Got Hot Water?
Ever been without hot water? I mean… Yeah, hasn’t for a couple of hours or a day. How about a month? Yeah, unacceptable! For the first couple weeks I would go to friends’ houses just to shower, which is whack. Then I went to my sister’s (who lives in another state) for almost a week. Came back expecting to have hot water because I was sure my landlord wanted rent… No such luck. So here’s the routine… Wake up check to see if there is hot water… Of course, not. Next, clean the bucket thoroughly, while boiling hot water (sometimes I forget I’m boiling and almost burn the house down). Carry bucket downstairs and fill it with hot water, then carry it back up the stairs being careful not to spill it. Now, proceed to “shower” out of a bucket. Get the fuck outta here! Can you believe that bull?
Lately, I wake up, do the aforementioned and leave the house. I come back around 10PM to sit in my room and either write, play a game, listen to music (I can do all three at the same time), or watch a movie. I say my prayers, go to bed, wake up and do it again. I’ve been trying to find a job not only for money, but for human interaction, and to have something rewarding to do every day. I don’t know what I’m doing wrong, I desperately applied to three McDonald’s like two weeks ago and I didn’t even get one stinking call back! I keep submitting my applications (“‘cause ain’t no tuition for having no ambition and ain’t no loans for sitting your ass at home”) waiting to at least be acknowledged, but nothing…Ouch! So I pretty much do the same thing every day. Well, I’m sometimes spontaneous like I the other night I went to Ft. Totten and rode the redline down to Woodley Park, about half of the ride was above ground and it was really cool because it was dark and the lights from various objects came together to paint a picture of a lovely, non-existent during the day…and night. Nevertheless, my perspective from the train perceived beauty! The Woodley Park area was interesting as well, when I got off the metro I encountered a violinists, after that I came across a saxophonist (is that the correct term, sounds weird). It was cool because if you go during the day nothing is moving and no one is out, but when the street lights come on it gets poppin’. Yup, small things annoy and entertain me. I’m a pretty simple girl, just trying to find a JOB and my place in this crazy world.
I sit here, writing this while boiling water for my shower. What will I do today? I’ll let you know!
Music: Brittany Street — “Nothing Much”
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