elanya

They decided yesterday to close the school until 11:30 (which is a really weird time, if you ask me - why not just say noon :p). This morning I woke up at 8, and took jola out fore a walk to survey the damage. We did't have much actual snow, but the reads were *very* icy. I have some pics up on facebook - I took her to the park to chase her ball, which was pretty cute :3

They decided to just call it a day round 9:00, so, hooray, snow day! I was in the middle of making pancakes and bailey's spiked hot chocolate!

And realizing that my garbage disposal pipes were acting up again -_-

And then I found that even though I was scheduled to work 8 hours today, I'm only being given 4 for the snow day, so I have to work extra next week

And then Jola was sick on the carpet (better than the bed I suppose - she horked up a piece of the hook I gave her the other day)

And then I realized I was out of paper towels, and had used the last of my hot chocolate *and* baileys.

And then I remembered that I left most of the stuff I need to do any productive school work at school.

Bah!

Maybe I'll see if i can get my knitting sorted out and watch some more Clint Eastwood flicks

My bathtub faucet has been leaking *forever* in little drips. I had them fix it once and it stayed fixed for about a month (they replaced the cold water tap), and remained tolderable for a few more. Two months ago (possibly more now that I'm thinking of it) I started passing in a list of maintenance concerns when I paid my rent (which I can't do in person because of when they are open....which is never....). And nothing got done. It has been getting steadily worse - a constant narrow stream of water - lately. Yesterday I called and left a message (even though I called during their stated office hours, there was no one there :p), telling them they needed to fix it this week.

So, someone must have come today. Stuff has been moved around (shower curtain, stuff that was hanging on the shower rod, etc). but now it is about 5 times worse! It sounds like someone is running a bath, only it can't be turned off. its driving me nuts! So i called the emergency maintenance peeps and left a message there. We'll see what, if anything, comes of it :p Its going to be hard to sleep with it going, though -_-

I'm glad that i don't pay for water, and that it is the cold rather than the hot water :x

Also, they are supposed to let you know when they have been in your house - leave a note and/or a card, but there is nothing. Grrrr....

Also they were supposed to replace my miniblinds and haven't. One of them broke! By which i mean it snapped in half!

Grrrr......

Verizon. You guys are a bunch of dicks. It is not long distance to call a person in my area code - and especially not when she loves less than a ten minute walk fro me. Cockass motherfuckers.

Continental. You guys are a bunch of dicks. It is not cool for you to charge me money to carry my baggage based on inflation from gas prices that is not currently an issues. It is especially not cool for you to actually be *increasing* your baggage fees, though this shouldn't apply to me. god help me if you try it. Cockass motherfuckers. Ahh well, I guess it will be *like* I am paying for the shuttle :p

I hadn't registered yet, for a number of reasons - mainly I need to get people to sign things and they haven't all been here, and I've been busy with other stuff, and also, since I'm not taking any normal classes I wasn't worried about them filling up.

However I was supposed (I think) to be registered by the end of the month so as not to fuck up my assistantship.... I went to do it now, but of course it isn't open.

What the hell? Why do they need to turn off *Online* registration for a holiday, or the weekend? Wtf! That doesn't even make any sense.

On a happier note, here are some pictures:

Pie:


Jola:


Now to shower and get to work -_-

So today was *my* day - my day to not think about work, to relax, go to the beach, have some drinks, read, maybe do some writing, wander around, etc.

For the most part, it was as awesome as that sounds, considering my location.

I've been spoiled on Harbour Island though. There, the beach is a quiet retreat with almost no one around, and people wandering around with their dogs and so forth. Here, the beach is much more developed (and less gentle, also. I have sand in places sand should probably never get, and despite a twenty minute hair washing session, I still have sand there too :p Still a lovely beach though). But there are a lot more people, and also hawkers - people selling drinks, or jewelery, water, snacks, and so forth. All fine.

Some of these hawkers sell the coconut drinks. I like coconuts, and I like the *idea* of sitting on a beach in a tropical paradise drinking rum drinks out of a coconut, so I got one. The deal is you can get 2 refills (3 drinks) for $10, or pay $20 for unlimited. now I'm not a big drinker, so I went for the first deal, thinking that with swimming and reading and writing I might not even get through 2.

