blew through the sunday

did i get any work done today? i think so. a lot of copying and pasting, but it's nice to see results.

it was really kak getting out of bed and into the cold this morning, i was almost jealous of the dude sleeping under all the covers in the bus stop i waited next to.

on the way home our shuttle driver got into a fight with a taxi driver, which was unpleasant to see. it's great having "macho men" behind the wheel and in each other's faces.

this reminds me of a story i told my TL today which had him in hysterics: it's the story of my almost being accepted into the gay community - i walked into the office one night (while working helpdesk) and all the guys huddled around me to congratulate me on coming out of the closet - it took a while (like, a couple of weeks) to discover the source of that one.

someone in the office had overheard a phone conversation about someone else with the same name and had assumed it was me, and the original storyteller had been impossible to track down.

[i just retold that story to lake, and got laughed at for thinking that i'd have an easier time with guys. i *know* i would :P]

i went by the notary's, got my official documents and a congratulations: he was trying to impress upon me just how magnificent a purchase i've made. i know ^_^ (the assessor's excitement was a bit of a give-away)

i walked home, dipped out to buy shpachtel (plaster for the wall i knocked in), got a receipt from the agent's friend (they did a double-team on the sale), shopped and frantically (and unsuccessfully) searched for a gift card i received last september that could potentially afford me a 30% discount on the huge shopping i checked out on friday. i really, really hope it isn't lost.

at least i bought oranges and abused them for juice - i don't know how long it's been and i started wondering about scurvy. it says extended periods of time, and i wonder how that might be measured.

i went through the list of items i own with my flatmates, and it turns out that they don't want the couches - now i need to figure out transporting them and re-upholstering them. maybe i'll just buy a few rolls of funky-coloured cloth and a staple-gun?

lake just called me, her horse is being put down tomorrow so she's in need of cheering up. i just found out that my ride leaves an hour and a bit later than usual in the morning, so that kinda works out.