Today, it’s the heater
Posted on | October 17, 2007 | 2 Comments
Disclaimer: I should be reading for school, but my toes are cold, so I’m going to bitch.
This house just teems with “quirks.” We can’t run the heater, D’s computer, and the dryer at the same time or the breaker blows. You have to hold the handle on the toilet, and ignore the fact that the top is not attached nearly as securely as it should be. Today’s issue: the heater. It stopped working 2 days ago. We called the gas company first, just in case. We gots tha gas. So, next – pilot light on the heater. It’s electric. Mmmm k. Thermostat, we changed it. It’s all digital and purdy now, but we don’t gots no HEAT. Now D’s off cruising the isles of Home Despot in the hopes he can find a fuse that will fix this issue. We don’t want to call the landlady. She’s adorable, but painfully chatty. So, we do all this work ourselves and pray for the best.
The fireplace is getting serviced on the 24th. If I have that going, I will stop bitching —- I promise.
When we pulled the old thermostat off the wall, we found some interesting wallpaper from the 20s (I’m guessing) behind the device. I took a picture. I had to. It was that spectacular.
I wish I could fill you lovely peope in on the dramatic turning of my life, but I spend most of my days in my happy pants, writing and reading. We are taking daily walks to the park for the beagles. I’ve noticed that rain doesn’t bother me like it used to. We get cold rain here, but it almost seems like the change in latitute has changed my feelings about icy rain (and yes, I avoided “attitude” there… Don’t get all Jimmy Buffett on me). I’m halfheartedly looking for a job. Okay, like 1/100000th heartedly. I like going to be at 2 am and waking at 11ish. It’s loverly.
Did I tell you that some freakshow was beating off on Xbox for my sister and me? We were playing Uno, the sexiest game in the world, and you can, if you choose, see the the other players via their cameras. Well at first I thought this dipshit was showing us his girl’s dildo or something. Then I saw him, thrusting his stuff into the camera, and an abdomen was attached to the scary ding-a-ling. We reported him to xbox… and EWWW! It wasn’t even a pretty prick. Blech. What kind of pervy fuck gets off beating off to UNO on Xbox? This is a sad, sad world.
I made the hottest salsa ever. Not ever, but ever for me. I tried to cut it with some newly made mild salsa, but it’s still hot as hell. Le sigh.
I need to get back to reading about writing and somehow get Pip to cooperate and sit on my feet. My toes are still cold!
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October 18th, 2007 @ 9:32 am
sorry about your heat situation.. It has been blessedly beautiful the last few days. WE have not run the a/c or the heat. The windows are open for the breeze and it smells lovely. What kind of work are you “not” looking for? I start working again on Monday. I filled out my application for Grad school and I am hesitant to mail it in. not sure why… I have someone coming to check out our fireplace next week. I want it working, but I have to buy a screen for it and all the gizmos and gadgets.. Did your come witha screen and tools? if you bought yours where did you go? read on my friend..
October 18th, 2007 @ 11:11 am
UNO? That’s a travesty! My family and I have spent countless hours of morally goodness playing that game and that freak has ruined it for all.