when last we left our brave heroine (heehee), she had just called the police on her fighting neighbors. nothing seems to have come of that, but the floor has remained quiet in the days since. on the other hand, there was fighting heard in the (stopped) elevator last night while our brave heroine was standing holding two bags of laundry. there ( Read more... )

i've lived in this apartment for over five years, and i've never heard more than the occasional thud when someone dropped something. until today, that is. apparently, someone has put together a living room band...and they like U2. every song they've played so far has been U2. i suppose they could be playing a CD on really high volume, but it ( Read more... )

it appears that my vacuum cleaner has just died. see? this is what happens when i try to clean. anyway, as i'm trying to clean before i have company for the next two weekends (i get to see desolatedrose and gretzilla!), i guess i need to go buy another vacuum. hmmm...do i buy another handheld like my old one, a "real" vacuum cleaner, or just get a Swiffer ( Read more... )

well, okay, not so bored.  after i wrote that title, i decided i should read through the editing suggestions on the two chapters RK looked through on his way to India and gave back to me today.  (according to him, there would be a comma before "and gave back to me today".  why can't i have a professor who actually follows English grammar?  or uses ( Read more... )