Your landlord used a starter check? That's horrible. I don't understand landlords. Against all odds, we got our deposit back yesterday. So I guess it was good that I scrubbed the bathtub with my toothbrush while the landlord lectured me about mildew.
Highlights from my first day of teaching my two freshman English 101 classes: One student announced that he has already dropped the course six times and "hates this stupid course" and is planning on dropping it next week (that would be the seventh time). All the younger students looked at him with much respect. Then they had to introduce themselves and say something interesting. It turned out that three students who did not know each other, and who all sat near each other, all worked at different Gap stores in the area. This Gap-ness created an instant bonding situation, and they all had a little "what was your Gap like" conversation. Then I had them write info on index cards, including "learning disabilities." So one guy wrote that he gets hangovers. Ah, freshman.
We got cable. We feel dirty about this, but the reception was hideous, except for the local public TV station, and I like public TV, but I can only watch the show about iguanas so many times. My media-guilt has me wanting to subscribe to all the newspapers.
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