Barb’s Burblings

There are a lot of bad things that go with being single. (There are a lot of good things, too–don’t get me wrong.) I’m not talking about the underlying fear of dying alone and being eaten by my cats or hearing comments from grandmothers about hoping to see me married before they die. No no, I’m talking about issues that people with significant others take for granted.

Today I bought a new tv and a new tv stand, because the pretty, pretty television doesn’t fit in my old entertainment center. You know what makes me twitchy? Having to maneuver electronics that I just spent hundreds of dollars on up a staircase, by myself. Even harder? Getting the incredibly heavy tv stand box up the stairs. Those things are heavy, yo. But I did it! Yay! Of course, that meant I had to get rid of the old, huge entertainment center. Luckily, I ran into my neighbors in the hallway, and one of them helped me haul it out back. (As a bonus for him, he got to see how insanely out of shape I am, as evidenced by my face turning bright red and having to stop for breaks every few feet.) And then…I had to set everything up. Which was the last thing I felt like doing. I was tired, and I have a LOT of work I need to get done this weekend. It would’ve been so awesome to be all, “I need to proof these evidence tables; can you put that together?” But no such luck. I had to do it myself. It does look pretty good, though I put off putting on the doors. Unfortunately, I also have a bookcase to put together. (My DVDs have to go SOMEWHERE.)

I should’ve realized how the day would go when my first stop today involved stopping at a mechanic to get a slow leak in one of my tires taken care of. My plan was to drop the car off, then do some shopping and grab lunch. The shop was booked up, though–I wouldn’t be able to get my car until 5 or 6. Could I drop the car off Saturday, or Monday? Well, no. I’m busy all day tomorrow, and Monday I have work. And the place isn’t particularly close to me or a Metro or my office. And I don’t have someone who can pick me up and drop me off, etc. I’ve run into that in the past, and it doesn’t get less frustrating.

On the positive side, my new tv is AWESOME. I heart it.