Saturday, January 31, 2009

Some things have changed since we spoke last.

This is where I live now:



This is the living room. Everything is so nicely furnished - not because I've been struck by the interior decorating bug - but rather because the lovely young woman from whom I am subletting is very fashion/pretty things-conscious. Please note Mitch's new Hilti drill gun in the red case by the window.



This is from the other side of the living room. The first picture was taken in front of the door to the hallway. That's our half-a-kitchen in the far middle. Please note coats HANGING UP on the pantry door (not dropped on the floor; Mitch and I are tidy now; really) and of course Penelope on the ottoman.



The bedroom. Not obscenely large, of course, but a good size. Through that barred window is our own little fire escape, which is very cool. We're on the fourth floor of a walk-up, by the way. That's not fun, but it's very good exercise. Very good.



The bathroom is not large. But the blue is a relatively nice color. Also, weird, the hot water knob in the shower gets SO HOT when it's on. You will give yourself second-degree burns if you grab it, so regulating water temperature becomes a deadly game of turn-knob-briefly-with-thumb-and/or-forefinger + sizzle + curse-word-of-your-choice + try again.



Looking down from the door of the bedroom through the apartment to Mitch standing in the entrance to the kitchenette. Bathroom on the right.



Stella - demure and beautiful as always. Also, hard to photograph, as always. Mitch's very late Xmas present from my mom draped over the back of the couch - navy blue J. Crew sweater.



Penny is not overly pleased. Maybe because it's not a great picture of him. The red bag is Mitch's Granny's Xmas present to me, which also arrived fashionably late (last Saturday when Mitch got here and the first time we'd seen each other since Xmas). It now holds quarters for laundry.



And that's us. Me a retard with no eyebrows and hair parted down the middle and Mitch, tall and dark and handsome and making us dinner.

Signing off for now. Tata!

Tuesday, January 6, 2009

This post is funny in relation to the subject of the last post.

I WANT A COCA-COLA SO BAD.

Why are there no caffeinated beverages in this house? This house is no home of mine. Yes, we have Cherry 7Up downstairs but you know, I really don't think that's going to cut it. I need my bubbles AND my energy. I would be tempted to run out to Taco Bell or something to get one - a drive-thru would mean I would not have to put on real shoes - but Jeopardy starts in 15 minutes and that's just not enough time.

This is so hard. If blogger had emoticons, I'd totally do the sobbing one. And maybe also the one that slowly turns red and pounds its fists.

Even Mountain Dew would do/dew/due...

Monday, January 5, 2009

At least I didn't have any cavities.

Alright, clarification. It's not that I'm dreading 2009 or being grumpy or whatever, it just kind of felt like just another day. Yeah, I watched the ball drop - by the way, seeing Dick Clark like that is just sad - but eh, January 1 always feels just the same to me as December 31. Also, I've spent New Years the past four or maybe even five years alone with my parents; it's not a favorite holiday for that reason.

I went to the dentist today. It took longer than I would have liked. People should not talk so much. Please, just clean my teeth, inspect them, then let me get out of there. Also, they did a panoramic x-ray today - I guess you're supposed to get them done every five years and now was just my time - but since I don't have insurance right now, it was pricey. Like $250 for the whole visit. And I didn't even know you could say no to something like that; I thought if the doctor tells you to do it, then you do it. But I guess that's not the case. Especially if you don't have insurance.

Dad's in Pensacola till Thursday, so it'll just be mom and me. I'm going to go crazy, I'm sure. And she's coming with me to Chicago this weekend - reading of Glossman's adaptation of Connecticut Yankee for City Lit - and sometimes I just feel like I REALLY need to get out of here. Like I should go to Cleveland until Mitch and I can make it to New York. I know she means well, but well, if you're around anyone too much, they can really start to piss you off. And you know my mom.

She's on the phone with grandma. Grandma's not doing well. I have very mixed feelings about this. Maybe - if I can keep this up, which I will, it's a RESOLUTION - I'll talk about that here.




Thursday, January 1, 2009