Monday, February 03, 2003

Feeling a little out of

Feeling a little out of the mainstream.... the things currently not working at my house include:

Electricity (shut off all day for installation of underground conduit connections and a new capacitator or something that will “take us from 60 to 100” though what those numbers refer to I’m not really sure)
Phone (land line died on Friday, or maybe Thursday, and no one will be out to fix it till Weds; they gave us an expected arrival time of “8 am to 6 pm”, which narrows things down for those expecting phone repairs in the pre-dawn or post-dusk hours)
Kitchen Plumbing (landlady left a post-it on my front door Friday to tell us not to use sink or dishwasher because of mysterious, untraced and unexplained drippage into basement, as to which all I’ve seen done for three days is the landlady walking around the basement with a paper towel in her hand and a hurt, frustrated expression in her eyes)

But let’s look at the bright side (using natural sunlight, of course).  Think of all the daytime TV I’m not tempted to watch, and all the nighttime TV that will fall into the same category if they don’t get things fixed soon.  What an opportunity for self-improvement, provided that I can read a book or see to write by the wavering light of my indiglo wristwatch.  Then there’s the way not being able to cook has stimulated my self-reliance and woodsman’s instincts (many parts of an endtable are edible...) And without the phone, I don’t have to worry about anyone interrupting my meditation or fresco-painting.  Of course, I’m sitting at my desk at work with a phone, computer, cell phone and flattering flourescent lighting, so I’m still technically a member of modern society.  But Kel’s getting pretty damn bored.  She’ll probably be fine once the sink, phone and stereo are working again.  Can I get two out of three?  Come on people, this is only funny when I’m not home experiencing it for myself…