I should also note that I waited until after I'd read a few of the stories in my book (H. P. Lovecraft's Favourite Weird Tales, because I like the irony of reading/writing horror on a sunny beach) and almost finished the next shadows 11 section (hopefully it will go up later tonight). When I went back for a refill, I started talking to one of the guys there. Which of course led to him talking to me for the rest of the afternoon. I don't mind talking to new people. it's cool. you ask me where I'm from, what I'm doing here, whatever - I'll tell you. I might even be polite and ask you about yourself. That doesn't mean I wanna make out, or hook up, or for you to come visit me in Canada, okay? I'm not shy. I'm just reserved. The fact that i am not interested in your forward free love offer doesn't make me shy, it makes me *not* interested. There's a line, you now. I tell you I'm not interested, okay, we can still chat if that's what you want, but I'm not going to change my mind, really. I'm not going to give you my room number, or phone number, or whatever. Argh!

It wasn't just him, either. People (well men, random women never talk to me here :p) don't seem to understand, or believe, that I actually *like* being on my own. I really do. If I want people, I want people I know already, not random strangers who are trying to get in to my pants. It's only flattering it you believe me when I say I'm not interested, and let it go. Otherwise, I don't care to hear you tell me how beautiful I am fifty million times.

Now I'm hungry and I don't know what i want to do. I haven't been out to the fish fry yet this year, but now I don't wanna go on account of I am sure I'll just get harassed by more boys. Ugh. *This* is why I didn't want to come alone again. I like bahamian food (err, saving conch) but it is not worth it. i think I'm off to the Hard Rock Café for an over priced hamburger :p

Oh, yes, I got burned on my back because I didn't want to have to deal with boys offering to put lotion on me. Well they'd already offered. I shouldn''t let myself be intimidated by obnoxious men. I need to learn to be more insistent. I can't help it - the annoyance takes a while to build for me, and I'm often more bemused than anything at the time. The fact that I have horrible sunburn on my back is not helping my mood though.

I just wrote a three page update about various things and now I am posting this instead from the lobby computer set up *instead* of the shitty two-computer business center which is under renovation indefinitely. I just spent 5-10 mimn waiting to get to use this computer only to find out that there are no accessible usb ports, so I can't even vent what is properly bothering me at the moment, Grr.

I am going to the gym. Then I might try the dance that is supposed to be happening later. If that fails, I'll oprobably shell out the 10$ for wireless and hide in my room. Unless my roomate also decides to hide.

Bah. Bah!

I would like a do over of this morning.

First of all, I found out that my computer clock has been set an hour off for gods know how long, so I have been getting to bed an hour later than I thought! No wonder I've been getting tired so 'early' ;p

Secondly, this morning the bus drove right past me and another guy waiting at the stop without even slowing down once it passed us! The other guy called the dispatch people but there were no help. I hope she at least gets in trouble. Really it is not very hard to pick up people from a bus stop when you are driving a bus. That is kind of the definition of your job. Bah!

So I called Megan, who I was supposed to meet at the gym, and tried again. With not much better success, but even more wasted time. I got on the bus, but by the time I got to school there was a torrential downpour. Even if I *had* thought to bring my umbrella (and I note that it was hot and sunny the first time I left the house), I doubt I could have made it t the gym without being soaked!

Now I am at home, and after some distressingly close thunder peals, it is being audaciously sunny outside, and i am not impressed!

I know other people out there have had worse days than me so far, so I think we should all get together and petition for a do-over of Tuesday!!

Although since that isn't likely to happen, I need to find something else to fill my day. Definitely I will work on some more stories, but I am not sure if I should read some more pirate books or start poking at an article of my own... I also need to go through more drivers handbook stuff (went through half last night).

Social Security office: 2120 W BRIARGATE DR, BRYAN, TX 77802

Need: passport, sevis card, (all?) I-20's

In other news, why are people canvassing for police organizations the pushiest telemarketers I have ever encountered? "No, I don't want to give you money," does not mean "No I can't afford to give you as much money as you just listed but would be willing to give you less." I means "I don't want to give you any money." The end! :V

Apparently the university is closed for the rest of the week :p So much for all the things I was hoping to get done today. Bah! I guess I will just have to work more o my Woodes Rogers paper instead.

For some reason I thought today was the day it closed. Of course it would maybe have been clever to check this *before* waiting outside for the bus for an hour :p Maybe some one else will be going in this week.

...bah!

Also this is the fourth day in a row of thunderstorms. Seriously, Texas - ( wtf :o )