Day 3: I wake up remembering that our dishwasher, although appearing portable, is connected to it's own water supply hidden behind it. The main plumber noticed this late in his initial estimate, and I feel the need to remind them about it, but I won't see them today. When I get home later, there are two holes cut in the ceiling, one in the ( Read more... )

Day 1: The plumbers arrived around 9 AM and spent about 45 minutes figuring out how they were going to have to run the lines. I met the two guys who would be doing most of the work, and they were all super nice. Once again, I was impressed by all three of them taking off their shoes when they went into my upstairs neighbors apartment. I gathered ( Read more... )

So since England fell through, Lance and I are planning on going to Portland for a while. We're toying with the idea of taking the train at least part of the way up, and then flying back (Yay JetBlue! Portland direct to LB ( Read more... )

I learned that one of the cons to hanging the laundry outside is that sometimes a neighborhood kitty decides she owns your robe. Back into the wash with you! (Good news is it probably *was* a she. It's not the terrifying odor of male cat pee ( Read more... )

So why is dressing up traditionally considered respectful? Most things I dress up for aren't out of respect, but out of "When In Rome" tendencies, or a general desire to dress that way at that time ( Read more... )

So two kids pulled out of the England trip, which means we don't have enough students going. So the trip is canceled. Booger.

Portland, here we come!

So we just met with the neighbors, and we've settled on a plumber! Now I just have to call them tomorrow to tell them we've chosen them, and schedule a time.

I'm so excited that this is getting done!

ETA: They're going to start on the 20th! Whoopee!

1. Aforementioned trip to England ( Read more... )

We're going to effing England!!! There's a little trip from the school where I work going at the beginning of summer, and the two of us can go as chaperons for around $3200. Total. For nine days. In England. Oh. My ( Read more... )

So this morning, I drove Lance to work and stopped in the parking lot in order to put on my eyebrows (if you don't already know, don't ask). I kept the radio on, and when I went to restart the car, it went "WHUM whum whum whum," like it was trying to start, and then it didn't start. I did it again, and the same thing happened. I stopped, took a ( Read more... )