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09 October 2007

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IT'S POURED WITH RAIN ALL DAY TODAY SO I COULDN'T GET OUT FOR A WALK AT LUNCHTIME.

THEN AFTER WORK I WAS MEANT TO MEET A FRIEND AT THE AA MEETING NEAR WORK AND HAVE DINNER WITH HER LATER BUT SHE DIDN'T TURN UP.

BUT THAT MIGHT BE JUST AS WELL BECAUSE WHEN I GOT HOME THERE WAS WATER POURING THROUGH MY KITCHEN CEILING FROM THE FLAT UPSTAIRS. I HATE HAVING TO DEAL WITH THE ASSHOLE UPSTAIRS BUT HE WAS HOME SO I BUZZED HIS INTERCOM AND YELLED THAT WATER WAS POURING IN. A FEW MONTHS AGO HIS WASHING MACHINE LEAKED IN THE SAME PLACE. THIS WAS WORSE, IT WAS ALMOST LIKE A SHOWER.

IT WASN'T HIS WASHING MACHINE AND HE COULDN'T FIND WHAT IT WAS SO IN THE END HE HAD TO GO UP IN THE LOFT AND TURN OFF THE WATER SUPPLY TO HIS FLAT AND IT STOPPED CASCADING IN BUT HE SAID THAT HE WAS JUST ABOUT TO GO OUT AND FIVE MINUTES LATER AND HE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN IN.

THERE IS WATER DAMAGE TO THE CEILING, BUT THAT IS NO BIG DEAL BECAUSE I HAVE HAD TO LEAVE THE KITCHEN UNPAINTED FROM THE LAST LEAK DUE TO SOME STRUCTURAL WORK WHICH THE BUILDING INSURERS ARE HAVING TO DO AND THIS LEAK IS RIGHT OVER THE WATER STAIN FROM THE PREVIOUS LEAK.

BUT I THINK MY BRAND NEW MICROWAVE/CONVECTION/GRILL OVEN MIGHT BE RUINED AS IT WAS RIGHT UNDER THE LEAK AND THE WATER WENT ALL DOWN THE BACK OF IT. I WILL GET MY HAIR DRYER ON IT LATER TO DRY IT OUT BUT IF IT IS FUBAR THEN VIC SAID HE WILL PAY FOR A NEW ONE. DAMN RIGHT HE WILL.

TIMING IS EVERYTHING - IF I HAD STOPPED IN WAITROSE FOR THAT BAG OF SALAD HE WOULD HAVE BEEN OUT WHEN I GOT HOME SO IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN WORSE.

I HAVE A HEADACHE NOW.

post by: essexjan at: 14:08 | 21 comments

ACK. I CAN THINK OF FEW THINGS MORE UNPLEASANT THAN WATER WHERE IT ISN'T SUPPOSED TO BE! MAYBE THE APPLIANCES WILL BE OK IF THEY DRY OUT ADEQUATELY. AND GOOD THING HE *WAS* ON HIS WAY OUT - THEN YOU WOULDN'T HAVE TO JABBER ALL NIGHT WITH HIM!

THE APPLES MY SISTER FROM PA SENT ARRIVED TODAY! I'M WAITING UNTIL THE OTHER HALF GETS HOME SO SHE CAN HAVE ONE FOR HER BIRTHDAY!

I VOTED IN OUR CITY COUNCIL ELECTIONS!

posted by chewatadistance 09 October | 14:16

GAH, UNEXPECTED INTERIOR SHOWERS! WHAT A MONUMENTAL PAIN IN THE BOTTOM REGIONS!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MRS. CHEWIE!

I JUST HEARD ON THE RADIO THAT THERE'S A WIND WARNING FOR MY REGION! THIS MEANS THAT THERE MAY WELL BE A POWER OUTAGE OF INDETERMINATE LENGTH WHILE I'M OUT! THIS MEANS THAT BEFORE I GO FOR MY (NOW GONNA BE QUITE LATE) LUNCH AND LATER PARTY I HAVE TO: SHUT OFF THE BREAKERS FOR THE STOVE AND THE WATER HEATER, REFRESH THE WATER IN MY BIG DRINKING WATER HOLDING THINGY, CLEAN AND FILL THE BATHTUB AND VARIOUS BUCKETS AND POTS, UNPLUG THE CONFUSER, ETC ETC ETC! (WATER IS FROM A PUMP, SO NO POWER=NO FRIGGIN' WATER!) MAYBE I CAN COME AND GET WATER FROM YOUR CEILING IF I RUN OUT, JAN?!?!?

posted by elizard 09 October | 14:29

GAH, UNEXPECTED INTERIOR SHOWERS! WHAT A MONUMENTAL PAIN IN THE BOTTOM REGIONS!

