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Dec. 15th, 2017 11:14 pm1. Deja Vue.
At 12 Midnight on Wed, went to the bathroom. And I wondered, okay why is water dripping on me? Turned on the light, and guess what? Ceiling dripping again, in the same place. Found bucket, put it down, along with sponge. Dripping in two places.
Couldn't do a damn thing about it, because, hello, midnight.
Got up at 6. Took shower. Dressed. Dried Hair. Makeup. And took pics of dripping ceiling. Texted pics to super. Called Super. Left Message. Rushed to work. Tried not to worry about it.
Left work early, since company Holiday Party, which I skipped ($60, so not my thing). Super showed up (so happy came home early, because he popped up at 5PM. I showed him the ceiling. He had the same reaction I did. It's in the frigging same spot as the leak this summer. Damn it. He scraped the paint off, so it doesn't flake down on me in cascade of water. Then took off upstairs to see what was going on up there. Said couldn't fix it tonight. I informed him that I was leaving town on December 20, to see my parents in South Carolina. And would not be back until the 28th. But they have keys to my apartment -- and it's better if they work in it if I'm not here -- since I just get in the way.
On train ride to work, discovered Amtrack is doing Phase 2 of their track work, so once again, trains will be delayed on the way into Atlantic Terminal. Since to make up for less trains in Penn, they will be adding trains to Atlantic Terminal, with delays.
Ugh. The MTA is driving me nuts. The stupid Governor has decided to rehabilitate the entire system at the same time. So there are delays across the board. And they are doing weird things, like enhancements, art, etc -- as opposed to maintenance and making sure the trains run on time. So everything is delayed, it's crowded, and you never know when a train is out of service.
Next day? Didn't leak that night. Whew.
Went to work, and accomplished more than expected -- awarded huge multi-million dollar project. And, when I began the journey home -- it was snowing. Very pretty actually. Particularly against all the Christmas Lights. Christmas Lights actually look better in the snow. Ran into the Super's wife, who was out shoveling with the family -- and turns out that the plumber came today, fixed the leak (small one) and they don't need to open up my ceiling again. All they have to do is a quick paint job. So relieved! Feeling grateful.
2. Politics continues to be...well interesting is one word for it, I guess.
a. The Good news, Doug Jones Beat Roy Moore in Alabama Senate Race
Which is a big deal, since Alabama hasn't had a Democrat in the Senate since well Lyndon Johnson signed into law the Civil Right's Act/Voting Rights Act.
But, no thanks to the stupid white people. (Not surprising. See above.)
Black Voters are the Reason Mr. Jones Won.
You can go read those links for yourselves.
b. Not sure if this is good news or bad news or neither? Sort of on the fence to be honest, and not really caring all that much. Do however find it fascinating from various perspectives.
Disney purchased Fox for a cool $52.4 Billion
What does this mean?
On Whedonesque (the twitter account, the website is gone, but the twitter site still exists apparently) -- they said:
"Disney acquired Buffy the Vampire Slayer. So does this make Buffy a Disney Princess?
No, it makes the Disney Princesses slayers."
Cubicle mate was happy -- it meant a Fantastic Four movie and Marvel/Disney has now regained the movie rights to the X-men and Fantastic Four franchises. (Just in the nick of time, considering the Avenger's franchise is waning.)
According to the NY Times - Implications:
( the implications )
Disney Buying Fox Film TV Units for 52 billion in digital push
This article talks about Sky and who will own it. (Note - I don't think they know. Could be Disney, could be Fox, could be neither.)
c. The Bad News, well depending on one's point of view, really. I see it as bad news, the head of the FCC believes he's furthering the cause of Free Market Capitalism around the world.
* FCC Repeals Net Neutrality
* What's Next After the Repeal of Net Neutrality
( what it all means )
It is being fought by the way. Several states are suing the Federal Government to have it overturned. And Democrats are fighting it in the Senate. So, it will most likely go through the courts.
Lawsuits will most likely claim, perhaps among other things, that the F.C.C. acted hastily and capriciously by abandoning the rules just two years after they were created. For instance, Eric Schneiderman, the New York attorney general, has said the F.C.C. should have delayed its vote on the ground that the law enforcement office found many public comments on net neutrality were fraudulent.
What we are seeing happening right now in the US is a fight between scary free-market capitalists who believe there should be no government regulations on any big businesses or corporations (individuals yes, business no. Which is why you can have fascism under free-market capitalism. See China.) and everyone else. It's scary as hell. And sometimes, I wish I was living elsewhere. But oh well.
