What I really didn't need in my life right now is car problems ( Read more... )

I haven't posted about the car situation in a while, but it's pretty much been a month-long fiasco. It turns out that they decided my car was totaled on November 19... but no one bothered to call and let me know. I finally called on December 1 and was told, "Oh, we referred that to our total loss department back on the 19th." It's been a ( Read more... )

... that the universe is out to get me ( Read more... )

And would recommend him to anyone ( Read more... )

My car broke again. I was driving to work, and all of a sudden it was loud again. As bad as it was before, or worse. I called Claude and he said I could bring it in on Tuesday (or Rikibeth can) and he'll look at it. He actually said I could bring it in tomorrow, but I need to be able to get to and from work, so that's not really an option ( Read more... )

I hate cars. I hate driving. I didn't learn to drive 'til I was 23, and I still hate doing it. But I hate cars because I know nothing about them, and I don't know when I'm being lied to when they need fixing.

My muffler was blown. That much I knew. So rikibeth said she'd take care of getting it to a mechanic and getting it taken care of. I figured, ( Read more... )

More of an update on the previous post, really. I went to the dealership and talked to the parts manager, who was very nice and made me a new key. She walked out to my car with me to try it out... and it didn't work in the doors. It worked in the ignition, but not the doors ( Read more... )

It's taken me almost a week to post about this, but I figured I would wait 'til (almost) everything was settled. So... I got a new (to me) car. My mom found it and bought it for me, and last Saturday I went and picked it up from New York, leaving my old car (I'll miss you, Hyacinthe :'() behind. I've got him all registered as of today, plates on ( Read more... )

I posted a picture of Adam-bear (Adam Alt from Street Drum Corp) that I made for head_shrinker over at thebearparade. Check him out; he's awesome ( Read more... )

When your day starts off with hot coffee spilling on your leg while you're driving a totally unfamiliar car, it pretty much has nowhere to go but up.

The day at work went much more smoothly than I expected. Spending six hours with upwards of 70 kids doesn't have to be completely painful, apparently. Only one day left (and an hour or so meeting ( Read more... )