For starters, my nose won’t stop running. It’s incredible. It also means we are rapidly running out of toilet paper because we don’t have any tissues because I am a firm believer that nose blowing is all together unnecessary and disgusting and so I try to do it as infrequently as possible.
I know. This easily explains why I currently have a sinus infection. Don’t tell me.
The other thing that won’t stop running is the toilet. It is driving me crazy. So, I called Chris because he is, after all, the man of the house, and he told me that I needed to make sure that something or other was sealed in the tank. And so I reached my hand in there and touched some slime and screamed a little and scared Jack and then fiddled with what I think was the something or other and it seemed pretty sealed to me. Yet, the damn thing is still running.
It is making me crazy. I can’t decide what is worse, the nose running or the toilet running. I think I’ve settled on my nose, mostly because it is raw at this point. You’re not supposed to blow it 458 times in six hours with toilet paper, much less generic toilet paper. It would, obviously, be a whole different ball game if we weren’t too cheap to buy Cottonelle.
And then the other thing that has happened is I ate quite a bit of this “ice cream” because it was cold:
And then I had some cereal after that because I was hungry:
I’m sorry that my pictures suck but I have a good excuse. My camera batteries are dead (that’s not the good part, give me a minute) and I lost my wallet yesterday, which means I lost my debit card, which apparently is the only way to access money in this day and age. Did you know that? It’s true. The bank won’t give me any money because I can’t prove that I am, in fact, me, because I also lost my ID. And my savings account ATM card and my credit card and all my cash. Okay, I had like two dollars, but that’s not the point. The point is I have to wait five to seven business days for them to send me all my new cards and in the meantime I have like eight quarters and two dimes and a couple of pennies, maybe, if I look under the couch.
So, please bare with the blurry blackberry photos in the meantime.
Bummer about the sinus infection. I am just getting over a cold and I just hate the overall blah feeling I have right now.
Anyway, regarding your toilet. I was SO annoyed with my fiance’s brand new toilet this weekend that I barely slept (until our engagement party saturday where I was too tipsy to notice). We fixed it simply by bending the thing that is attached to the floater thingy. detailed enough? in other words.. the thing that let’s the toilet know when to stop running wasn’t staying high enough over the water so we just bent it a little and now it it just fine. if you can understand at all what I mean than try it, hopefully it is what is making urs run too!
hope you feel better
Awwww! When it rains it pours I guess…Sorry no pun intended! Good luck getting your toilet to stop running….I used to have one that did it randomly…it was like a game of Roulette on whether it was gonna keep running after you flushed it…completely comsuming..we started to make bets…
I am also a firm believer that nose-blowing does nothing! I hate it! I never tried that kind of ice cream yet but I will now! I tried the Skinny Cow ice cream sandwiches when I read one of your posts and they are seriously GOOD. I trust your food judgement!
Your sinus infection totally justifies all the ice cream. If I was a doctor I would recommend ice cream all the time – it does make you feel better! I would also recommend binge drinking to kill any bacteria that are trying to live inside you.
Ahh, so sorry about your sinus infection, the forever-flowing toilet, and the bank issues!! Hang in there!!
Oy, one thing after the other. Well, I really hope you and your toilet feel better soon!!
i totally feel you on the toilet thing…i finallllly got my fixed after forever of it running…arg!
but i hope your nose feels better soon! sinus infections suck!
and so do banks…i’ve had the same problem…LAME.
I’m also a firm believer that nose blowing is gross and unnecessary. Snot grosses me out more than anything. Sorry to hear you aren’t feeling well, and the toilet is running (my god that is annoying), AND that you lost your wallet!! If I was in NYC I would bring you cupcakes, because they make everything better.
I’m amazed that in spite of all the crap you weren’t even complaining! You were just giving facts. If I were you I’d be crying. I hope things get better!
Well I hope you feel better! This cold seems to be going around … knowing my luck it’ll hit me as soon as I need to get back to work. I do that too, with the toilet paper. I get so frustrated with the dripping nose that I just wind up shoving toilet paper up there until it gets way too saturated. Yes, sexy, I know.
hey at least Jack is like the cutest thing ever
Sorry but for some reason thinking about how cute my pup is always makes me chuckle…
-PS- FEEL BETTER soon lovely!
Oh no! Too many things today! But I bet that means tomorrow has got to be better right?! Yes. It does. Not having an ID is such a pain! When I got my wallet stolen, I had to have my sister overnight me her fake ID — um, I mean, an old ID of mine that she had for reasons unknown to me and that I’m sure she was not using to consume alcohol. Also, I don’t mind nose blowing as long as it isn’t obnoxious. And maybe if it’s done in private. A girl at work does it RIGHT at her desk and like HONKS and alternates sides and makes the most horrendous noise. Ten times a day. I would rather walk over and SMACK the snot out of her than have her do it as much as she does! Whew, sorry. Apparently it bothers me more than I realized.
Awww, this is rough, and not fair at all. Having to deal with the plumbing with the nose issues is too much.
How did you like the soy ice cream?
Argh, I’ve lost my wallet like twice and I totally hate it. I feel like my identity has been erased from the financial world for that week.
Also, runny nose sucks too. I’m glad you have some ice cream to help you get through all of this!
I’m living off campus next semester and I’m terrified that our toilet will break when our male roommate is on some trip or something…I guess I should think of a back up plan now!
I think you should staple your next wallet to your forehead.
Rhodey –
I think that’s what Chris did! Actually, I have no idea, but it stopped running, so that must have been it. Thanks!
Allyson –
Making bets would have been a good idea. Luckily this was a one time deal. I hope.
Alexis –
NO!! This ice cream is BAD! Or at least the Chocolate Velvet flavor is. I don’t want to be responsible. I was only eating it because my nose was so stuffy that I couldn’t taste it. Don’t buy it.
Run –
I did the bacteria killing part over the weekend.
VG –
Thanks for the sympathy.
EB –
Thanks!! I also like how you said Oy. The situation called for an Oy, for sure.
Melissa -
I know. Banks are reallly dumb.
Chandra –
I so wish I had a cupcake.
Erin –
I kind of cried when I lost the wallet. But you don’t know me. I lose things, major things, quite often. This is the second time I’ve lost my wallet, and I’ve been through about five cell phones in the last two years. So, I’m used to it.
Essentially –
Ha, love the dripping toilet paper technique.
Julz –
It’s true, he is. I scared him yesterday with all the nose blowing.
Heather –
Honking is the worst.
Mango –
I didn’t like it very much. Too icy.
Olga –
I know, it sucks. You’ll be fine with the toilet, don’t worry.
Chris –
Yeah. Along with my cell phone. Too bad I have a small head.