At 12 Midnight on Wed, went to the bathroom. And I wondered, okay why is water dripping on me? Turned on the light, and guess what? Ceiling dripping again, in the same place. Found bucket, put it down, along with sponge. Dripping in two places.
Couldn't do a damn thing about it, because, hello, midnight.
Got up at 6. Took shower. Dressed. Dried Hair. Makeup. And took pics of dripping ceiling. Texted pics to super. Called Super. Left Message. Rushed to work. Tried not to worry about it.
Left work early, since company Holiday Party, which I skipped ($60, so not my thing). Super showed up (so happy came home early, because he popped up at 5PM. I showed him the ceiling. He had the same reaction I did. It's in the frigging same spot as the leak this summer. Damn it. He scraped the paint off, so it doesn't flake down on me in cascade of water. Then took off upstairs to see what was going on up there. Said couldn't fix it tonight. I informed him that I was leaving town on December 20, to see my parents in South Carolina. And would not be back until the 28th. But they have keys to my apartment -- and it's better if they work in it if I'm not here -- since I just get in the way.
On train ride to work, discovered Amtrack is doing Phase 2 of their track work, so once again, trains will be delayed on the way into Atlantic Terminal. Since to make up for less trains in Penn, they will be adding trains to Atlantic Terminal, with delays.
Ugh. The MTA is driving me nuts. The stupid Governor has decided to rehabilitate the entire system at the same time. So there are delays across the board. And they are doing weird things, like enhancements, art, etc -- as opposed to maintenance and making sure the trains run on time. So everything is delayed, it's crowded, and you never know when a train is out of service.
Next day? Didn't leak that night. Whew.
Went to work, and accomplished more than expected -- awarded huge multi-million dollar project. And, when I began the journey home -- it was snowing. Very pretty actually. Particularly against all the Christmas Lights. Christmas Lights actually look better in the snow. Ran into the Super's wife, who was out shoveling with the family -- and turns out that the plumber came today, fixed the leak (small one) and they don't need to open up my ceiling again. All they have to do is a quick paint job. So relieved! Feeling grateful.
2. Politics continues to be...well interesting is one word for it, I guess.
a. The Good news, Doug Jones Beat Roy Moore in Alabama Senate Race
Which is a big deal, since Alabama hasn't had a Democrat in the Senate since well Lyndon Johnson signed into law the Civil Right's Act/Voting Rights Act.
But, no thanks to the stupid white people. (Not surprising. See above.)
Black Voters are the Reason Mr. Jones Won.
You can go read those links for yourselves.
b. Not sure if this is good news or bad news or neither? Sort of on the fence to be honest, and not really caring all that much. Do however find it fascinating from various perspectives.
Disney purchased Fox for a cool $52.4 Billion
What does this mean?
On Whedonesque (the twitter account, the website is gone, but the twitter site still exists apparently) -- they said:
"Disney acquired Buffy the Vampire Slayer. So does this make Buffy a Disney Princess?
No, it makes the Disney Princesses slayers."
Cubicle mate was happy -- it meant a Fantastic Four movie and Marvel/Disney has now regained the movie rights to the X-men and Fantastic Four franchises. (Just in the nick of time, considering the Avenger's franchise is waning.)
According to the NY Times - Implications:
( the implications )
Disney Buying Fox Film TV Units for 52 billion in digital push
This article talks about Sky and who will own it. (Note - I don't think they know. Could be Disney, could be Fox, could be neither.)
c. The Bad News, well depending on one's point of view, really. I see it as bad news, the head of the FCC believes he's furthering the cause of Free Market Capitalism around the world.
* FCC Repeals Net Neutrality
* What's Next After the Repeal of Net Neutrality
( what it all means )
It is being fought by the way. Several states are suing the Federal Government to have it overturned. And Democrats are fighting it in the Senate. So, it will most likely go through the courts.
Lawsuits will most likely claim, perhaps among other things, that the F.C.C. acted hastily and capriciously by abandoning the rules just two years after they were created. For instance, Eric Schneiderman, the New York attorney general, has said the F.C.C. should have delayed its vote on the ground that the law enforcement office found many public comments on net neutrality were fraudulent.
What we are seeing happening right now in the US is a fight between scary free-market capitalists who believe there should be no government regulations on any big businesses or corporations (individuals yes, business no. Which is why you can have fascism under free-market capitalism. See China.) and everyone else. It's scary as hell. And sometimes, I wish I was living elsewhere. But oh well.