2005/1/25 - Room 303, 301 and a little cat ~

Today, I finally got my Internet access and cable TV. I was so excited that I decided to stay up late till 12 am. (not a big deal for most of you, right?!) But can you imagine how difficult it is to live alone in a small, southern city with fewer than 2 friends (fairly new friends) and with no cooker or digital entertainment? Well, you might say "how about reading a book?" After more than 10-hour of work, I get lazy and only want to be a couch-potato sitting in front of TV surfing the Internet or chatting with friends over IM. (I plan to change my lifestyle but probably not in the winter.)

I met my neighbors last Sunday. It was freezing that morning. I needed to do my laundry and had asked for landlady's help to unlock the laundry room. Unfortunately, after I put the soap in, I realized that the washer requires another card to turn it on. Not knowing what to do. I decided to knock my neighbor's door. I remembered I've seen her once before I moved in. She opened the door with a big warm smile. I tried to borrow the card from her but she said she had the washer and dryer so I can just use hers. So three of us (another girl is her roommate) had a nice, Sunday morning conversation. Thanks for the laundry incident!

Both of them like outdoor activities, especially the girl from Alaska. Yes, she is from Alaska originally living in the igloo and having a polar bear as her childhood pet. Just kidding! She said Alaska is similar to Charlotte but with fewer tall buildings. We talked about dessert, snowboarding, rock-climbing and earthquake. Alaska gets large earthquakes times to times. (almost 9.0 !!) She is a bridge engineer. Her roommate is a web designer. I told them that they should work together to design a stylish, modern bridge for Charlotte.

They had a cat, too. I happened to mention to them I saw a cat hiding on our 2nd floor on Friday night. I brought it a towel but I cannot find any food for cats. They were shocked and said that was the night they lost their cat and found it stayed near a towel. No wonder I felt familiar when I saw their cat this morning. It was a nice coincidence and I am so glad that the little cat is safe and warm now.

I have been pretty busy these three weeks. I got my friend's e-mail today with the story of her trip to Thailand. Probably I should start planning my trip to refresh myself. Any suggestion?