Complaining

OK, I know I'm not supposed to do this because I am living the good life on a Caribbean island and all that, but I have to get a few things off my chest this week.

For starters, the septic field for our apartment building was dug up three weeks ago and we still have a giant hole in our backyard. Every week more trucks come and dump a load of rubble on the grass, and I'm guessing that this rubble is eventually meant to fill in the hole. When the event of actually putting the rubble in the hole might take place is anyone's guess. In the meantime, Stan is constantly rooting through the rubble for garbage (plastic, drywall, what-have-you) to eat and/or play with.

The hole is also filled with rain water and has become a breeding ground for mosquitoes. We are being tormented both outside and in our apartment by the little buggers. The laundry room is right next to the abyss, so the mosquitoes have taken up residence in our washing machines. Every morning the person who is unfortunate enough to have to use the machines first is pelted by a barrage of mosquitoes flying up into their face. Yesterday, my neighbour Faith, waged war in the laundry room and unloaded a full can of Lysol into the washing machines and in the various other crevices where the mosquitoes were hiding.

My own personal technique is to throw some clothes at the washing machine and run out of the room to allow the mosquitoes to dissipate and then return over and over until all the clothes are in the machine and all the mosquitoes are out of it. However, sometimes I open the washer after a cycle has run and some mosquitoes STILL fly out of it.

I would also like to complain about the water pressure. Sometimes the pressure is so low that I turn on the tap and no water at all comes out. I have to wait several minutes before a tiny trickle begins. I know it's a given to have low pressure in the dry season, but in defence of my impatience it has been raining quite a bit lately.

OK, I'll admit I don't have much else to bitch about. I was feeling a little down about the drudgery of housework yesterday. But today I am prepared to drop Paul off at daycare and come back and face my housewifely duties. Or maybe I'll just go to the beach...

Monday night

Well, another week has just begun. This is what I have been up to over the last week...

I watched season 1 of the Tudors, and have become seriously obsessed with Henry VIII and his court.

I have watched the first three episodes of Twin Peaks with Chris. We are currently trying to catch up so we can watch season two with our friends Jeff & Faith.

I have watched three episodes of The Extras, which is one of the funniest series' known to man, and I highly recommend.

Chris & I went to see Taken in the movie theatre, and it was awesome. I think everyone secretly either wants to be a government operative (men) or wants their dad to be a government operatvie (women) after seeing this kickass movie. Between us we ordered two popcorns, one large coke, one skittles and two hotdogs and I think it cost about $8USD. In your face stupid North American movie domes where the same order would cost like $50 bucks, never mind the actual cost to see the movie!

I am very excited that Twilight has finally made it to our little theatre and we are hoping to go view it sometime this week.

Needless to say we have been spending a lot of time in front of the tv or the big screen, and we don't even have cable. Who needs cable anymore anyway?! You can just download entire series' or movies in one go and be done with it.

Chris has also been downloading entire discographies of late. And I was not very impressed when we had to listen to an hour of Metallica the other night as I was trying to get to sleep cause Chris was so stoked at having their two hundred plus song repetoire. "Just listen to this kickass guitar solo!" are not the words I want to hear while trying to get some shuteye.

But all my days are not spent in front of the tv. I have also been tending to my domestic duties (please refer to my facebook status about making delicious rotis tonight). Baby Paul continues to eat all the wonderful foods that I make for him (poor boy has a fever tonight :( ). Faith & I find time to drink coffee on the porch while watching the laundry dry. And while I've been meaning to go to the gym on the days I put Paul in daycare, so far I've mostly been going to the beach or having lunch with friends, or both :) I must persevere in my goal to get fit and stop this lollygagging around. I'll start first thing on Wed. afternoon, after coffee and lunch and generally an all around lazy morning.

I'm off to bed to finish my book, play on facebook, and hang with hubby. Goodnight all :)