deralte | Dec. 21st, 2005

I suppose since I didn't have the torture of putting up the christmas tree this year, my mum had to find other ways to torment me. Consequently, I spent several hours today giving our kitchen the most thourough cleaning it's ever had. Partially because I'm an anal bitch once I start cleaning, and partially because I'm an overachiever and partially because I didn't feel like dealing with my mum's bitching if it fell one iota below her standards (which shouldn't have been that high considering the state of the kitchen in the first place, but that's mother's for you). Not only did I clean everything, but I also fixed two of the burners on the stove which apparently have been broken for two years. It's a simple electric stove so all I had to do was make sure the connectors were connecting, and in the case of one, reach under the stove and find the socket which had broken off and plug it in. I'm still a bit incredulous that it was actually left for so long if it was so easy to fix.

And then later my mum came to me with another of her little problems to solve (widening the hole of a bead for a braclet she was making...) and she was shocked when I had it fixed and ready in less than a minute. I'm not sure if I'm more offended by how she underestimates me, or by the fact that she keeps coming to me with her stupid problems that are so easily fixed.

Current Mood: bitchy
Current Music: Hawksley Workman - Smoke Baby

Current Mood: bitchy
Current Music: Hawksley Workman - Smoke Baby

It wouldn't be my life if my bad traveling luck didn't rear it's head every once and awhile. Today, my tire went flat right as we arrived at Bujinkan. Seriously flat as in it was audibly leaking air and deflating. So I got out the jack and spare tire (an interesting proposition because apparently someone had spilled water/something on the spare tire, thus freezing it to the underside of the trunk...) and proceeded to give my little brother a lesson in changing tires. I have plenty of experience in this since within the first month of my getting my license, I had to change my car's tire(s) at least three times, and I've changed it a couple of times since. It took us about a half hour to change the tire, and by then we both were freezing and voted for going to Dunkin Donuts for hot drinks (vanilla chai and hot chocolate) instead of attending the last forty-five minutes of class. This is a pity since it was probably the last class of the year, but I agree we were in no shape for it especially since I still have sniffles from my cold that spending a half hour outside only aggravated (I would like to be healthy by christmas...).

I suppose I should be glad that at least my car wasn't destroyed this time (especially since it's my father's... Oh yeah, I forgot to mention that the insurance company is seriously dragging its heals on paying me back for my totalled car and had the gall to offer me $600 dollars for a car that's worth over a thousand and that they couldn't replace for under $2000 if they tried. Wankers.)

And I nearly forgot, but the results of the lyrics meme are here if you're curious about the songs. I had thought more of them were obvious than there were.