03.17.07
Adventures!
Well, this day started off on a high note.
As I headed out the door to work, one of my cats (Touch, for those of you who’ve met the little retard) decided to try jumping on top of my monitor. That sort of behavior was merely annoying when I had a 19-inch CRT monitor, but now that I have a 20-inch flat-panel iMac, it’s nearly catastrophic. The whole computer took a dive, sliding off the edge of the desk and landing face-down on the floor. It’s a bit dinged up now, but the scratches on the screen itself buffed out to enough to be unnoticable when the monitor is on. I’m still not thrilled with the situation.
I cleaned things up a bit and made sure the computer still powered on (the tumble had pulled the cord out of the back), then rushed out the door, figuring I’d just barely make it to work on time. Got to my car, and noticed that someone had broken in during the night. The passenger-side rear vent window was broken, and stuff was tossed around inside, but the only thing missing was a $12 pair of sunglasses I was planning on replacing anyway because they were badly scratched. I called my insurance company, but on weekends they only take accident reports—the “glass only” department is only there on weekdays. Not that it matters, really, because the entire cost of the replacement came to about a third of my deductible. I called an auto glass place (Dynamic Auto Glass, on Fulton), and an hour and a half later the truck was in front of my building. It took less than ten minutes to fix the window and sweep the broken glass out of my car.
My prescription for days like this: take the day off work. Get a chili burger at Willie’s on Broadway. Watch a DVD of Kevin Kline in Hamlet. Figure out how I’m going to pass the four exams I’ve scheduled (and paid for!) six weeks from now.
On the bright side, I heard back from the County; I’m going in to sign some paperwork on Tuesday.
