From June 16, 2005

So, our A/C is out. You may not believe this, but it's HOT!!! It went out Tuesday night. We had air blowing, but not very hard. So, it wasn't too bad. The apartment sent the maintenance guys yesterday to fix the problem. Evidently, they just had to fix the compressor. It was better, but through the course of the evening, we noticed it had gotten warmer. So, the maintenance guys came out today, and the unit is shot! So, they will not be able to get it fixed until this weekend. They set up this cool personal A/C unit in our bedroom. It seems to be working. Luckily we'll be out of town. So, we won't have to deal with all of this over the weekend. I'm sitting here waiting for one of those moments of clarity as if I was in one of those sweaty rituals in a teepee. You know, Dylan and Brandon were in one on 90210 when they decided to ride motorcycles cross-country. They stopped to go to the restroom on the side of the road and got arrested for desecrating a sacred burial ground. What ground-breaking scripts we got to enjoy in the 90's. So, the sheriff of the reservation sentenced them to dig a pit so they could make the little smoke teepee. You probably only understand what the heck I'm talking about if you actually saw that episode. Well, to make a long story longer, Dylan and Brandon had these wonderful moments of clarity while in this ceremony. So, I'm waiting on one of those.Oh....I think I have one.....no wait.......I don't. I find it hard to have those profound thoughts while being in a miserable situation like that. All I can think is, "It's hot. Or if I was to fast, I would just think, "Dang! Some hot wings would be great right now!" Well, it could be worse. It's hard to imagine, but people live without A/C everyday. Sadly, it's usually the fragile elderly people on fixed incomes or malnutritioned homeless people. So, I have to think of those less fortunate than me to put it all in perspective. There it is! I did have my moment of clarity! Now I guess I should start fasting. Ha!

"...the sun doesn't go down. It's just an illusion caused by the world spinning 'round" Do You Realize by the Flaming Lips