A Long Time for a Short Distance Traveled

Well, i'm 85% done moving.

One week later, and I finally have my internet up and running...Obviously, eh?

I am also without any money for two weeks. And my City of Heroes account expired minutes before my internet was installed. As per usual, my luck once again murky. If I didn't have bad luck, I wouldn't have any luck at all.

Took three attemps from cable just to get here! Twice they forgot to bring a modem. And they wont just let you go down to the office and get one. It has to be "professionally" installed. Lord knows I cant figure out how to screw in a coaxial.

Lets see...

First, I had a blowout on the freeway going 65 at 5:30 am. My drivers side front tire had a hole the size of a fist! I pull out my donut to install, only to find out that's flat too. I call a tow truck to give me a hand, and 1 hour later and $45 poorer, I'm on my way. So then I get to a tire place and he gives me a good deal on some tires. I say tires, cuz, the mechanic recommended I replace the passenger side tire too. It was showing the threading, so I thought this was a good idea.

I have to say, it was a bargain at $47 for two tires. yep, they were used, but the treads were still good.

So that was Friday. Sunday I race home from work to once again move more stuff from my old apartment to the new one, when...BOOM! Another blowout. This time on the passenger side where I had that optional tire replaced. No problem. I have a repaired and inflated donut to replace the tire. Jack placed? Check. Hubcap removed? Check. Tire on standby? Check. Lug wrench?

Lug wrench? Luuuug WRENCH????

...That bastard mechanic forgot to place back my lug wrench.

My cell phone battery is dead, so I walk 4 miles to a deli, only to find that the phone is broken. Well, not totally. I could hear the tow truck guy, he just couldn't hear me. And that was all the change I had on me. The guy behind the counter has mercy on me and lets me use his phone.

So 3 hours later, a 4 mile march back, and another $45, I'm on a donut again. And it's too late to move anything. My moving time is running out...

So, here I am. Penniless and moving freight from 7am to 1am when I'm not working. Someday I'll be done and I can actually relax. I hate moving. I like pizza though. Too bad I cant afford it. I'll try some bread and ragu with a processed cheese slice and see it that fools me.

later on this week, I'll post all the thoughts I've had and couldn't post earlier. I'll even try to post pics of my place. Hope you all had a better week than I have.

eww... that "pizza" didn't fool me...