Ah! Saturday morning

It's great to wake up and be able to do anything you want...or is it? What do I want to do? Well, I will wash my hair and do laundry and go to the Farmers' Market...and do all the things I usually do: play Spider, read emails, watch "TV"...

So, I eat my breakfast and take a shower and wash my hair. I sort the laundry and do some dishes. I am heading down to the laundry room with my detergent and my quarters (and a heavy basket of clothes). As I wait for the elevator, I am surprised. It seems that someone else is using it. In 3 weeks of living here, I have only seen 2 people briefly.

The doors open and a tall young woman is standing there. As I start to get in, she says, "I just put laundry in both washers...so, wait about 30 minutes..." I say thanks and carry my stuff back to my apartment. No big deal, no urgency. I do some more dishes and chat with Amelia for a bit.

As I am thinking about going down again, a horrible loud noise sounds. I check to make sure it's not anywhere in the apartment. I open the door and stick my head out...no obvious source of danger. I look out my window...nothing.

I head out with my laundry and take the elevator to the ground floor. As the doors open, the noise is much louder and there is smoke. I set down my soap and laundry and join the three other women standing outside, where it is really cold. Apparently something happened to the washing machine...no flames, but lots of nasty smoke. A man is rushing around, opening windows and doors, and Nicole (the tall woman whose laundry is currently getting smoked) calls the landlord. Hmm...I guess I am not doing my laundry right now, or probably today. I will have to go to the laundromat (not too fun on foot in the cold and potential snow), put the dirty sheets back on the bed, or buy new ones!

Time to play Spider...and wait for Molli to go to the Farmers' Market with me. Maybe she has extra sheets!