It sounds good to call what I do “freelance.” But it really means that when there’s no work there’s no money. Today started out like any other day. There was no work, so the urge was to pose as a normal housewife. If I’m not bringing home bacon, I might as well clean out the fridge. I thought, “Since the refrigerator is almost empty, I should wipe down the shelves.” I was going to the worst place in the world and I didn’t even know it yet … the horror. The horror.

“I’m going in.”

“Oh my god. Is that …?”

and then the lights went out

It wasn’t game over.

I survived.

I survived, and I returned.

But I was never the same.

Lesson 4: You can – and should – take apart your refrigerator to clean it.

This day in my life was brought to you by

Cowboy Bebop, Session 11 “Toys in the Attic.”