11 January 2005
Why did he wrap the dead rat in newspaper and put it under the sink?
I have been having lots of issues posting to this thing for some reason; it keeps saying that it is published but never seems to appear on the site. Therefore, these posts are a week-two weeks old and should have been published but never appear. I'm probably going to try to move it to wherever Ed's blog is.
After Trey's return, I was able to ask him a question which has been troubling me these many months; Why DID he wrap the dead rat in newspaper and put it under the sink?
I discovered the dead rat a month or so after Trey had left- and was uniquely intrigued; I was not sure what it was when I found it, and pondered it for a few minutes: I could tell it had bones, but I was not sure if the vaguely fuzzy/furry stuff was mold? Was it a chicken carcass? a turkey carcass? and in the end I decided it was disgusting and threw it out- and realised much later that it was a rat.
Trey told me that he wanted a rat skull, which was a desire I had not previously recognised in him; I shan't say that I am sorry that I declined him the fulfillment of his ambition, and I rather hope that he shan't find a way to fulfill it in future- the truth, says Trey, was that he was going to feed me the rat a la Baby Jane.
We also had a pleasantly uneventful Eurythmas and Happy New Year with much needed rest and relaxation and Bouncy Bouncy on the Woggy Woggy, who actually HAS managed to stop drinking entirely, even in the presence of Dispense Me- (Sheridan) This has improved things considerably. Trey really HAS changed. It's a long, slow process, but it's worth it.
I can't think of anything interesting that happened at Eurythmas or New Year's- even I am over the let's get drunk and feel rotten for several days thing. It's not really that much fun anymore, and I don't have the envie to do it at all. We have been going to church, which is very nice- we went to midnight mass, and we have been the past two Sundays, and I find it very uplifting.
Also we finally finished the bath, had it tiled and so forth, and it looks like a million dollars. It is absolutely wonderful, done in red marble- a rustic sort of marble, set on point rather than on edge so that they look like diamonds rather than squares and it is unbelievable. Just gorgeous- although it took Mr. Covaci an entire WEEK to do it, and we were without the bath for a WEEK, which made me very grumpy and disoriented. Trey also broke the toilet while cleaning it- (it was on the porch, and he didn't want anyone to see this dirty toilet sitting on the porch, so he tipped it over to get the water out and it broke) so we spent an absurd amount of time one day trying to get another one. We had to go to four different stores. First we went to Lowe's- but they did not have a toilet that would fit. The old toilet was 10.5 inches from the center of the drain to the back wall. The new toilets were all 12 inches- at Lowe's. They said, go to Apex plumbing supply, somewhere near the Dekalb Farmer's Market. We drove around, and around, and around, looking for *&^%$ Apex- then we went to Southeastern, which the lady said was more expensive than Apex. They said- go to Apex, but a different one, in Gwinnett County off of Buford Highway. So we had to go all the way from East Ponce to Gwinnett, and then drove about looking for another Apex. We found Apex. There was a nice sign on the building which announced that Apex had relocated, but nothing indicating where to- so we kept driving (^^%&%(*))&*%!) and then encountered Hughes Plumbing Supply, where we were able to purchase the required toilet which cost $158.00. Arrgh.
The kitchen is sort of in, and I hope that thin people purchase the house because it is very very tight in there. We still have to get the countertops done. There are an awful lot of cabinets in an awfully small space, but I think I am going to get used to it. Next week at some point the windows should be there and the window people can put them in. I'm getting competitive bids for the countertops, in part because Covaci takes too damn long working by himself and also he has some other project (which I think I referred him to) and I do not want to wait until March to be able to walk through the living room because everything that should be in the kitchen is in the living room. We also finished the sun room and the screened porch and I cannot WAIT to have a bigger house.
I have been having lots of issues posting to this thing for some reason; it keeps saying that it is published but never seems to appear on the site. Therefore, these posts are a week-two weeks old and should have been published but never appear. I'm probably going to try to move it to wherever Ed's blog is.
After Trey's return, I was able to ask him a question which has been troubling me these many months; Why DID he wrap the dead rat in newspaper and put it under the sink?
I discovered the dead rat a month or so after Trey had left- and was uniquely intrigued; I was not sure what it was when I found it, and pondered it for a few minutes: I could tell it had bones, but I was not sure if the vaguely fuzzy/furry stuff was mold? Was it a chicken carcass? a turkey carcass? and in the end I decided it was disgusting and threw it out- and realised much later that it was a rat.
Trey told me that he wanted a rat skull, which was a desire I had not previously recognised in him; I shan't say that I am sorry that I declined him the fulfillment of his ambition, and I rather hope that he shan't find a way to fulfill it in future- the truth, says Trey, was that he was going to feed me the rat a la Baby Jane.
We also had a pleasantly uneventful Eurythmas and Happy New Year with much needed rest and relaxation and Bouncy Bouncy on the Woggy Woggy, who actually HAS managed to stop drinking entirely, even in the presence of Dispense Me- (Sheridan) This has improved things considerably. Trey really HAS changed. It's a long, slow process, but it's worth it.
I can't think of anything interesting that happened at Eurythmas or New Year's- even I am over the let's get drunk and feel rotten for several days thing. It's not really that much fun anymore, and I don't have the envie to do it at all. We have been going to church, which is very nice- we went to midnight mass, and we have been the past two Sundays, and I find it very uplifting.
Also we finally finished the bath, had it tiled and so forth, and it looks like a million dollars. It is absolutely wonderful, done in red marble- a rustic sort of marble, set on point rather than on edge so that they look like diamonds rather than squares and it is unbelievable. Just gorgeous- although it took Mr. Covaci an entire WEEK to do it, and we were without the bath for a WEEK, which made me very grumpy and disoriented. Trey also broke the toilet while cleaning it- (it was on the porch, and he didn't want anyone to see this dirty toilet sitting on the porch, so he tipped it over to get the water out and it broke) so we spent an absurd amount of time one day trying to get another one. We had to go to four different stores. First we went to Lowe's- but they did not have a toilet that would fit. The old toilet was 10.5 inches from the center of the drain to the back wall. The new toilets were all 12 inches- at Lowe's. They said, go to Apex plumbing supply, somewhere near the Dekalb Farmer's Market. We drove around, and around, and around, looking for *&^%$ Apex- then we went to Southeastern, which the lady said was more expensive than Apex. They said- go to Apex, but a different one, in Gwinnett County off of Buford Highway. So we had to go all the way from East Ponce to Gwinnett, and then drove about looking for another Apex. We found Apex. There was a nice sign on the building which announced that Apex had relocated, but nothing indicating where to- so we kept driving (^^%&%(*))&*%!) and then encountered Hughes Plumbing Supply, where we were able to purchase the required toilet which cost $158.00. Arrgh.
The kitchen is sort of in, and I hope that thin people purchase the house because it is very very tight in there. We still have to get the countertops done. There are an awful lot of cabinets in an awfully small space, but I think I am going to get used to it. Next week at some point the windows should be there and the window people can put them in. I'm getting competitive bids for the countertops, in part because Covaci takes too damn long working by himself and also he has some other project (which I think I referred him to) and I do not want to wait until March to be able to walk through the living room because everything that should be in the kitchen is in the living room. We also finished the sun room and the screened porch and I cannot WAIT to have a bigger house.
posted by SavageATL at 8:32 PM
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Wish you all the best for your new home.
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