Oh, that's simply awesome, I'm totally in awe, really; beautiful. Thank you.

posted by Hugh Janus 09 October | 14:34

I GOT SHOUTED AT BY AN ANGRY CUSTOMER FOR HALF AN HOUR THIS MORNING! I'M SORRY, BUT IT'S NOT MY FAULT THAT YOUR COMPANY DIDN'T READ ANY OF OUR PAYMENT TERMS BEFORE YOU AGREED TO THE CONTRACT! I DID NOT LIE TO YOU! OUR PRODUCT IS NOT CRAP!

THE BOYFRIEND AND I HAD A BAD DISCUSSION LAST NIGHT! ALL THINGS ARE NOT WELL!

ON THE UP-SIDE OF THINGS I'M SUPPOSED TO GO OUT FOR SUSHI WITH A FRIEND TONIGHT! MMMMMMMMM EELS!!

posted by youngergirl44 09 October | 14:49

WHERE DID THE CF READER GO????? WHY HAVEN'T I GOTTEN ANYTHING DONE TODAY???? GAH.

posted by muddgirl 09 October | 14:53

I'VE BEEN NAUSEOUS AND GASTROINTESTINALLY GROSS FOR SIX MONTHS AND I FINALLY SCREWED UP MY COURAGE TO GO SEE A GI DOCTOR AND PROMPTLY GOT SENT AWAY WITH WHAT AMOUNTS TO "THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH YOU EXCEPT YOU'RE STRESSED OUT AND NEUROTIC". WHICH IS CRAP, BECAUSE I'VE HAD THIS PERSONALITY MY WHOLE LIFE AND IT IS A DAMN FINE PERSONALITY AND I AM NOT STRESSED EXCEPT THAT MY GUTS KEEP BEING HORRIBLE. SO HE GAVE ME SOME DRUGS AND SENT ME OFF AND THEN I WENT OUT TO DINNER WITH MY BOYFRIEND AND HAD GOOD THAI FOOD AND THEN WOKE UP SIX HOURS LATER BECAUSE MY BUTT WANTED TO BE FRIENDLY WITH THE POTTY FOR HALF AN HOUR. NEUROTIC, MY ASS. THIS IS NOT NEUROSIS.

ALSO HE'S GOING TO CHARGE ME AT LEAST $60 BETWEEN THE VISIT AND THE BLOOD TESTS AND I FEEL LIKE I SHOULDN'T HAVE EVEN BOTHERED GOING BECAUSE IT'S JUST MADE ME BROKER.

Something is wrong with my insides and I'm pissed and freaked out and nobody's taking me seriously.

posted by Fuzzbean 09 October | 14:55

OH, AND THERE IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING WRONG WITH MY STOVEPIPE! MY NEIGHBOUR ASSURES ME THAT IT SHOULDN'T NEED SWEEPING AGAIN 'CAUSE HE DID THAT FOR ME IN FEBRUARY, BUT THERE'S A SCREEN OVER IT THAT MAY BE CLOGGED UP!!!! I'M GOING TO HAVE TO GO UP ON THE ROOF (WHEN IT'S NOT WET, 'CAUSE METAL ROOFS ARE REALLY SLIPPERY) AND TAKE A LOOK AND MAYBE PULL THAT STUPID SCREEN OFF! LAST NIGHT IT TOOK FOREVER TO START A FIRE AND IT TOTALLY SMOKED THE PLACE OUT UNTIL IT GOT GOING! WHAT THE HELL'S THE POINT OF HAVING A FIRE IF YOU HAVE TO OPEN ALL YOUR DOORS AND WINDOWS IN ORDER TO BREATHE??!?!?!?

FUZZBEAN, THAT SUCKS! IANAD, BUT IT SOUNDS JUST LIKE THE HYPERACIDITY I HAD IN UNIVERSITY, WHICH NO-ONE TOOK SERIOUSLY EITHER FOR THE FIRST FEW MONTHS! CONSTANT NAUSEA IS THE WORSTEST!

