Thoughts from the Post-Scriptum

i FINALLY called my landlord about the dryer not working and my bathroom light (it's been wonky for awhile now). i always feel really weird calling to ask him to fix things and i usually just leave him a message. i need to be better about just asking for what i need and not sitting on things for months at a time. (insert the obvious mention about my passive-aggressive tendencies here).

the internet in my apartment has been wonky for months: i call rogers and they have me restart the modem and network several times, it doesn't work and then they send a technician (this has happened three times). the last time i had someone come to look at the connection he informed me that squirrels had damaged the outside cable and that a special crew would be by to fix it within a day or to.

fast forward to this morning, i call rogers because yet again the internet isn't working properly only to find out that the special crew came but didn't have the part so they left without doing anything. today's customer service person told me that he would send someone within twenty four hours... rogers you can expect a strongly worded letter for your on-going incompetence. telecomm services in this country are pathetic, these large monopolies mean that the customer is left paying way to much for terrible services. grrrrr.

now my primary form of interaction with the world is online, i do all my banking, emailing and all my teaching prep through the internet. not having a connection is not really an option for me so i'm sitting in a cafe with free wifi and feel like some sort of vagabond or tourist having to rely on an open wireless connection. needless to say there will be no banking until my secure connection is back up and running.

it's been a busy day, read for class this morning, had class and then ran a bunch of errands i even bought a proper gym bag today. i can now feel better than all the unaccessoried bitches at the JCC. in workout related news i feel as though my arms are going to fall off from doing weights the other day, i forgot how painful the first few weight sessions can be the day after. i bought some A5-35 today at the drug store. i'm trying to be better about taking care of myself and just recognizing that i really don't want to have obesity related illnesses by the time i'm 35, time to start taking care of this crap now.