gripes

For the most part living here isn't as difficult as I thought (now that I can walk around) but there are two things that just drive me batty and I just have to get them off my chest:
1. honking. People honk non-stop when driving. It must be a part of the driving instructions or something because everyone does it! See, when people drive they look straight ahead and never look back. So, if you are passing you honk so the car in front of you knows you are coming. You honk if you are going around a corner. You honk if you are stuck in traffic - yesterday a guy was honking at a red light. Not sure what the point of that one was. All I know is that I am so sick of the honking. In the mornings pre-coffee I get really annoyed.
2. the power outages at 11 p.m. Power outages are fairly common and they usually don't last long, but every night this week the power has gone out at 11 p.m. which is when I go to bed. So, I have now become an expert at brushing my teeth and washing my face in candlelight; but trying to fall asleep with no AC and no fan is just impossible. If I do happen to fall asleep I am then woken up when the power goes back on because I have no doubt accidentally turned half of the lights on. My boss has a theory that the gov't is doing the power outages on purpose this week (because it really isn't that hot; relatively speaking) to convince people that the nuclear power treaty is a good idea.
Okay, I feel better now that I've gotten that out. I figure that only 2 gripes after 2 months is pretty good actually.
I came in this morning to see that the Sox are still playing. 14th inning, bad guys just got a 3-run homer. Oh dear.
I wonder if when I post this it will say that it was posted on Wednesday or Thursday? It is Thursday here but Wednesday still in the US of A. Well, only one way to find out...