After last-minute negotiations failed, the state workers' strike is, indeed, taking place. There's been a fair amount of confusion about who, precisely, is affected. Last Thursday, those negotiators reached a tentative agreement on a contract offer, which we will vote to accept or reject in the next two weeks. The union membership votes on accepting or rejecting the current offer. The negotiating team has not made a recommendation either way, and it's certainly possible that enough people will be dissatisfied enough to reject the offer.
Mindless escapism has a lot going for it.
I'm feeling much better, after an excellent weekend. We spent Saturday unpacking some boxes, generally making the home feel a little more like our home. It was a good, laid-back day after a couple bad weeks of frantic days. Sunday saw us move most of the rest of the small stuff out of the old apartment. Well, except for unpacking.