C is for Criticism

I got my assignment back.

My 2 page paper came back with a C grade and 4 pages of single spaced (brutal) criticism.

I see a few very late nights, a lot of chocolate, and probably an emotional meltdown in my near future.


In other news, The Cox Cable guys accidentally cut off the phone access cable to our house and hit a water line with the backhoe. The archaeological tunnel site that is my front yard is now 4 ft deep in water. Our water was shut off this morning, they "fixed" the problem, but now the bathroom sinks are low-flow, and one of our toilets will not work at all. They've called a plumber to come out Monday to fix it.

I got on the phone and complained to Cox, who apologized but let me know that the guys burying the cable have been subcontracted, and don't actually Cox employees. I pointed out that they are still paid by Cox, and looking out the window at my swamp of a yard really makes me want to switch to a different internet company.

After an hour on the phone, I managed to get a month of free internet service out of the deal. They plan to follow up on Monday about the plumber.

It looks like they're filling in the holes, now.
They said that they should be done with the construction in our yard today or tomorrow.