November 14, 2002 by

the horrific-ness which was my life yesterday

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yesterday i almost lit the house on fire. how did i do this you might ask? well possible it had to do with the propane flame torch i was using in an attempt to solder a faucet back together so the water would not be leaking out like a son of a bitch so that we could turn the water in the house back on and be able to do normal things like….brush our teeth, flush our toilets, shower, wash hands, DO ANYTHING. I SPENT TWO FUCKING HOURS TRYING TO FIX A FUCKING WATER LEAK LAST NIGHT. IT WAS COLD AND WET AND NOW I AM MISERABLY SICK. I HATE NOT HAVING WATER, I HATE IT SOOOOO MUCH.

but michele, you say, 2 hours spent soldering and you still have no water, how is this possible? it’s possible i tell you. it’s possible and it’s shitty and maybe it won’t even be fixed by the time i get home today. and why is this? it’s because the faucet copper tubing doesn’t actually fit in the hole. and it’s because the water was still leaking a little while i was trying to shove solder in there with the flame torch. and it’s because flux is the most useless fucking invention i’ve ever seen even if it does bubble when hot and burn green. or maybe that was the copper. or the side of the house. or the cat that almost got lit up like a fucking christmas tree.

honest to god if i hold my hand up right now and let it just rest in air there it won’t stop shaking. am i faint from hunger? am i on too many drugs? did i not get enough sleep since the shower shcedule this morning was rigidly scheduled around when my brother could come and turn the water on for us for a bare half hour before he had to go to work? whatever. the point is that the past however many hours except when i was comatose (and even that was not so good since moosers chose to play inside a bag right next to the head of my bed while i was trying to sleep) have been incredibly awful.

i apologize for my petty petty complaints and all this irritating whining. i should be slapped and told how at least i’m not sleeping outside like the person nestled up against the corner of my office building. and at least i had some food to eat this morning even if it was only a banana and a granola bar since lots of people have nothing to eat. and lots of people for that matter don’t even have homes either with water or without.

now if only my hands would stop shaking. and if only i hadn’t taken three different kinds of drugs in addition to using my inhaler this morning maybe i would be able to type properly or get some work done.

8 Responses to the horrific-ness which was my life yesterday

  1. didofoot

    oh, poor puppy. i’m sorry. i would offer my shower if it was anywhere near you.

    on the other hand, how impressed am i that you are an amateur plumber on top of your other talents? but only extremely.

  2. michele

    hmm i don’t know if being called a dog is really helping matters here, kristen. but thanks. =)

    you know what else i didn’t do since i was too busy being a plumber butt crack in tow, was go buy harry potter tickets. but my mom is getting them for us today so we are still in the green light good to go posture. however if i have no water by tomorrow i seriously vote against a sleepover at my house.

  3. michele

    at least he didn’t write “UR non-talented self.” then jacob would have had to verbally lambast-e him over a slow fire.

  4. A Random Person

    Not having water does suck. Right now there is no hot water in the house and the only water we got is in the bathroom, and I hate it so much I searched for “I hate not having water” and your page turned up.

    *Goes back to her random world*

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