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Greetings all.
We have window fans. They work *wonders*, I tell you, and all for less than the energy of one lightbulb. (Albeit, probably a 60-watt bulb, not one of those compact flourescents).
But they are great.
Paul is happy, because he isn't boiling and can sleep comfortably (and can see clients in the office and not have them expire on the treatment bed from heat exhaustion).
I am happy because we are not using hugely expensive to buy, and hugely expensive to opperate ($50/month! We did the kW/h math last night), energy-guzzling, chemical-smelling, ugly and cumbersom, can't-open-the-windows-for-fear-of-losing-the-cold air conditioner.
Yay! :-D
Everybody wins! :-D
Paul has also done some work on me to help me get rid of my fears of confrontation and attack. It took quite a while, but I think it worked. I now have to test it out.
On my tenant.
Apparently he's running an air conditioner.
Without permission.
He asked last summer (this from the guy who is in the coldest room in the house - as in 15C-20C degrees cooler than the top floor) and we said 'no'.
So this year he didn't ask.
He just took out our basement window, boarded up the hole, and started running a hugely expensive to run, energy-guzzling air conditioner without telling us.
This is a problem.
So we're going to raise his rent to cover the cost of running the blasted thing. That or he can replace the window screen and the window glass - properly and without any damages - and remove the offending machine.
I must say, I'm really not impressed about this.
Anyway.
Moving on.
My hair is still not dyed. But it will be. :-)
Also: I am getting a pedicure tomorrow (yay!) - something in a nice rich, bloody, wine colour, I hope. :-) I think, in the morning, I will drop by my friend's place and put in a bunch of dug-up forget-me-nots and maybe a few bachelors'-buttons and such-like. :-) Maybe some mind, too. :-)
In my garden: I have a bee-balm-like flower coming up (gner? I have no idea what it is, but it has that kind of a fuzzy-spray look to it... I think I need to bug the Gothic Gardners about this... I'll have to use Paul's camera to get a shot of it).
Or, y'know, conversely, I could just see if the same plant shows up in the bed where I planted bee balm at my friend's place. ;-) That could work too. :-)
My beans are coming up! (!!!) :-D And my squash is doing wonderfully! :-D And my morning glories are starting to twine! And my wild grape vine is eating my back deck! :-) (It will eventually have competition from the squash. This much I do know. ;-)
In short, everything is going just swimmingly. :-D
Whee! :-D
And I get to hang out with Ami_B this afternoon! :-D
What a wonderful day! :-D
We have window fans. They work *wonders*, I tell you, and all for less than the energy of one lightbulb. (Albeit, probably a 60-watt bulb, not one of those compact flourescents).
But they are great.
Paul is happy, because he isn't boiling and can sleep comfortably (and can see clients in the office and not have them expire on the treatment bed from heat exhaustion).
I am happy because we are not using hugely expensive to buy, and hugely expensive to opperate ($50/month! We did the kW/h math last night), energy-guzzling, chemical-smelling, ugly and cumbersom, can't-open-the-windows-for-fear-of-losing-the-cold air conditioner.
Yay! :-D
Everybody wins! :-D
Paul has also done some work on me to help me get rid of my fears of confrontation and attack. It took quite a while, but I think it worked. I now have to test it out.
On my tenant.
Apparently he's running an air conditioner.
Without permission.
He asked last summer (this from the guy who is in the coldest room in the house - as in 15C-20C degrees cooler than the top floor) and we said 'no'.
So this year he didn't ask.
He just took out our basement window, boarded up the hole, and started running a hugely expensive to run, energy-guzzling air conditioner without telling us.
This is a problem.
So we're going to raise his rent to cover the cost of running the blasted thing. That or he can replace the window screen and the window glass - properly and without any damages - and remove the offending machine.
I must say, I'm really not impressed about this.
Anyway.
Moving on.
My hair is still not dyed. But it will be. :-)
Also: I am getting a pedicure tomorrow (yay!) - something in a nice rich, bloody, wine colour, I hope. :-) I think, in the morning, I will drop by my friend's place and put in a bunch of dug-up forget-me-nots and maybe a few bachelors'-buttons and such-like. :-) Maybe some mind, too. :-)
In my garden: I have a bee-balm-like flower coming up (gner? I have no idea what it is, but it has that kind of a fuzzy-spray look to it... I think I need to bug the Gothic Gardners about this... I'll have to use Paul's camera to get a shot of it).
Or, y'know, conversely, I could just see if the same plant shows up in the bed where I planted bee balm at my friend's place. ;-) That could work too. :-)
My beans are coming up! (!!!) :-D And my squash is doing wonderfully! :-D And my morning glories are starting to twine! And my wild grape vine is eating my back deck! :-) (It will eventually have competition from the squash. This much I do know. ;-)
In short, everything is going just swimmingly. :-D
Whee! :-D
And I get to hang out with Ami_B this afternoon! :-D
What a wonderful day! :-D
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