Subtropical Heat & Broken Showerheads
It is hot in Taiwan right now ... although that is what you come to expect from a subtropical island. But I still don't have to like it, and I don't. And the humidity is so high that you feel like you're practically drowning if you go outside. I could handle it when I lived in Florida, because they have this wonderful thing called "central air-conditioning" in the United States. They have it here, but only in the nice, new office buildings. Most apartments only have the window unit kind, and they're expensive to use. I have one in the living room and one in my bedroom. Because my living room is so big, it doesn't get very cool, so I just tend to hide out in my bedroom with the air-conditioning turned on high during the summer months. And the start of summer also means that I'll be taking 2-3 showers per day now.
And speaking of showers, the showerhead in my bathroom broke (yes, "Made in Taiwan" still means crappy), so I had to brave that devil's den of a supermarket again to buy a new one, and managed to install it. Yes, this particular gay boy can do simple household maintenance ... and I even have my own tool box! *gasp*
In story news, I finally finished writing Chapter 16. It took me forever, but now it's out of my hands and into the much more capable hands of Kitty who will undoubtedly do her magic again and make it actually readable. I just sent Chapter 14 to Myr, so it will probably be up by Saturday morning or so. I've also started working on Chapter 17, and hopefully it won't take me as long to finish as Chapter 16.
And amidst all of this, I'm still progressing with the move. The deadline for registering for the Ph.D. entrance exam has passed, and since I didn't sign up, that means there's absolutely no turning back now. I sent two more boxes of books home last week, and pitched some more stuff. The next box will be mostly clothes and knick-knacks, so it should be a lot cheaper to send. On Monday, I need to take Simba back to the vet to get his vaccinnation booster shot, and then later on this month I'll take all three of them to get their official check-up, rabies shots, and microchips. That should be fun ... or not.
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