Day 2- Wanderlust

despite the fact that dirty water is coming out of the faucet and I cant seem to get the shower to work, today is turning out to be a little better than yesterday. I've unchained myself from all the dismal thoughts i was having and have instead replaced those thoughts with possible solutions. Because my sleep last night was one I never want to experience again I paraded around the east village for hours checking out all the cool shops and praying for a store that can can sell me better sleeping arrangement. Of all stores I ended up in K-Mart and am currently awaiting the delivery of a brand new futon. Thank GOD! I am shuttling to Ikea tomorrow but could not possibly DREAM of sleeping on that chair pad again. (pun intended). 16 blocks deep i could not find a store that sold bedding. I could easily locate a casket (saw a bunch of funeral homes) or another banana (see Day 1.) but bedding is seemingly more difficult. I instead bought a nice throw to tide me over until my ikea excursion tomorrow. i'll sleep in my winter jacket if i have to.

Wandering the blocks today I got excited. I'm getting familiar with the streets and the venues... comfort sets in right after. I already saw this amazing eco-friendly furniture retailer I'm excited to go check out. Always been a sucker for anything constructed out of bamboo or metal...and eco friendly is an added bonus. Soon to be a necessity if we don't smarten up!

i just want to shower. I took a bath in beige water today and the whole experience felt futile. I can't skip showering...so right now I am just WAITING for my roomie to arrive and EXPLAIN this tribulation. I have not even met her yet and I am already prompt and ready to go postal on her. maybe my new years resolution should revolve around learning how to NOT lose my cool. Then I can't blow up when she walks in... after all... a resolution has to be good for the first week MINIMUM! a tacit rule...

The personality I have is one of determination. If something is going wrong and is able to be fixed I waste no time. This apartment is all wrong so far so I have taken the liberty of posting an ad on craigslist to find someone ELSE to bathe in brown water for $1000/month. I posted it last night but in the wrong category so I reposted it and sure enough within 20 minutes I have 3 e-mails in my inbox. If I should decide to stay i can at least take comfort in knowing i can find a replacement no problem. I know its probably not very nice of me but I think I should have been pre-informed that I may be subjected to bathing in the local water fountain for the next 6 months. Call me crazy but dirty bathing water is a factor that my have deterred me from taking this apartment. I'm not a bird, people don't put fresh bath water in their backyards for me.

up to 7 emails... wow ... people are really put out around here. 

Tonight I am going for drinks with a friend and hopefully my mind will stop for a few hours so i can focus on getting alcohol into my system. I complain too much! If my futon gets here on time i'll have something to be happy about...and booze... i am happy about the coming of alcohol!

Cheers!