Alright everyone! Introducing....MY AMERICAN POP MUSIC ASSIGNMENT!

To the tune of: There's a hole in the bucket.

I have no money, dear daddy, dear daddy/I have no money, dear daddy, no money!

Get a job, get a job, dear Rachel, dear Rachel/get a job, get a job, dear Rachel, a job!

But where shall I work, dear daddy, dear daddy/But where shall I work, dear daddy but where?

At an office, an office, dear Rachel dear Rachel/at an office, at an office, dear Rachel, and office.

I have class, have class, dear daddy, dear daddy/I've class, I've class, dear daddy, have class

Work after, work after, dear Rachel, dear Rachel/work after, work after dear Rachel, work after.

But I practice, I practice, dear Daddy, dear Daddy/ I practice I practice, dear Daddy, I practice!

Work evenings, work evenings dear Rachel dear Rachel/Work evenings, work evenings, dear Rachel, work then!

Rehearsals, rehearsals, dear daddy, dear daddy/ Rehearsals, rehearsals, dear daddy, rehearsals!

Then NIGHTS, then nights, dear Rachel, dear Rachel/then Nights then nights, dear Rachel, then nights!

Homework, homework, dear daddy dear daddy/Homework, homework, dear daddy, homework!

Then Weekends, then Weekends, dear Rachel dear Rachel/ then weekends, then weekends, dear Rachel weekends!

Tours! and concerts! and operas dear daddy/ Tours and concerts and operas -- now what?

Walk first street, walk first street, dear Rachel, dear Rachel/ Walk first street, walk first street, dear Rachel, try there!

But how shall I get there, dear daddy, dear daddy/but how shall I get there, dear daddy, but how?

In the car, the car, dear Rachel, dear Rachel/ In the car, the car, dear Rachel, the car

But my car has no gas, dear daddy, dear daddy/ but my car has no gas, dear daddy, no gas!

Then buy some, then buy some, dear Rachel, dear Rachel/ then buy some, then buy some, dear Rachel, buy some!

But I HAVE NO MONEY! dear daddy, dear daddy/ but I have no money,dear daddy no money!

They've turned the water off at my apartment complex. I woke this morning, amazed that I had enough time for a semi-leisurely breakfast. I made eggs, fresh bread with honey, and a banana sliced up. As I was sitting down to enjoy it, I heard the suspicious sound of a backhoe in reverse. Then I remembered the notice on the door saying "January 15th the water will be shut off to fix some pipes. We do not know what time the pipes will be turned off, nor when they will be turned on again. We apologise for the inconvenience."

So I threw my food in the microwave (nothing worse than rubbery eggs -- McDonalds would do well to learn this) and ran to the bathroom realizing that without water, not only couldn't I shower -- but I coudln't wash my face or brush my teeth either....unless by some miracle I had some water left in my teapot.

There was enough time for a shower, it turned out...but I had visions of getting halfway through and then.....a splutter and that's it. And I would be forced to go to my first class with hair saturated in dandruff shampoo...or worse, with one leg shaved, and the other resembling a wildabeast. Alls well that ends well. I did get my shower in. But I put the stopped in the tub to conserve as much water as I could just-in-case. And I can report that my hair decided to humor me today! Yay! For once! Anyway....I'm off to clean one more room of my apartment and do the rest of my homework.

By the way -- bravi to all who commented on the last blog! That's what comments are supposed to look like! Thanks all for making my day, or the first part of the week rather!