monday: labour day, no work. a good day overall; not indicative whatsoever of the crap to come the rest of the week. tuesday: got only an hour of sleep. had loads of moments showcasing my inability to be coordinated and graceful. spilled new bottle of lavender oil all over the WC floor three minutes after i should have left for work: clean-up was a bitch; i was late. was pulled over on my way home from work; apparently, my car's registration was suspended as i'd failed my second (of three) emission test. had cheque in-hand that i was planning on using to fix car; deputy not swayed enough to avoid giving me $160+ citation. wednesday: dropped car off to get fixed, a 20-minute drive west of my flat. had to drop mike off at home & take his car to work as a result. mum rang me at work to tell me about a terrible car accident that had happened right outside the building i work in, which i later found out took place about 30-45 minutes prior to my arrival. thought she was ringing to see that i was okay; turns out, she was ringing to tell me that my 90-year-old nan (/grandmother) was the one in the accident. no broken bones or anything, though she's been ill since then and has apparently lost some of her hearing due to the crash & airbag deployment. on my way home, about 25 minutes north of my flat, mike's car decided to stop working. on the interstate. had to ring the police, as my mobile was out of minutes; after an hour or so, finally was picked up by mike's aunt & uncle. was dropped off at home & mike, mike's dad, & i went to pick up my car, the 20-min-drive west. then went back home, dropped off my car, & went back to pick up mike's. didn't get home until 2300; slept that night about three hours at best. thursday: visited my nan, who i almost brought back to the hospital as she was really out of sorts. got rained on for the first time in about a month. took emission test for third & final time: passed; given false sense of security. friday: woke up to a huge puddle of water on the WC floor; mike said he'd find source & repair. came home from work to find the toilet broken; problem was worse than we'd thought. finally fixed late that night; fingers still crossed. saturday: got food poisoning or something; trying to find damn pepto bismol. damn stress. sunday, 7 sept 2008 - 0116 CDT: minor things so far... still ill; thinking i might have to sleep in WC, on/near toilet. 'bold' tags not working in entry. sD goes down while i'm trying to save edited version. this week sucks; wake me when it's over.