Things I Did Because it is Too Hot to Go Outside

No, I didn't . I went down to Circuit City today to buy another. FUCK

Wow.

How the flying fuck do you lose a big ass home phone?

I don't know wtf to say to you.

Just go to bed like nothing happened.

Em26 wrote: Wow.

How the flying fuck do you lose a big ass home phone?

I don't know wtf to say to you.

Just go to bed like nothing happened.

No fucking idea. I'm wondering if I ended up throwing it out some how. I was doing a bunch of cleaning and recycling.

I did go back to bed and just got up (ok, I went out hella late last night )

I got a portable air conditioner because of the window guard issue and also because I didn't have a good window for a permanent install. (One window per room except in the living room where one of the windows is a fire escape.) Under less ridiculously hot conditions, I usually get great air flow in here so I don't want to block any of that off.

So a portable would be a good choice, particularly since it is supposedly twice as powerful as my old unit.

However, I am sorry to report that it is a bit of a fail. (And yes, it's properly vented!) I think it has less to do with the unit itself and more to do with the fact that my apartment is too big and spacious! (I'd never thought I'd hear myself say that.) Right now, the unit is in the living room which is frickin' huge and wide open. It doesn't close off from the rest of the apartment at all. So basically, the only cool spot in the apartment is... my couch.

I now live almost entirely on the couch. I eat there. I sleep there. Sitting at the computer now where I'm a good six feet away from the unit, I'm starting to shvitz a little. My computer, on the other hand, seems happy, which is why I put it in the living room to begin with; that, and the fact that I have no room for the unit in the other rooms. Anyway, since the computer is on the cooler ground, the fan is not having to work overtime, which is a good thing.

My cat does not seem to be affected by the heat AT ALL. Not only is she her usual hyperactive self, but she prefers to sleep in the sweltering bathroom and bedroom. The only change in her behavior is that she prefers drinking out of the toilet bowl to her water dish. I swear she's brain damaged, but the brain damage preceded the heat wave!

dapearl9 wrote: I have the fire escape in my bedroom so I've been a little reluctant to put in an air conditioner for security reasons. If I use something to brace the window though do you think it would be OK? By brace, I mean like curtain tension rods or a 2x4 to keep the window from opening further.

2x4, yes (might be overkill though). Tension rods, no.

Just make sure you put in the screws that attach the top edge of the A/C to the window - otherwise the unit can just be pushed in and your 2x4's will serve no purpose.

Thanks for the advice. Of course, the other problem is them metal window frames make it hard with the brackets as my roommate discovered (of course he doesn't have the fire escape in his room). I'm sure I can figure something out though...

i have bars on my windows as well - time warner cable dude was super concerned when he came over to install service. i guess i should be too

i have no a/c so the desire to stay at home indoors on a hot day is basically ZERO.

this past weekend, biked to red hook for pupusas, shopped for a tuxedo t shirt, went to moma's home delivery party and then went to a house party that required evening wear (hence said tux t shirt for my date)

then sunday sat on the grass outside summerstage with a picnic. it was hot as HELL. but rather nice in the shade.