Aug. 16th, 2007

hector_rashbaum: nicole anderson, b&w, big hair (happy sav)
Yay, the hotel has free internet.

Our initial flight got delayed yesterday, sad face. We only had a 35 minute connection time, and the plane was gonna be 30 minutes late getting in, so...ruh roh. But they backed us up on a flight to Asheville in the morning (our actual flight was into Charlotte) and gave us a list of hotels in Newark and highlighted the ones with the best rates, so...whatev.

We ended up getting into Charlotte on time, though, and our gate was right across from the gate we landed at, so...yay. And it was right next to a Borders! Which...airport shopping, expensive, but again, whatev. Mom bought me a book about Pirates, ooooo.

Second flight kinda sucked. Got stuck on the runway for an hour, stewardess was rude, and I was too tired to read but too awake to sleep (apparently). Enh. Plus, Continental Express was NOT made for two people the size of me and Mom to be sitting together. Or anywhere, really - TINY fucking seats. I think it's funny now, but at the time, the fact that if I wanted my tray to rest flat I had to suck in and maneuver it between two rolls was NOT amusing.

Anyway. We got to Charlotte on time, went to Waffle House, came back, slept. I'm about to go get breakfast, and we're leaving as soon as Mom's done getting ready.

And then Asheville. Yay.
hector_rashbaum: nicole anderson, b&w, big hair (fuck yes)
I'm here :)

Today was loooooooooong. Got up at 8:30, left around quarter of 10, got to Asheville a little before noon. Unpacked the end of my shit, went shopping...

Uuuuuuugh.

Dad didn't bother to look at a map or get directions or ANYTHING before we left so we spent a good hour just driving around looking for shit.

Finally found a Big Lots and got a few things, then the mall and a few more, then I think it was KMart for more. But all this took like five hours, and it was hot and humid and uuuuugh. Plus we stopped at Red Lobster for lunch and I ate too much. And the Blazer was PACKED. And guess who was in the backseat with all the crap :/

Took us forever to find a mattress place. And then forever to actually buy a mattress.

And then we got lost YAY.

Fiiiiiiiiiiinally got back to the apartment, unloaded the car (hot sticky ick ugh blech), furniture assembly time YAY.

My poor Dad had to put my bed together in my hot sticky air conditioner-less room. I put together a dining chair omg yay me. And put together part of the table. I accidentally put one part on upside down but it was only an aesthetic problem so I just put one other one on upside down and made a pattern. Yaaay. Dad finished bed and put desk together in air-conditioned living room. Then he finished the table.

Then he got sick of assembling :( I wanted my bureau done tonight because that's where most of my unpacking is gonna happen, but eh. I don't blame him for being tired.

Speaking of tired, I think I'm gonna make my bed, crawl into it, and die for about 12 hours. LOL.