Legging it
An intersection of leg-related items:
When my grandfather moved out of his apartment recently, I received his dining room table and chairs. When the movers came, though, they didn't unload the table legs, and neither he nor I noticed. I wondered if I might be screwed because I blindly signed the form saying everything had arrived, but I was pleased that the driver brought them back to me the next day after I called looking for them. So now the table has legs to stand on, and it's a fine piece of walnut craftsmanship, if I do say so myself.
My previous table and four chairs were bought for $105 in grad school, from another grad student. They lasted me 10 years (barely-- the table was getting gimpy), and has probably sustained several grad students before me.
My next leg metaphor is that I'm hoofing it to Korea today (well, OK, air hoofing). Just a short trip, not like the Big Asia deal a month ago. Probably little time for official sight seeing, but every sight one sees can be revealing, educational, and amusing in its own way.
And finally, wouldn't you know it, my bathroom faucet has a leak. Its contribution to legginess is that it will be running the entire time I'm gone. I hate knowing that I'm wasting water each moment. This is going to wear on my psyche like Chinese water torture the whole time I'm in Asia.
When my grandfather moved out of his apartment recently, I received his dining room table and chairs. When the movers came, though, they didn't unload the table legs, and neither he nor I noticed. I wondered if I might be screwed because I blindly signed the form saying everything had arrived, but I was pleased that the driver brought them back to me the next day after I called looking for them. So now the table has legs to stand on, and it's a fine piece of walnut craftsmanship, if I do say so myself.
My previous table and four chairs were bought for $105 in grad school, from another grad student. They lasted me 10 years (barely-- the table was getting gimpy), and has probably sustained several grad students before me.
My next leg metaphor is that I'm hoofing it to Korea today (well, OK, air hoofing). Just a short trip, not like the Big Asia deal a month ago. Probably little time for official sight seeing, but every sight one sees can be revealing, educational, and amusing in its own way.
And finally, wouldn't you know it, my bathroom faucet has a leak. Its contribution to legginess is that it will be running the entire time I'm gone. I hate knowing that I'm wasting water each moment. This is going to wear on my psyche like Chinese water torture the whole time I'm in Asia.
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