closets, windows, and stuff
The rod and shelf in the closet in our bedroom collapsed last week. Apparently there is a leak coming from upstairs that has ruined the wall. We’ve been closet-less for over a week now, with our clothes piled and hung in arbitrary nooks, crannies, and doorknobs around the house. They’re supposed to do some major work on Wednesday, which is perfectly timed with when I need to do some major work for school. Awesome.
Our bedroom is also the coldest room in the house. The windows are drafty enough that we feel a breeze on our faces when in bed, and the floors are like ice. Our landlord sent over a guy to seal up the windows a little yesterday, but it’s still pretty cold in there. I think the walls are drafty too or something. And the vent in there does not seem to blow as warm as any other room.
Yesterday, when getting a pot out of the cabinet, I looked over and saw the world’s largest bug sitting on the inside of the cabinet door. No joke, it, was an inch long, half and inch fat, and had long long legs. I thought it might be a gigantic cricket, but wasn’t sure. I was home alone, and didn’t know what to do, so I just slowly closed the door back up and hoped I would never need another pot or pan again. I told The Little Red-Haired Girl about it, and she laughed at me and said that crickets don’t freak her out. Until she saw this one. She was washing up after dinner, opened up the cabinet, was confronted with jiminy in the cabinet, screamed, and slammed the door shut. Poor little guy. Maybe Everything Guy or Mischief Man or someone will come remove him for us someday.
Speaking of dinner, I made a rack of lamb last night. We decided to splurge a little at the supermarket, and it was totally worth it. We haven’t had lamb since moving down here, and we sure have missed it. I cooked it to a nice medium rare, and poured a Cabernet sauce over it. Yummy and tender and delicious!
Anyway, that’s it for now. Lots of schoolwork lately, as the semester is about to end. On this day next week, I’ll be on vacation!
