Worst night of sleep ever last night. I opted not to install my window unit air conditioner last night, given that it's only freakin April. And thus began my sleepless night.
Here's a setup to go along with last night's events:
When I moved in to my place in July '07, my bedroom already had an AC unit in the wall below the window. It still works. However, its signature move is shooting out tiny pieces of frozen water, otherwise known as ice, onto my hardwood floor. Annoying after about 30 seconds.
Last summer, I purchased a window unit, as the AC/ice machine was driving me bonkers. I kept the other unit in the wall for one reason: if I remove it, there's a large hole in the wall. When the warm weather ended last year, I removed the new window unit. The room looked a little odd with one AC on top of another.
Fast forward to yesterday. A heat wave in an old house is rough and I don't want to call the hotline that's reserved for senior citizens without air. I tried to get through it with the window open and fan blowing but eventually had to make a move. It was 1 am and I had no desire to install the window AC, which was sitting in a far away land in my basement. So I plugged in the old wall AC.
Four hours of ice on floor go by. I can't take it anymore. I open the window. Loudest bird in the history of ornithology decides to settle outside of my window. Monster-sized bird chirps are then followed by what had to be an army tank driving down my street. There's only one option left to get some sleep before the work week officially begins. I shut the window. I sweat it out for a few hours in silence.
I am falling asleep at my desk today. I despise heat, birds, air conditioners, ice, and traffic. Good night.
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