ALSO, THANK YOU, HUGH! *BOWS SHOUTILY*

posted by elizard 09 October | 15:04

FUZZBEAN I HAD THAT ABOUT 10 YEARS AGO, ALSO FOR 6 MONTHS, AND IT WAS A GASTROENTERITIS THING (POSSIBLY VIRAL). THEY GAVE ME PRILOSEC (WHICH IS OTC NOW!) AND I TOOK IT FOR A WHILE AND FELT BETTER. IT IS A SUCKY THING, THOUGH, AND I'M SORRY THAT YOU'RE DEALING WITH IT!

posted by mudpuppie 09 October | 15:08

IT IS INCREDIBLY STUPID THAT THERE IS NO MAP THAT WILL TELL ME WHERE I NEED TO GO TO VOTE IN THE CITY COUNCIL PRIMARIES TODAY. I JUST SPENT OVER HALF AN HOUR LOOKING FOR ONE AND IT DOES NOT EXIST AND THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS IS NOT ANSWERING THEIR PHONE. SO I WILL GO TO MY OLD POLLING PLACE AND THEY HAD BETTER LET ME VOTE. GRRR. FUZZBEAN, I HEAR YOU. MY STOMACH HAS HURT, PRETTY BADLY AT TIMES, FOR LIKE 3 WEEKS NOW. TODAY I GOT A CT SCAN. NOW I CANNOT GET ANYONE TO TELL ME THE RESULTS. ARGH!

posted by mygothlaundry 09 October | 15:16

ELIZARD CHECK FOR A BIRD NEST ON TOP OF THE SCREEN.

posted by mightshould 09 October | 15:17

I DON'T WANT TO STUDY FOR MY MIDTERMS

posted by dismas 09 October | 15:21

THE FLYWHEEL ON MY CAR HAS FAILED AND BASED ON THE TWO ESTIMATES I GOT, ONE FOR 800 AND ONE FOR 900 DOLLARS, IT ISN'T WORTH REPAIRING SINCE I ONLY PAID 1200 FOR THE CAR IN 2001. THE COST IS IN THE LABOR SINCE THEY'D HAVE TO TAKE THE TRANSMISSION OUT TO GET AT THE RING GEAR.

THEN, I SEE THIS AD ON CL FOR A HONDA CIVIC FOR 3K. I CAN GET A SAFETY CHECK ON IT AT MY MECHANIC FOR 110$, AND I HAVE EXACTLY 3000$, BUT THAT'S MY IN CASE I NEED RENT MONEY BECAUSE I LOST MY JOB SAVINGS ACCOUNT.

AT LEAST I HAVE 2 LEGS THAT WORK.

posted by getoffmylawn 09 October | 15:27

I AM SUPPOSED TO TEACH A TWO-HOUR ENGLISH CLASS COMPOSED OF VERY RICH LATVIAN LADIES TOMORROW MORNING, WHICH WOULD BE FINE, EXCEPT THAT THERE'S A 5 HOUR GAP BETWEEN THE END OF THAT CLASS AND THE BEGINNING OF THE OTHER, AND THERE'S NOT ENOUGH TIME TO GO HOME IN BETWEEN.

THIS CLASS ALSO MEANS I CAN'T GET TO THE OPENING OF THE BRITISH COUNCIL'S NEW LIBRARY HERE, WHERE I HAD HOPED TO NETWORK WITH SOME TEACHERS AND EDUCATORS FROM OUTSIDE THE SCHOOL AND MAYBE PICK UP SOME FREELANCE STUFF, OR AT LEAST GET A NEW LIBRARY CARD.

AND MY BOSS HIDES IN HIS OFFICE AND WATCHES YOUTUBE VIDEOS, AND GETS NOTHING DONE, AND IS GENERALLY ANNOYING, TO THE POINT OF SKIPPING OUT ON SCHOOL-PAID EXCURSIONS BECAUSE HE DRANK TOO MUCH THE NIGHT BEFORE JUST LIKE THE REST OF US EVEN THOUGH WE SHOW UP.

AT LEAST MY COWORKERS ARE GOOD, AS ARE MY BOSS' IMMEDIATE UNDERLINGS (WHO SHOULD ACTUALLY HAVE HIS JOB). AND TOMORROW IS PAYDAY! AND I'M OPENING A BANK ACCOUNT!

posted by mdonley 09 October | 15:30

WORK IS TOO BUSY! IT'S GOOD BUT TOO MUCH! THERE'S TOO MUCH TO DO AT HOME TOO!! LITTLE GIRLS MAKE TOO MUCH LAUNDRY!! I THINK I WANT A DISHWASHER!!

