I'm convinced of it, because I live in a house that dates from '47. Had a new futon/sofabed/thing delivered today and the delivery guys gave up getting it up the stairs after twenty minutes and taking everything off my hallway walls. Fortunately, the mattress was attached to the box only with bolts, and Steve and I were able to take it apart, bring ( Read more... )

My new washer and dryer are to be delivered tomorrow. Huzzah ( Read more... )

Good thing: Neighbours with snowblowers who clear the end of your driveway of the plough-made snowpack of doom.

Bad thing: Snow, possibly courtesy of the plough, obscured your garbage bags last night, before they were picked up.

Good thing: Finding the trash before the neighbour with the snowblower comes over ( Read more... )

The idiots downstairs are making a lot of thumping and banging noises, and thundering in an out of their apartment with great regularity. Hubby peeked outside, and saw items being loaded into a truck/van/suv thingy. We have great hopes that they are moving out because damn if it isn't like living over a frat house ( Read more... )

Dear Morons Downstairs;

Your neighbours downstairs have complained to you about your noise level. Many of your fellow tenants, myself included, have complained to the superintendent about your noise level. The superintendent has complained to you about your noise level. Yet you do nothing to remedy this problem, instead getting even louder. Just ( Read more... )

The phrase 'tear-pregnant eyes' does not make for romantic imagery. It makes for severe allergic reaction imagery.

All the neighbours are being quiet so far. If my sleep is interrupted by drunken fools, it will not be pretty.

"It's an adventure in birth control ( Read more... )

A Meme

Gakked from wisclassic
Sometimes late at night, I like to stay up at my computer, reading fanfic and listening to Rush.
If only I could go back, I'd let my parents talk me into going into private school at age 6, instead of waiting till I was in high school.
Someone told me once
I have no willpower when...actually, I always have willpower.
I can't ( Read more... )

God, I hate this about living in an apartment building; getting the machines so you can do laundry. I like everything else about it: lord knows I certainly would not have been able to afford a new light fixture, kitchen taps, stove, and bathroom floor had I been living in a house and forced to pay for it, but the laundry thing is irritating. I don' ( Read more... )