Saturday - Nasty sore throat. Some of the backsplash tiles finally came in, but, by this time, they were all out of the travertine that we liked. Should have more on Tuesday.
Wednesday - Cabinet knobs. What part of 'I need 28 of these' is not clear? Listen ya old bag with your bleached buzz cut and your mid-life crisis, I don't care if they come from another store or from the manufacturer or if you pull them out of your... well, maybe I care about that... but why are you asking me where to order them from? You're the one who works here. Can you please just get 28 of them from wherever it is they come from and get them to me?
Thursday - Cry Iced is this swine flu or what? This is not snot. This is Invasion Of The Body Snatchers.
... to be continued...
Sunday, June 14, 2009
Sunday, June 7, 2009
Episode 20 - The Unbearable Pendant Light-ness Of Being
Saturday - Under the house one more time to connect the water to the new fridge. Wasn't sure if I liked those new solder-less plumbing fittings but when molten solder dripped across my arm while putting together the old-fashioned kind, I suddenly developed a fondness for the new ones. Pricey, but painless. Ouch. Blister.
Water is 'on'. Filtered water and ice without opening the fridge. Living like humans isn't so bad.
Sunday - For 18 hours we thought the neighbor was doing something weird in his backyard. Turns out it was the fridge making ice. What the heck is he doing out there?
Monday - Let's install the pendant light. Step one: screw nut onto threads to secure glass. Ok, like this... What's wrong?... These threads are messed up... Crap, now it won't come off... What the...? Ah, crap... It's like it's welded on... Who makes this junk?... Back to store... Return Line, 'Can I just get another one?' 'Nope, you gotta return it here and then stand in line and buy another one.' Breathe iiiiin... resist smashing pendant light on clerk's temple... breathe oooout... Ok, inside store. This time be smart: Open the box and make sure that the nut screws onto the threads. Ha! This one works. To Checkout... of course... the old bat in front of me can't figure out the zipper on her purse. When I'm outsmarted by a zipper, just kill me. Finally home... Let's install this stupid thing... I know this one works because I checked it carefully. So how is it that I got the wrong color? God, just... kill me now.
Tuesday - Listed the old window on craigslist. One guy inquired but apparently he confused my response with some other email of his because when he wrote back the 2nd time he gave me some very personal information and then asked me for a date. Ok, then... Does this mean you don't want the window?
Thursday - I hope the two neighbor ladies didn't get too attached to 'the widdle possum' they seemed so excited about today because most likely it's the same 'widdle possum' that Sheila killed in our backyard. Pendant light installed. No switch yet, but it's nice to have those wires in the ceiling covered up finally.
... to be continued...
Water is 'on'. Filtered water and ice without opening the fridge. Living like humans isn't so bad.
Sunday - For 18 hours we thought the neighbor was doing something weird in his backyard. Turns out it was the fridge making ice. What the heck is he doing out there?
Monday - Let's install the pendant light. Step one: screw nut onto threads to secure glass. Ok, like this... What's wrong?... These threads are messed up... Crap, now it won't come off... What the...? Ah, crap... It's like it's welded on... Who makes this junk?... Back to store... Return Line, 'Can I just get another one?' 'Nope, you gotta return it here and then stand in line and buy another one.' Breathe iiiiin... resist smashing pendant light on clerk's temple... breathe oooout... Ok, inside store. This time be smart: Open the box and make sure that the nut screws onto the threads. Ha! This one works. To Checkout... of course... the old bat in front of me can't figure out the zipper on her purse. When I'm outsmarted by a zipper, just kill me. Finally home... Let's install this stupid thing... I know this one works because I checked it carefully. So how is it that I got the wrong color? God, just... kill me now.
Tuesday - Listed the old window on craigslist. One guy inquired but apparently he confused my response with some other email of his because when he wrote back the 2nd time he gave me some very personal information and then asked me for a date. Ok, then... Does this mean you don't want the window?
Thursday - I hope the two neighbor ladies didn't get too attached to 'the widdle possum' they seemed so excited about today because most likely it's the same 'widdle possum' that Sheila killed in our backyard. Pendant light installed. No switch yet, but it's nice to have those wires in the ceiling covered up finally.
... to be continued...
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