So I'm at a hotel right now, since there hasn't been any power in my house since Friday, since one of the landlords apparently owes the electric company $1000. The responsible landlord has put me in the hotel until Monday, and there's expectation that the power will be put back on on Tuesday. It's about 40 degrees out, and my house has little to no insulation. Or electricity. I just threw out everything that was in fridge while I was over there.
Also, I was supposed to go to a friend's play, but I've rescheduled (and will now have to buy a ticket, darn it) because my driver's side window is now broken. I drove a friend to the airport this morning and there was a checkpoint, so I rolled down my windown at the officer's gesture, and then after they passed us through, I was rolling my window up and there was a horrible grinding glass sound and now the window won't go up anymore and I'm afraid there's a rock or something stuck in there breaking stuff. That's what it sounds like. So now I have to call the mechanic, since we're still expecting rain every single day.
And then on top of that I still can't get this ram I bought from Fry's to work, and my computer keeps crashing every twenty minutes or so.
This sucks so bad.
Aw Alibelle, what a bad weekend for you! I am so glad you will be out of that crazy scene and into a nice place soon. BTW, I have some bookshelves for you if you need them.
aww , what a royal pain, Alibelle!
That sucks, Alibelle. I'm sorry you have to deal with this.
Yikes Alibelle. Did you get the cute apt you linked to before?
ION - mac and I went to an open house around the corner from us. A 2 BR maybe a little larger than ours, but better used space. Asking $355K with $800 maintenance. Makes me think I could easily get that for our place.
Loki probably has all sorts of dysfunctional tales from his previous home.
This weekend, I've cleaned, shopped, got a pedicure and did my taxes. IN PEN. Taxes go to work for copying...WAIT! My printer doubles as a copier! Woohoo! But they'll still go to work to be mailed.
I am packing up the shopping cart for a morning trip to the thrift store. I was going to go to the PO also, but it will be closed. Maybe I'll take a few boxes and mail them at a 24hr APC on the way to the movie tomorrow. mac is wanting more engagement that I want to give right now. He thinks he needs help with a video game, but what he really needs is to try new things and see what works.
Thanks, guys.
I just took a cranky-pants nap and some Excedrin, had some chocolate cake, and I'm now in a much better mood. Because I did get that really cute apartment, and I'm staying at a really nice hotel (I love hotels - especially really nice ones), and I'm going to do room service for dinner, which my mom offered to treat. I also went to Barnes and Noble and bought myself a book. Also, this bed is really really nice. Come November, I'm going to have to seriously consider upgrading my mattress.
So life isn't looking quite as bad as it was a few hours ago, and I can now call my insurance company in a much better frame of mind. Plus the friend I drove to the airport was able to muscle the window up to within about four inches from the top, so it might look kind of rough, but if I can't afford to get it fixed right away it shouldn't be too hard to keep water out of that size of a space. And the car is a convertible, so I locked the glove compartment, and everything else inside should be fairly safe until I get it all fixed up.
Scrappy, I would love some book shelves! Thank you. I have a couple of book towers right now that the cats enjoy toppling upon occasion. But I am okay with ending their fun if it means more organization in my life. Plus I will totally be needing furniture for my new house! Because it is bigger than my current house, and will need to be filled up.
I do occasionally think about having a random hotel stay as a kind of mini vacation -- a clean room I didn't have to clean myself! And etc.
