i wish i had . . . a laundry machine??

today i was chatting with one of my grad school friends. . . i was talking about my weekend plans and how sat nite is going to be devoted to doing 4 weeks of laundry . . . i'm very particular about which laundromat i got to. in my first year of grad school most of the laundry was done at my apartment complex which had 3 laundry machines and dryers. when i moved last year, the apartment only had 1 washer and dryer (which was quite subpar).

so the boy and i started trying out laundromats. we had a horrific experience with a random laundromat we stumbled across on colorado ave in pasadena. there was a middle-aged crazy woman running around talking about how she was in the middle of giving birth and had been impregnated by some doctor, and by the way, could be spare a dollar??

then we ended up being referred to a place in sierra madre. it was very clean and the owner was friendly. they had a t.v. and good magazines to read. . .unfortunately they shut down a few months ago. . later, we found out about another laundromat, "drop a load" (yes, that is in fact the name!). it has amazing triple and double loaders and industrial strength dryers that can handle our 3-4 week loads of laundry.

anyways, i digress. it becomes a pain doing laundry, lugging all your stuff to your car and then driving to some laundromat, going during off-peak hours (sat nights). so basically, my ideal first luxury purchase after i finish my degree and get paid a real salary, i plan to buy a washer and dryer (unless we move to new york in which case i'll send the dirty clothes to the cleaners).

my friend laughed at me.

i asked her what her first luxury purchase would be. she said a fancy recliner (can't recall the name). and wistfully added that it is too expensive and may have to wait. i laughed and suggested a lazyboy. this, is what lowly phD students think about. sad.