She doesn't care how she gets there, long as she gets somewhere...

what a day...

I miss my class, and my meeting with my prof...the patio in the backyard is now in though, and work was sort of ho-hum. Now I'd like to go see my cousin's new apartment, but her brother, my other cousin, has jumped ship and unreachable. Now instead of getting a ride, I must get back on the bus from whence I came not 2 hours ago, and retrace my steps downtown and try to find her place alone. Tomorrow I am supposed to be going to Montebello for my grandparents 50th, but I can't find anyone who can house sit from 9am-5pm so the chimney inspector can come in. The property manager conveniently scheduled this activity for the same day as my grandparents' shindig, and I've been so ridiculously all over the place that I haven't had time to call anyone until today. Now everyone either has plans for the weekend or can't commit to sitting here for 8 hours while waiting for the inspector to show up.
Not a promising start to the weekend.

I hate to disappoint my grandparents, but I suppose that's what happens when everyone makes plans and no one asks if the plans are good for everyone involved. I was never asked by the property manager if this was a good day for me...and neither by my grandmother. So now I'm caught in the middle and if I don't have someone here for the inspector, I have to pay out of my own pocket to get someone back to check everything. So, naturally, I'm going to do what costs me less, right? I don't know...I hate to bail on my family. And I dislike the property manager with an intensity that borders on insanity. I loose all good judgement as soon as he sticks his nose into our affairs and just want to scream in his crotchety old man face. So giving him a key, like he suggests, is not really an option for me. Unless by 'give him a key' he means some sort of assasination attempt, which seems unlikely even to me.

As for right now...another dilemma. Do I wait for my cousin who must be showing up at some point, even if just to collect his belongings...or do I take a bus down to my other cousin's and not bother waiting any longer? OR...now that my friend J--- has called, do I hang out with him and wait for my cousin? Do I invite him to my cousin's apartment soiree? What the hell do I do in this social position? How do I get myself into these situations? And how in the world am I to get myself out again? Ok...maybe I should call A---- at her apartment and see what she thinks...if she'll miss me if I don't go.

So...my cousin called to say he was having a shower and then he'd be on his way...45 minutes later...and I'm all dressed up, with somewhere to go...still waiting.

I might as well check the smoke alarms if I've got nothing else to occupy me.