Fuckity fuck fuck fucking-A fucking hell.

I got home last night and my phone line was dead. I cleverly deduced that this was because an electrician had ripped open my wall while I was at work.

My Super told me this morning it was the phone company's problem. I called the phone company and they ran the line and said to unplug the line when I got home and then re-plug and then call myself and then it would be fine. "Are you SURE?" "The line is not damaged, yes."

Naturally, it didn't work.

I call them back. Oh, well, the problem is with the building, we don't cover interior lines (fucking IDT-- already switching from them ANYWAY), you'll need to call an electrician.

Oh, like the ones who frelled it in the first place?

OF COURSE I have to leave for a meeting early tomorrow so I won't be here when the electricans arrive to rip open my NEIGHBOR'S wall. I go to leave the key with my super. Of course he isn't there. I explain it to his son. I leave the key. I tell him to have his father call me at work. I am living a dream that this will be fixed by the time I get home and that my poor dog in a crate in the bathroom won't LOSE HER MIND while they're working a room away (the first time they were there, I had made arrangements for her to be elsewhere).

If that thing isn't fixed by the end of the day tomorrow I'm telling the dick* landlord its his problem and I'll get a cell phone and he can repair it after I've moved at the end of the month.

I am THIS CLOSE to getting a cell phone account this damn minute and telling my landlord to stuff it, not even give him the day, not stress out my dog... but that is probably rash and will cost me money since I have ZERO idea what sort of cell plan I'd want. So I'm controlling myself. A little.

• quick anecdote as to why he's a dick: I told them I was moving to a two bedroom (I'm getting a roommate to save some cash as I just found out on the DL that my lawfirm is dissolving and while I'll have a job when that happens lord knows WHAT it'll be), asked if they had anything available. they DID! hooray! "the only problem is that the new apartment is available a month before your lease ends and we can't let you out of the last month of your lease" "You can't let me out of the last month of my lease to rent another apartment from YOU that costs half again as much?" "No, is that a problem?" Um, yeah fucker, it's a problem. SEE YA!

Oh, Trudy. You poor woman. What a bunch of asshats in your face.

Trudes! That is of the suck. BUY A CELL PHONE, SILLY! It's going to end up being cheaper and then people who are trying to get ahold of you will be able to with more ease!

Ehm. Not that I have felt that frustration or anything.

I'm in an internet joint on the corner trying to not cry. And I'm dreading a little being at home without a phone-- I realize that's a bit childish

Kristin, I'm thiiiiis close to buying Drew's treo

You should! I would be very jealous of you, but you should.

ETA: Sillypants. You live in Manhattan. Walk into one of the millions of cell phone places and get a cheap plan--it will come with a phone. You can buy a better one later. You shouldn't go home freaked out.

Oh, Trudy! That's awful. I'm so sorry!

Thanks for the thoughts everyone. I still haven't decided what to do about the movie. I may e-mail the prof, though, and see what she would suggest as an alternate assignment, then decide. Also, I could always start watching it on Monday (we're watching it during two class periods), and if I have to leave, then I'll do the alternate assignment. That way at least I will have tried.

Oh, and I feel the need to ammend (is that the right word? Did I spell it right?) my previous post. The test that I didn't do as well as I would have liked to on? I got a 94. It's still an A. I'm just frustrated, because I felt like I aced it. I'm not sure what I got wrong, and that is really bothering me.

ETA: Sillypants. You live in Manhattan. Walk into one of the millions of cell phone places and get a cheap plan--it will come with a phone. You can buy a better one later. You shouldn't go home freaked out.

See, I tried that. But I have no idea if $35 a month with a free phone with a two year contract is good or shit. Does sprint suck? I can barely do these things WITH research

vw-- do you have the option of watching it not in class and fast-forwarding if you get skeeved? then you could participate in the discussion?

Trudy, I don't know how Sprint is...but $35 a month with a free phone and 2-year contract is a pretty standard plan.

And I don't know about that option. I should ask her. Mostly, I'm freaked out about being triggered and having flashbacks in class. That would be embarrassing on top of painful.

Trudy, you can always start with a pre-paid and see what kind of minutes you'll need. You can then sort out a decent plan that meets your needs while still having a phone.

I'm pissed at your landlord on you behalf. And it's not silly to be worried. Phones give one a sense of security--of being able to reach someone when they need it.