Then we cleaned off the kitchen table. For those of you that haven't been to our apartment, I should explain that our huge kitchen is also our entrance, dining room and computer room. The kitchen table thus becomes a convention center of stuff. Therefore cleaning the kitchen table is a major event, usually reserved for holidays. International Workers' Day is a busman's holiday these days, but it's close enough for government work.
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