Today I woke up. I've been in my new apartment since Tuesday. We've been without hot water since Tuesday, too. Today we were supposed to get it finally but when I took a shower this morning (or rather, washed my hair under the faucet and splashed water on myself) it was still freezing cold.

Then the gas-guy shows up. Can't even find the water heater. When he finally finds it, says that he won't turn on the gas til the exhaust pipe is clean. Only a pipe-cleaning company can do that. So my landlord has to call a pipe cleaning company and get the pipe cleaned, and THEN he'll turn on the gas, but they'll have to set up another appointment.

So in part due to this, I'm late for work. I also have a lot of heavy stuff I have to bring, so I drive. But I since I never usually drive I forget to dash out and move it every two hours (which is how parking works around here) so I get a parking ticket.

I'm making a sketch on the computer of this large area later in the afternoon. You don't usually save it til the end because saving it makes it a bit difficult to change after the fact. Suddenly there is a wave of power that comes over the lab and two computers turn off suddenly. We turn around in our chairs, desperately saving our work. My cursor is an X instead of an arrow... the program is being slow and buggy... I can't save, I can't make it save......

...all of the electricity goes out. With it, my sketch.

So after work I go home and eat and then meet up with A to go to kareoke. Since it's Rhode Island and the streets change names 50 million times, we drive around for like a half an hour before we find it. It's closed for renovation for the summer- it reopens in four days.

We go eat some dessert instead and then A drops me off at my car. While I was gone (for about 2.5 hours), someone had backed into my car. So hard, in fact, that the hood is all bent in half and the indicator light keeps falling out. The engine isn't damaged and the lights still work, but the hood and the piece that the hood fits into have both been all bent up.

And! The best part is.....!!!

No note. Hit and run.

ugh. So I drove to the police station which was right around the corner...

... and it was closed. That's right... the POLICE STATION was CLOSED.

Good riddance, August 17th.

gosh, I wouldn't be able to live without hot water. that really sucks about your car. I hope you're able to get it fixed properly without paying too much.
thanx. I'm glad we're all okay too. just really sore now; and tired. I don't know what she was on, but she sure as hell can't drive properly
» LostSoul13 on 2007-08-18 01:02:47

:-(
Poor Laurita! I will hope for a massive comeuppance for the hit and run person. How dare they ruin the beautiful champagne Camry!!!! I love you!!!
» Rachie (76.25.22.226) on 2007-08-18 01:37:52

Awww... that sucks! I hope everything will be okay tomorrow. By the way, how weird it is for the police station to be closed..
» Nuttz on 2007-08-18 05:59:57

Sorry to hear about your bad day. But I believe that for every bad thing that happens, 10 happy things will turn up to make it up for you. Just keep your fingers cross.
» deecy on 2007-08-19 06:10:33

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