Thanks for nothing!

9Line was NO help at all!  After spending 20 minutes listening to the phone ring during several attempts to get some legal advice, someone finally answered and essentially told me I'd have to talk to a lawyer to see what my options would be.  Hello, numbnuts...that's why I called YOU!!!

I'm about to pop a capsule of fuckitol and chalk it up to a less-than-desirable renting experience.  I have to get ready for a fun-filled night at work; don't be jealous!

Pork green chili

It was fairly easy to prepare, but I need to change a couple of things the next time I make it.  First, I'll brown the pork in smaller batches so it gets some color rather than adding it all at once and, essentially, boiling/steaming it.  Also, I'll add about half of the 1/4 c. of chicken  bouillion the recipe called for, because it's a bit too salty.  Other than those couple of tweaks, it's a keeper!!!

The Verdict

In response to my request to be released from my leasing agreement, I was offered $67 for the inconvenience of maintenance not returning my page.  I'm going to talk to a lawyer tomorrow via 9line and see what rights I have.  The staff is so nonchalant around here and I bet if the place burned down, we'd still have to pay rent because our stuff was in our apartment at the time.  I was SO mad yesterday that I couldn't see straight and am grateful I was home alone to vent.  I certainly didn't want to yell at anyone out of frustration.  I'm (mostly) over it and resigned to the fact that we'll be staying in the bowels of the Titanic until February.

In other news, I forgot to post a picture of my latest work of art.  I put it on Facebook, but forgot my blog.

The paint is still a bit wet in this shot, but I really like it.  I call it 'Round and Round.'  On another creative front, I'll be making green chili for the first time today.  I sampled some that John brought to work and asked for his recipe.  He admitted that he just followed the recipe on the back of the green chiles he bought in the frozen food section of the grocery store, so I'm going to do the same thing!  Green chili is so versatile and can be a pretty healthy meal by itself.

Water, water...EVERYWHERE!!!

There have been FOUR water incidences in my apartment since May; four months after I moved in:

~1.  A hot water heater from the third floor blew out and water damaged our ceiling as well as bloated three door frames to the point of not being able to close said doors.

~2.  Our hot water heater blew out and soaked most of the carpeting in the apartment.  We were displaced for three days while five industrial-sized fans and a ginormous dehumidifier humped and impregnated our electric bill.

~3.  Water from a sink on the third floor was leaking for who knows how many hours and started leaking from the air conditioning vent in my bathroom.  The second floor apartment is vacant and I can't imagine how much damage it may have caused.

~4.  I discovered that my toilet sprung a leak when I woke up this afternoon.  I turned off the valve and put a towel down because the line is still dripping.

I paged emergency maintenance at 6:17 PM and have yet to receive a callback at 11:33 PM.  I will be at the leasing office first thing in the morning!!!

I really have no idea what to do.  I'd like for my lease to be broken so I'm able to move as soon as possible.  I guess I'll find out tomorrow!

Calgon

...take me away!  To a land where I'm not required to do anything but paint and read and write and sing and dance and laugh and love.

And take pictures.