Four day weekend!

Let's talk about last weekend, first!

Namely, the fact that my laundry room flooded! Why? Because the spin cycle knocked the tubing off the drain. YAY. That was fun to clean up. I learned that my washer made use of a convoluted draining system that basically left standing water that managed to grow mold despite having a resident do laundry regularly here prior to my arrival.

I gutted that as soon as I found it. Poured some vinegar in the reservoir and got as much out as I could, but there is still some. I cleaned the drain basins with a sponge that instantly went into the trash after, of course, as they were grey and brown with all sorts of ick. They're now sitting in the broom closet never to be used by me. The green tube that Sempai #4 and I bought but didn't use was then shoved into the drain hole, by-passing the reservoir, and connected to the washer. That also got knocked off via the spin cycle, which is what caused the flooding, so I needed another solution.

Sempai 0 (Sempai to even the sempais!) took me to the other side of town to see if we could get a part that I was missing, but after about a half hour of translating and asking and confirming, the clerk did not want to order a $4 part for me, insisting that the entire machine was broken and I needed a new one. Well, that pissed off Sempai 0 and we walked out, going to a hardware store and finding putty! For $5.30. For $5.70 I got double the putty so I got that package instead, plus a 4-tier shelf for the kitchen for $30. More on the shelf later.

After pulling the washer out yet again to get under it and see what needed to be done, I had to do the putty asap or else I couldn't use the toilet or shower. XP It didn't take a lot of time; I used half the putty in the box to make sure that the outlet tube was secured to the chassis of the washer, and the green tube was secured to the outlet tube. That thing ain't goin' nowhere, no how. I'll give it a test run on Tuesday when I'll be home.

Speaking of Tuesday! I'll have fiber optic internet hooked up Tuesday afternoon! :D SCORE.

Back to the shelf. Took some figuring out but it didn't require tools to assemble. It's made of steel, and the top shelf is basically eye-level for me. It fit perfectly in the little nook between the shoji doors and the fridge (I had measured prior to buying!), and it got my soda, chips, water, and other things off the floor, plus the food off the counter top! I was so excited to have it finally! THANK YOU, SEMPAI!

And today at the Mega Donkey I bought a small shelf for the water closet, which basically wedges in between the two walls?? Having a second person to hold it steady while I tightened it would have been nice but oh well, I got it done. It now holds basic water closet necessities so I don't have to go the broom closet or the sink in the other room.

Also I have pink toilet paper. Why? Because I did not want blue or green.

And finally, today, right as I was leaving for the Donkey, my second care package arrived from Mom! Yay, more clothes! @_@ And more mouth wash, and shampoo. The clothes were the big thing. I only had three pairs of pants, apparently!! Now I have plenty. :D Thanks, Mom!