imagine the most annoying thing that can happen to you. raise that up a notch. that's exactly what happened to me last tuesday. yes, water (filthy) came pouring in from our bathroom (tiny) ceiling; yes, a water pipe in the third floor burst; yes, no one had any idea how to close off the valve so, yes, the kind lady next door had to call the fire department, and yes, they sent about five or six firemen to close off our main water valve down in the basement. terribly embarrassing, and inconvenient, as we (sis, mom, i) had to enforce water rations. luckily, we had saved some water. not being one to forego my daily shower, i had to use an improvised dipper (a coffee mug). my, my. aren't we link-crazy today?

of course. isn't it lovely that i have just posted the longest entry i have EVER written and in the blink of an eye, it is ALL GONE. now isn't that just peachy? i have had a busy week and i am not up to this. aaarggh!!!

"Tall and tan and young and lovely, the girl from Ipanema...". as you may have guessed, yes, i've gone on another cd binge. on spin cycle this week: jobim; medeski, martin and wood; pulp fiction soundtrack; sting and the police; weezer. had dinner at this quaint thai restaurant in brooklyn. spent entire gorgeous saturday indoors eating pizza and sleeping. what a complete waste of time.

just got a new pc! my lovely monitor was recently featured on pcworld. i guess i'll be posting more blogs now instead of the occasional once-a-month single-line entries i manage to squeeze in between work and eating, the two activities i've been doing a lot lately. as i had to buy one of those $9.99 CDRs (50 pcs) at J&R, it was inevitable and understandable that i managed to buy 4 cds when i'm not supposed to be buying any. however, yesterday's death cab binge was completely uncalled for. on the other hand, i didn't get to watch spider-man, so i may forgive myself, depending on next week's weather conditions.