the lack of circulation

 today began unpleasantly, starting with me spending most of the night being harassed by nightmares. mr smear was in his usual uncooperative mood and did something that triggered a Very Bad Morning (he tried to swat gd away and - apparently accidentally - smacked her in the face). the walk to school somehow improved things, and then unimproved them. fortunately by the afternoon things were okay again.

then i got back to the battle of the mold, having discovered some behind his bed last night when reading to him. it was a massive undertaking and we kept finding more, and we sent photos to the landlords who spoke to the building manager who arranged for an expert to come in.

i spoke to the expert after he'd seen the situation, and then to a coworker, and Today We Learned. apparently the mold is due to a lack of air circulation in our apartment, compounded by the temperature differential and our limited use of airconditioning which would otherwise serve as dehumidification.

so we've got a whole lot more cleaning to do, and then we have to start changing how we deal with the elements, and apparently it's all just "the cost of doing business" in tel aviv.

i'm very excited for mr smear to return to mma (hopefully tomorrow), and a bit disappointed that my coworker and i didn't go test out office chairs today.

the workday went pretty well, otherwise, although i lost track of time and ended up rushing home to help gd with the dishes only to arrive and find out she was managing the dinner prep without me. so i chatted with mr smear, then we all ate together (finishing another re-watch of the incredibles), then it was the tooth brushing and showering ritual, then i read to him (more hitchhiker's guide), then gd and i watched the halloween episode of freaks and geeks, then i did a whole bunch of dishes and contemplated life, adulting, and the weirs.