The joys of homeownership...
So, the washer broke. Water just pours out from the botton and floods the carport.
Jeanne had been talking about getting a stackable combo and reorganizing the little laundry room to get better use of the space. Sunday afternoon we headed out to see what was available, and a decent set could be had for about $900 + tax.
We went back home, I tipped the machine back, found out where to open up the front panel, and an hour later I was back from a hardware store with rubber hose/clamps.
A mere $8.19 was needed for me to have clean clothes once again, reminded myself that I am a capable human being and that shortcuts are friggin expensive!
I know, I know, you didn't want to read my journal to find out about my version of domestic problems. You wanted to know how my classes are going, right?
Last week was midterms in both Art 110 and 420 (Greek Art), I think I did alright, hope to see the results this week. Thursday is the midterm in Greek History and Exam #2 in Social Psychology. Again, if I get another A on this exam, and another on the group project, I can skip the final, so that is something to shoot for.
As for that group project, I still have not gotten through to the mental institute I was hoping to review. If it totally fails, I can at least chalk it up to them being paranoid/overly bureaucratic to allow for something as unexpected as an org chart request and a moment of theit time to ask how the flow of communication runs officially and informally. The one and only person I have heard back from on this deal (Odo!) seems so jaded with his work there that... I dunno... not sure how happy he is to actually talk about the place, or how much venom he'll unleash. I certainly don't want to take him to an unpleasant place in the conversation, but if you know Odo, you know that I will likely learn a few new rude phrases out of that experience.
And, of course, there are the papers I am actively not working on. Comparing the lives and worlds of Odysseus and Themistocles for Greek History, and some kind of a look into board games and competition in ancient Greece. That is still really vague, I am thinking I might have better luck looking at how historians reconstruct something like a gameboard and rules for it based on the limited references they have to go on (pictures on vases, literary references, the occasional game board found at some sites). It gladdens my heart to know that Mill/Nine Man Morris was actually found somewhere in Greece, but I risk drifting too far off topic if I talk about that one too much, will try to focus on reconstructions of Pente Grammai, "five lines".
We shall see. Wish me luck.
Jeanne had been talking about getting a stackable combo and reorganizing the little laundry room to get better use of the space. Sunday afternoon we headed out to see what was available, and a decent set could be had for about $900 + tax.
We went back home, I tipped the machine back, found out where to open up the front panel, and an hour later I was back from a hardware store with rubber hose/clamps.
A mere $8.19 was needed for me to have clean clothes once again, reminded myself that I am a capable human being and that shortcuts are friggin expensive!
I know, I know, you didn't want to read my journal to find out about my version of domestic problems. You wanted to know how my classes are going, right?
Last week was midterms in both Art 110 and 420 (Greek Art), I think I did alright, hope to see the results this week. Thursday is the midterm in Greek History and Exam #2 in Social Psychology. Again, if I get another A on this exam, and another on the group project, I can skip the final, so that is something to shoot for.
As for that group project, I still have not gotten through to the mental institute I was hoping to review. If it totally fails, I can at least chalk it up to them being paranoid/overly bureaucratic to allow for something as unexpected as an org chart request and a moment of theit time to ask how the flow of communication runs officially and informally. The one and only person I have heard back from on this deal (Odo!) seems so jaded with his work there that... I dunno... not sure how happy he is to actually talk about the place, or how much venom he'll unleash. I certainly don't want to take him to an unpleasant place in the conversation, but if you know Odo, you know that I will likely learn a few new rude phrases out of that experience.
And, of course, there are the papers I am actively not working on. Comparing the lives and worlds of Odysseus and Themistocles for Greek History, and some kind of a look into board games and competition in ancient Greece. That is still really vague, I am thinking I might have better luck looking at how historians reconstruct something like a gameboard and rules for it based on the limited references they have to go on (pictures on vases, literary references, the occasional game board found at some sites). It gladdens my heart to know that Mill/Nine Man Morris was actually found somewhere in Greece, but I risk drifting too far off topic if I talk about that one too much, will try to focus on reconstructions of Pente Grammai, "five lines".
We shall see. Wish me luck.