Wednesday

[clevermanka]

So.

The lining of my sleep mask peeled off sometime last night, got folded up, and somehow made its way between my eyelids to scratch my left eye.  Here's hoping it clears up soon on its own. Lots of eye drops today!

About an hour later, I was sitting on the couch, working on tomorrow's dump, when I heard something beeping. Like a car or fire alarm those three high-pitched beeps with a pause, but much quieter. I looked around and the only thing burning was a candle. I walked around the apartment and, it was definitely the loudest in the living room. Tested the living room fire alarm and NOPE wow, that was loud. So ... what the fuck? I walked around the living room and realized it was coming from the couch? Right under where I was sitting?

I lifted the couch cushion and there was the fire alarm from the house on Indiana that McKitterick put under there because it was randomly going off. Guess he forgot about it (as did I) because wow it sure was going off OH MY GOD SO LOUD so loud when not covered by the couch cushion. I couldn't figure out how to turn it off. Just pressing the buttons doesn't seem to work, of course.

I put the couch cushion back, along with the additional muffling of my butt, and turned up the stereo but I can still hear it.

This really is peak My Life. 😂

eta: ahhh, thank dogs I just thought to flip it over and there's a deactivate switch on the back. BLESSED PEACE.

Comments

[moodsong]

That's special.

[clevermanka]

So special, Doc. So so special.

[solo]

Lots of eye drops today!

Get a gel tomorrow if it hasn't cleared up. I had a scary eye incident late last year and gel is much better and kinder than drops.

the fire alarm from the house on Indiana. ...put the couch cushion back, along with the additional muffling of my butt, and turned up the stereo but I can still hear it.

LOL srsly your life, I mean *coughs*, I am so terribly sorry.


I am glad you found peace.

[clevermanka]

Oooo, gel eyedrops sound really soothing. It's sunny and dry today even though the sleet from yesterday was supposed to continue. Maybe I'll risk a trip to the drugstore. I haven't been to one since, uh... March?

And oh no please laugh at my life! Like Carrie Fisher said, if my life wasn't funny it would just be true and that's not acceptable.

[naye]

MANKA

YOUR EYE

I just want to wrap you into the finest down duvet and put you very gently in a dark room? And also with your eye fine because: WHY DID YOUR SLEEP MASK ATTACK YOU?!

...wow, he put a beeping thing in the sofa because he couldn't find a deactivate switch on the back? YOU FOUND IT you are genius.

...beeping sofa... XD

[clevermanka]

I would LOVE to be coddled with a fancy duvet in a dark room. Is Fu Meng Bo available to assist?

[trobadora]

Oh nom, your eye! I hope it gets better quickly.

Also, ugh, fire alarms that beep for no reason. Glad you found the off switch, that must have been so annoying.

[clevermanka]

A friend is bringing me some gel drops so here's hoping that speeds the healing.

I AM SO GLAD I FOUND THE OFF SWITCH! WHY COULD THE OFF SWITCH NOT HAVE BEEN FOUND EARLIER? LIKE BEFORE IT GOT PUT UNDER A COUCH CUSHION?

[nnozomi]

Hope your eye is better soon ♡. I think you have missed a trick by not setting your previous small visitors loose on the fire alarm, thus possibly killing two mice with one device....

[clevermanka]

LOL I think they would've stayed away from the beeping. *pause* hmmmm...

[khellekson]

OMG the incessantly beeping fire alarm that you can't find! I still remember my experience of that. My husband was out of town; when he came home, I was bitter (not having slept all night), and all the fire alarms in the entire house were arrayed on the dining room table with their batteries popped out.

(I eventually found it, in a closet, in a drawer, in a Ziploc bag, wrapped in tissue paper. I don't even know.)

[clevermanka]

in a closet, in a drawer, in a Ziploc bag, wrapped in tissue paper
/o\ /o\ /o\

[tinny]

The lining of my sleep mask peeled off sometime last night, got folded up, and somehow made its way between my eyelids to scratch my left eye.

Wth? I did not think that was possible. O_O

If someone used that in a show or a fic, I'd blame the writer! :D

[clevermanka]

In this ridiculous Truman Show of my life, I frequently blame the writers.