1. Volunteered to paint the downstairs bathroom
2. Found out at the last minute that painting a bathroom involves removing the tank from the toilet so you can paint behind it
3. Silently observed that this type of oversight is the reason I’m not usually trusted with tasks like these
4. Removed the tank from the toilet
5. Painted the bathroom
6. Went to Home Depot to get a kit containing parts you’re supposed to replace each time you remove the tank
7. Reinstalled the tank
8. Flushed the toilet
9. Cleaned up the resulting flood
10. Went to bed
11. Woke up
12. Went to Home Depot to get a different kit containing parts you’re supposed to replace each time you remove the tank
13. Reinstalled the tank
14. Broke something plastic
15. Went back to Home Depot to replace the broken plastic thing
16. Watched as the door was locked for the night
17. Asked iPhone to find a Lowe’s that was open an extra hour
18. Drove 20 minutes to Extra-Hour Lowe’s, only to learn that E-H Lowe’s was not, in fact, open an extra hour
19. Questioned entire belief structure and will to live
20. Went to bed
21. Woke up
22. Gave the broken plastic thing to Mrs. YHT, who could get to Home Depot before I could
23. Retrieved an unbroken plastic thing from Mrs YHT
24. Reinstalled the tank
25. Flushed the toilet
26. Waited
27. Flushed the toilet again
28. Waited
29. Flushed the toilet a third time
30. Waited, admiring the nice new color of the walls…

The Streets — “It Was Supposed To Be So Easy” [Spotify/iTunes]