February 6, 2012

• Ass effectively kicked

  This morning started out just *super.* Denver got about a foot and a half of snow Thursday-Saturday. When I got to my car this morning, I found not only a foot of snow to clear off but also a solid shell of ice on top of the snow. I had to hack into it before I could even get the snow off, and then scrape off the ice that was under the snow from there. We’re talking about 25 minutes of work.

  Yeah yeah, quit whining, right? Well, first of all…no. And second of all…this was all made worse by the fact that there was literally what could have served as a swell ice skating rink under the snow in the parking lot. I slipped and fell on my knees, and landed in such a huge patch of it that there was no place to get my footing. Every time I tried to stand up, I would fall again (much like Bambi on that iced over pond – remember?). I actually had to resort to crawling on my hands and knees to a patch that was dry enough to regain my footing. Then I had to move my entire car (one little area of the rear windshield cleared, everything else snow-covered) to a different location so I could actually finishing cleaning off the damn thing. I got to work cranky, freezing, soggy from knee to toe, and with COLD DAMN COFFEE. Arg!!!!!!!!!

  Some good stuff: My mom came to visit yesterday. We went mattress shopping and I bought one from a hole in the wall place that I actually really love. The salesmen were nice and not pushy, unlike the ones at the big box stores who hover and slobber over you and are pushy assholes. I feel SO GOOD that I didn’t buy anything from those people. The place I bought from was small and dingy, but the people were nice, the mattress was well priced and so comfortable, it contains soy in the foam instead of chemicals, they charged me a lower delivery fee than they were supposed to, and the whole experience was just laid back and pleasant. I’m excited to get my new comfy mattress on Thursday!

  It was also just really nice hanging with my mom. I would say our relationship is much better than it once was, and I find I’m not really angry with her anymore like I used to be. We shopped, got Vietnamese take-out and went back to my place to finish the last season of True Blood. It was just nice, relaxing, and comfortable. I love days like that. Extra bonus? I didn’t hear any whooping and hollering (yes, I said hollering) from the Super Bowl watchers, which almost never happens. I’m planning on watching the commercials at some point, since I recorded it.

  Tonight I have my Art & Craft of Writing class (every Mon/Wed evening), which is in the tiniest, most cramped and uncomfortable classroom you’ve ever seen. I barely fit in the desks so the entire 65 minutes I’m miserable.

  I leave you with an amusing picture from yesterday: the ugliest rug I have ever seen. Note the $179 price tag.

  

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