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He left it a pigsty. I don't think the place had been cleaned in months, and while moving his stuff out they just left their trash (soda cans and such) wherever they stood when they tired of it. There are myriads of small things broken that should have been fixed: the pipe going out of the kitchen sink has a hole in it, the flush handle on the upstairs toilet has broken off, several light bulbs were burnt out, the back door deadbolt does not work, the hardwood floor in one room is almost destroyed from cat urine...I've already replaced the ceiling fixture globe that he broke five months ago and wouldn't even spend five bucks to replace.

I spent two hours this morning just surveying the damage and making a list of things to buy at the hardware/home center. Then I went and bought it all, came back, put new light bulbs in, etc.

After that I spent an hour at Cost Plus World Market, and came back and made a creative space in the house. I had originally intended to use the smallest bedroom, but when I saw the state of the floor (see note above: it's horrible) I decided to use the back porch instead. It's fully enclosed, but has no heat, so I put a small space heater in there. I bought a big fluffy flokati rug, some floor cushions, a chenille throw, a vase and some cool fake flowers, and set it all up. I took pictures, I'll post them soon, but I don't want to take the time right now. I'm wiped from working all day.

When I finished the room, I went out to dinner, then came back and cleaned the rest of the upstairs. I just got back to my apartment at midnight: I've been working and rushing around since noon. So pictures of the house and the cool new room will have to wait until tomorrow night.