I KEEP GOING UP AND DOWN EMOTIONALLY LATELY!! WTF? SADNESS IS NO FUN, ESPECIALLY WHEN THE WORLD IS YOURS, AND YOU HAVE GREAT FRIENDS, A PRETTY GOOD JOB AND TWO IF THE GREATEST KIDS EVER BORN!! WTF?

posted by richat 09 October | 16:37

SADNESS IS LAME, RICHAT! THAT IS THE PRIMARY REASON FOR THE NOT-GOOD THINGS IN MY BOYFRIEND DEPARTMENT! DOWN WITH SADNESS!!

posted by youngergirl44 09 October | 17:29

TODAY, ONE OF MY STUDENTS ASKED IF I WAS IN THE KKK. THAT WOULD BE A GOOD ONE. THE ONLY JEW IN THE KLAN.

WE WERE DISCUSSING RACIAL ISSUES IN A RAISIN IN THE SUN, AND I HAD A COUPLE OF BOOKS WITH PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE CIVIL RIGHTS ERA, CIRCA 1950s, WITH MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. AND THE MARCH ON WASHINGTON, TO SHARE WITH THEM FOR CONTEXT. THE BOOK INCLUDED SOME PICTURES OF THE KLAN.

BESIDES, I DON'T HAVE SHEETS THAT NICE.

posted by Pips 09 October | 17:37

I CAN'T BELIEVE OUR CLIENT SITES HAVE BEEN DOWN SINCE 8:30!!!!!! THIS IS SERIOUSLY BAD.

I HATE OUR HOSTING COMPANY. ALWAYS HAVE, ALWAYS WILL. THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE IS *SHITTY*!!!!!!!!!!

posted by ThePinkSuperhero 09 October | 22:54

YRRR, EJ!!! HOLD THE SMEGMA TO WHAT HE SAID ABOUT REPLACING THE 3-IN-ONE!!!

I DON 'T KNOW WHEN THE NEXT STAGE OF CONSTRUCTION STARTS!!! HOME DEPOT DIDN'T GET BACK TO ME ---WHAT A SURPRISE! I STILL HAVE TO MAIL BACK THE FORM CLAIMING MY THAT PLACE IS EMPTY TO THE BUILDING OWNER ASKING WHY THE FUCK I GOT THIS!!! I JOINED A SYNAGOGUE BUT THE RABBI'S PARTNER IS A TOUCHY-FEELY TROLL...I KNOW WHAT POT LUCK MEANS!

THERE'S SOMETHING I CAN'T SHOUT ABOUT HERE!!!

PIPS, DO YOU REMEMBER THE SCENE IN TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD WHERE THE JEWISH OWNER OF THE DEPARTMENT STORE TELLS THE KLAN HE REMEMBERS SELLING THOSE SHEETS TO THEM? ACTUALLY THERE WAS A JEW IN THE KKK WHO KILLED HIMSELF 40 YEARS AGO BEFORE HE WAS PROFILED IN THE NY TIMES.

posted by brujita 10 October | 00:26

THE FLYWHEEL ON MY CAR HAS FAILED
WTF? A flywheel is a round lump of steel that can't fail - ask for more specific information from your mechanic and then come back to us so we can make sure you aren't getting ripped off!

I GOT TO WORK THIS MORNING AFTER NOT BEING HERE YESTERDAY TO FIND THAT SOME ARSEHOLE HAS BEEN FUCKING WITH MY COMPUTER, UNPLUGGING ONE OF THE MONITORS AND SWAPPING THE LEADS AROUND, THEN CHANGING THE SETTINGS SO THE IMAGE IS AT 90^O. I FUCKING HATE PEOPLE FUCKING WITH MY COMPUTER BECAUSE I'M ANAL AND LIKE EVERYTHING "JUST SO" ON MY DESK. WHEN I FIND OUT WHO IT IS I WILL RIP THEM A NEW ARSEHOLE!

posted by dg 10 October | 17:27

(brujita: hmmm... I don't remember that scene from Mockingbird. I read the book, but I haven't seen the movie; is it from the book or movie? I've been meaning to see the movie, too.)

I had a feeling there probably was a jew in the KKK. The universe can't resist such irony.

posted by Pips 10 October | 17:32

It's in the book.

posted by brujita 11 October | 01:04

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