Day: July 18, 2005

My sister returns to the living room, where she has been reading Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. I was cooking dinner in the kitchen, which is attached to the dining and living room in one open great room. To no one in particular: “Hey, so what is <magical term that might be vaguely spoilery>…

I talked to my landlord today, and he mentioned that he had some difficulty depositing my security deposit, saying that there was a name mismatch between my checking account and my SSN. I called Bank of America, where I opened my new account, and discovered that my last name and middle name got swapped! I’d…