I arrived to my office this morning to discover that there was no power. The circuit breakers all appeared to be working. I briefly wondered if it is possible that our power had been cut off by the electric company, but that didn't seem possible because our payments are automatically withdrawn from the bank account. So I called the landlord.
Now the problem seems to be that our office is in a flat which is identified as 3-Der-B. That means 3rd floor (which is actually the 4th floor, in Euro-speak), Derecha (right side), and we are the "B". Except that there is nothing indicating that we are "B", or that the other apartment here is "A".
The current theory is that we have been paying our neighbor's electric bill these past few months, and their bill has been unpaid because they haven't received it. Or something like that. Anyhow, extension cords have been run through windows and along floors and we are functioning, but no lights or air conditioning. The result? Peeing in the bathroom is very, very dark... and my fingers are cold. So cold.
Brrr.
I'm still trying to decide what I think about this posting-every-day thing. I don't know. There is certainly a tendency to just jump in and put down whatever crap is rolling around in the noodle. Which, I suppose, is the point of the exercise. Hmmm. Time and distance will have to judge this one. Until then, I am powerless.
I'm liking having you post daily. I appreciate the glimpses into your life your writing gives me, and since your life is so different from mine on a day-to-day level (because of where you live), the daily entries gradually build a better picture.
Posted by: Country Mouse | 27 November 2007 at 09:58
The problem is that you are funny. You're witty. So, posting every day actually works out really well. It's quality reading. I post every day? Instant, word-induced narcolepsy. People casusally surfing the internet might potentially glimpse my words and drop face-first onto their keyboards. I post infrequently as a public safety measure. I post infrequently...because I care. You, on the other hand, need to keep at it. No breaks, no doubts. Just constant, Susany verbiage. Rowr. It's nice.
Posted by: m | 28 November 2007 at 05:18
As I recall, Mouse, you proclaimed yourself a "compulsive reader" around this time last year. So in your case I think we daily-posters are simply feeding your addiction.
If you don't remember, it was on one of your 50 things lists. I was really drawn into the rhythm of those; it could have been 5000 things and I would have kept on reading.
Posted by: Sue | 28 November 2007 at 06:45
M, your wish is my command. And my command is... wait, I just realized, that doesn't make sense: your wish is my command? Shouldn't it be your command? No, that's not right either. You made a command and gave it to me so therefore it is now mine? I think that's it. My (formerly your) command.
Okay then, daily posting. No matter what. Got it. You're ruthless, with all this command-giving and such.
Posted by: Sue | 28 November 2007 at 09:27