanted to. i think i figured something out, though.

it seems like that woman's voice upstairs belongs to grandma; that buddy's mom is staying there, either for the long term or the short term. my initial thought - that there was a kid up there smoking all of the time - appears to have been somewhat wrong; rather, it seems like it's his mom that sits up there all day chain smoking. this remains purely speculative; i still don't really know what's happening.

that said, while i'm actually getting some reinforcement that he doesn't smoke, it seems like his mother may be smoking a few different things, in the house.

it might be useful to try and get a better idea of what's happening; if her stay is limited then i'm better off waiting it out, but if she's here in the long term, i'm going to need to find a way out.

would i be liable for some compensation on that? well, it comes down to the lease obligation - we signed a non-smoking agreement, and it seems like he moved his smoking mother in shortly afterwards, thereby breaking the lease. i'm not sure something like this has really been tested, but i'm willing to be the person that tests it if it comes to it.

so, i've been tired, and that is probably why. and, i think i'm still tired....

i have at least organized all of the remaining july posts. it turns out that there was over 200 pages of emails and messenger conversations to put in order; that is something that should almost disappear by the middle of 2013, although it will pick back up again in the alter-reality after 2011. there's roughly another 100 pages to post...

i'm going to get through this first, and then make some calls tomorrow morning.