God said 'Let there be Drama!' and lo and behold...

So let's talk a bit about closets, shall we? Say, specifically, hall closets?

I have one, and after not having one in our last house, I am grateful for the joy that is hall closets. I appreciate a place to put my dry towels and my blankets. And the hall closet that is our current joy shares space with the hot water heater, which means that my linens not only stay nice and neat and dry, but also warm and fresh smelling.

That is, until there was a leak.

We discovered the leak about a month ago now, when we went to put a warmer duvet on the bed. Our very nice down duvet, safely stashed in the hall closet, came out smelling of mildew and mold-stained. The whole house smelled as we pulled out 4 blankets that had been wet for god-only-knows-how-long and set them to dry. Lucky for us there is a cleaner close enough to our house that 1. we could walk our duvet to, and 2. was able to get all of the smell out and most of the stain. And all things considered, they didn't charge us all THAT much.

We informed the landlord of said leak, which wasn't really that bad, put a pan under the drip and waited.

A plumber came, perhaps a week or so later, to 'look'. "Oh, that's easy!" says he. "It's the water softener that needs replacing. It only needs new parts. I can't do it today, but I'll get back to you." He hasn't been back since.

Soon, after 1 instance of forgetting to empty the pan under the leak, there was water covering the carpet on the floor. The next time, it was not having forgotten to empty the pan that led to water on the floor. It was due to the leak getting worse. And since then, it has gotten progressively worse. A week ago, we put a mop bucket under the pan. (Due to some pipes, it can't actually drip directly into the bucket. It has to drip into the pan and then fall into the bucket.) The first night it was fine. When we went to empty it the next day, it was overflowing. The day after that, it was overflowing by the evening. Yesterday, it was overflowing after 8 hours. Last night, it didn't make it 6.

The closet door is propped open and the house smells like wet carpet. I can't get the hall closet dry, and touching it you can feel the water in a layer over the carpet. I've taken to putting towels down under the bucket, and they come out drenched. Obviously, not all the drip is getting into the bucket, but there is nothing else I can do. The two fine small pipes that run a few inches above the floor ensure that nothing can sit on top of them and they are directly under the leak.

I am worried about the flooring under the carpet, not to mention the carpet itself, being ruined, and being blamed and charged for the damage. Being on the third floor, I worry about the water getting into the ceiling of the lower floor and being charged for that damage too. I worry because Stephen's entire family is coming to our very tiny, wet carpet smelling house for his birthday (it was on Tuesday) dinner on Saturday. There will be 10 people in the house, including 3 children. I have to make a good impression. And I can't close the hall closet door. I worry that this all reflects poorly on me somehow. That my fancy-schmancy roast venison dinner with sweet potatoes and butternut squash won't mean anything at all next to our rinky-dink house that smells and leaks.

I really thought we were doing the right thing by leaving the last house, as it was so much bigger than we ever really needed unless there were people staying over. But now that there are people staying over, and we don't even have room to put the table out, or enough chairs to seat everyone...

I think that the facade of my being the perfect hostess in the perfect house with the perfect stuff and the perfect timing is going out the window this weekend. I kind of hope that no one notices, but I know for a fact that they all will.

Good Grief (Myspace Blog)

Old story told again. For the first one, read THIS POST.

Now, I certainly don't mind people talking to me and having interesting conversations with me. And I welcome new friends, which is why my page is public. But come on... at least take a moment to READ my page. Obviously happily involved with someone, obviously not only literate but also eloquent enough that people want to read what I have to say. What could possibly make someone think that the way to my heart (a direct route through Stephen, may I point out) is through something like this:

hey u huni. wud love to have a chat with u sexy. du u have msn babes.x

Come on. Get real. Like I am going to just swoon and immediately give you my MSN because you call me sexy. And yes, that is copied and directly pasted from the message.

Today must be my lucky day, because not only do I get that one, but this one too!

how are you?can we meet?pls anser me.are u really 33 ?:))
u look like a model?

If I was 12 and received this, I certainly hope that in today's world I would already know that the answer is H**L NO I am not going to meet you! I don't even know you! Even if I am thought of as pretty (which some days is a very debatable thing...) I am most definitely not stupid. Messages like this are, and sadly people fall for them all the time. I feel it is my duty to point them out and say that these people are not worth even replying to. Perhaps being blatantly shown how silly they sound will convince them that English is a language to be salvaged, and perhaps the next people to message me will actually take the time to read what I have on my page.

Shesh. Just... shesh.

In Which Amy Gets Propositioned.... (Myspace Blog)

As you all know, I do not usually post twice in one day... but this was so amusing to me that I have to share... This is an IM I got today, just a minute ago, here on myspace. I'm deleting personal information, since this is not about demeaning someone. Read it. Then go and read my profile. Then come back and read it again. There is a lesson here, kids... read a person's profile before you send a message. Make sure that you are asking for something that is humanly possible. (And make sure you spell words correctly... you have time before you hit send.) (Bold words are my accentuation - parts I thought were VERY funny...) Hello, How are u doing Today and How is work and everything and the weather.I hope ur doing great and having a great fun over there.Im Xxxxx by name ,But my friends call me XX,I love a woman that says her mind and a good listner and i thats really do shows a sign of true love.I love to play games checkers,.Pool and chess.I love to party yea sure..Love to dance and wine..you know..I'm a fun person and i love enjoy the good things in life.I love to travel on vacation and sightseeing.I want a future woman of Good Faith,honest God Fearing,Loyal,Friendly,Sensit ive,Reasonable,A lady that would be able to Understands when in Love.I would love a woman that would be able to love unconditionally and very conservative and caring and knows the right time for a man to be love..I would love to have a chat with you and know more abut you Okay..If you cant view my picture ,I promised to send it to your mail okay..Here is my contact adds ...xxxxxxx_006@yahoo.co.uk ..Alright..Waiting for your sonnest reply,,,I would love to caht coz am online now on the yahoo chat Im Okay..My Yahoo screen name is ''''XXXXXXX_006"""'... Have fun abd stay Bless. XX And he thinks I am going to meet his needs?!? Raise your hand if it is obvious to you that he has no clue about me...