During the last week, every appliance or electronic device with a cord seemed to be throwing a tantrum. We have the adaptors, converters and appliances that take the appropriate voltage. I think they’re just staging a strike.
Upon move-in last week, our shower pump didn’t work. That was fixed on Saturday. And our dryer didn’t work (don’t worry — we bought a drying rack, we can still do laundry) — it just didn’t dry. A new one will be delivered to us next week compliments of our wonderful landlord. Then, yesterday my BRAND NEW MacBook (purchased in July) began to spontaneously shut down and fail to restart. I spent a good part of this afternoon traveling to the Apple store here to get a diagnosis.
So, my week of playtime before classes has turned into a week of chores! If not waiting for the appliance engineer, the gasline inspector, or venturing out to buy boring things like clothes hangers and toothpaste, you can find me at the Apple store getting the computer fixed, or waiting for a courier who can only say they’ll be here between the hours of 8 & 5.
Life is life wherever you go — you always have to deal with the details and responsibilties of having “stuff”.
Tomorrow, I will wait for the courier (hopefully he’ll get here early in the day; they can only say between 8 & 5). And once he comes, I hope to venture out to the library to sign-up for a library card. And then to Hyde or St. James Park. We’ll see.
Taking bets. When do you think the courier will come? [Please say 9AM.]
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