I walked out to go to the recycling place day before yesterday and one of my tires was pancake flat. After a phone call to my dad determined that I shouldn't drive on it at all not even to go just across the street to the tire place, I called AAA to send someone to try reinflating the tire so I could drive 300 feet safely. He was kind of skeevy, ( Read more... )

My check engine light came on yesterday. Fortunately I was literally across the street from a mechanic at the time. Dropped it off, got a Fiesta I like pretty well (only 500 miles! Still smells new!) as a rental, held my breath ( Read more... )

WDW Seven Dwarfs Coaster ride-through doesn't look like it's a Potter-killer by any stretch, but what a nicely done little ride. This next generation of AA dark ride1 is so awesome. I love them.

If (when) my hair goes as white as my dad's, I'm going to grow it out into a fierce as fuck Kenshin pony tail2I may dye it bright blue, because what ( Read more... )

I just got e-mail from my Dad. Which is fine and good. It was in response to me finding out I didn't get that job I interviewed for in December (via a lib-all e-mail welcoming the new person to that position, not even a form letter. Did I mention that ( Read more... )

My car's suspension makes noise. It's gone "clunk" when I go over bumps or around corners for years. This morning it was clunking so much at the slightest provocation I thought the right front wheel was going to come off. I'm seriously tempted to drop it off at the mechanic (it would be after hours) tonight and rent a car for the weekend. It ( Read more... )

O hai, internets ( Read more... )

Slightly better this week ( Read more... )

I did something today! You know what my Dad made for Thanksgiving? Reservations ( Read more... )

Good trip. The whole weekend, it was warm in the sun when the wind was still, but as soon as we were in the shade or there was a breeze, I was putting my overshirt back on. Really great weather. Sunny or foggy the whole time, but no clouds.

( thursday )