hannah

The meeting with the intake specialist went well enough, I think. I gave her specifics and she seemed to respond well to that. I did my best to keep my cool, and I made her laugh a few times, so I think I managed a decent tone. We talked for about an hour, and I'll be back in touch with her and another representative soon.

We talked about practicalities and what it was I wanted, and what they could give me. She was up-front about the issue of someone with as extensive a work history as mine looking for certain kinds of help, and that was something I've wanted to hear someone else say for a long time.

She seemed deeply impressed that I'd recently bought some clothes over the phone - not the purchasing itself, but for having contacted someone so old-school I'd read my credit card number aloud to make the order. It's true that doesn't often happen much these days. Less so, going forward, since the place is going out of business. But that's why I made the order I did. You can't get good tie dye on the East Coast, at least not that I've seen. You really need to get it from California.

She also looked surprised when I told her I'd been in my apartment for about fifteen years, but then I told her it had west-facing windows, and she understood perfectly.