My old college roommate A. came to visit last week. A. and I shared a 10 by 10 bedroom for 2 years, so I knew she wouldn't be fazed sharing my huge-by-comparison studio for 2 nights. She's a grad student these days and her program was having some kind of recruitment event here in the city. She was chosen to be a student representative, according to her, primarily because she convinced them that they wouldn't have to pay for a hotel for her. And I was so happy to have her!
She was only here for a few days but the best part of her visit was that she fixed my bathroom sink!!! See, a long time ago, I pushed the stopper down so I wouldn't drop my contact lenses down it, but then it was stuck and I couldn't get it back up and I feld dumb telling my landlord so I pried it up and propped it open just a little bit with a paper clip, and left it that way for 2 months. A. came to visit, noticed it right away, and fixed it in 3o seconds. Apparently, there is a little lever you can push up which I just never noticed (and thank GOD I didn't bother my landlord about it! They are super nice people and my rent is slightly under-market, and I want to keep it that way by being the best tenant ever and that includes not bothering them about things that directly result from the phenomenon best known as "I am a dumbass.") The worst part of her visit also involves the plumbing, namely, that I woke up on Thursday morning, stepped into the shower and discovered that there was no hot water again! This happened about a month ago and my awesome landlords got it fixed right way, but of course something else had to go wrong when I had someone visiting me on business, ie, there was no way that she could not take a shower (unlike me, who was like, "F this. It's not like my students don't stink (my students are crunchy hippies who appear to believe that showering is some bourgeouis phenomenon to be avoided at all costs. Frankly, I find my students' body odor to be something to be avoided at all costs. Especially since most of them have trust funds anyway and are just "rebellious.")) So basically, it was like a crash course in NYC living- "Welcome to my beautiful apartment. Enjoy your ice cold shower." But it was fixed by that afternoon because again, my landlords=wonderful people. The next morning A. and I had coffee and bagels at my bagel shop and then it was time for her to get a cab to the airport already! She was literally only here for 36 hours and we really only got to spend a little time together, but it great to have even just a short chance to catch up. I love when my friends come to stay!!!
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