brought to you by a desire to organize my thoughts, again.
my new year's resolutions were:
have more faith
have more confidence
begin building my savings account
look towards job advancement
buy a different car
the car thing is what kind of made the decision for me that school can't happen right now. (that, and an honest assessment of my ability to hold up under a 40-hour work schedule with the added stress of school. i know some people can do it; i would be a miserable bitch, like, all the time.)
because my car, my wonderful, awesome, stoic, tenacious car, is on its last legs.
and no matter what i get, i'm going to need a loan.
so there are two opposing plans that i'm considering.
my dad is of the opinion that i should get something else dirt-cheap. the plusses here are spending less money at the outset, and the fact that i have a slight tendency to ...i'm not a bad driver, but i get distracted sometimes, and hit stuff. the minuses are probably needing to spend a lot of money on upkeep and repairs..and that i'd like to do something eco-friendly, and though i was really thinking about a greasecar, i need to talk to someone who has one - from what i understand i think the actuality of it is a little beyond me.
pat thinks i should spend a little more and get something with less miles and less problems to begin with ; something i'll have for a long time and take good care of it. the minuses: the aforementioned tendency to cause body damage; and spending more. a plus - i could look for a used hybrid.
(there's a little voice in the back of my head saying, you're not ready for a grown-up car yet. get another shitbox and have done with it. i'm not sure if that's reason or fear.)
the fact is i know nothing about how to begin this process, either way. i feel like i know a lot of people with strong opinions on cars, and they all pull in different directions. i feel like pat and his dad can help me some, but only if i have some idea of what i'm doing before i start.
i started doing a little bit of research just now...i found a used prius i'd like to take a look at. in woburn. is that how i start?
in other news...played pool on wednesday night with pat and blinky. played decently well i think, and it was a lot of fun. makes me want to play more.
i'm also suddenly fiending for d&d wicked bad.
it's looking to be a good weekend. (all that remains on saturday night; kos's house for the superbowl.) but it's a dreary grey day right now, my mood is in the generally downward direction, and i don't want to go to work.
i should be doing something awesome with my time; instead i stock the tea boxes in straight lines, and this gives me some measure of satisfaction.
have more faith
have more confidence
begin building my savings account
look towards job advancement
buy a different car
the car thing is what kind of made the decision for me that school can't happen right now. (that, and an honest assessment of my ability to hold up under a 40-hour work schedule with the added stress of school. i know some people can do it; i would be a miserable bitch, like, all the time.)
because my car, my wonderful, awesome, stoic, tenacious car, is on its last legs.
and no matter what i get, i'm going to need a loan.
so there are two opposing plans that i'm considering.
my dad is of the opinion that i should get something else dirt-cheap. the plusses here are spending less money at the outset, and the fact that i have a slight tendency to ...i'm not a bad driver, but i get distracted sometimes, and hit stuff. the minuses are probably needing to spend a lot of money on upkeep and repairs..and that i'd like to do something eco-friendly, and though i was really thinking about a greasecar, i need to talk to someone who has one - from what i understand i think the actuality of it is a little beyond me.
pat thinks i should spend a little more and get something with less miles and less problems to begin with ; something i'll have for a long time and take good care of it. the minuses: the aforementioned tendency to cause body damage; and spending more. a plus - i could look for a used hybrid.
(there's a little voice in the back of my head saying, you're not ready for a grown-up car yet. get another shitbox and have done with it. i'm not sure if that's reason or fear.)
the fact is i know nothing about how to begin this process, either way. i feel like i know a lot of people with strong opinions on cars, and they all pull in different directions. i feel like pat and his dad can help me some, but only if i have some idea of what i'm doing before i start.
i started doing a little bit of research just now...i found a used prius i'd like to take a look at. in woburn. is that how i start?
in other news...played pool on wednesday night with pat and blinky. played decently well i think, and it was a lot of fun. makes me want to play more.
i'm also suddenly fiending for d&d wicked bad.
it's looking to be a good weekend. (all that remains on saturday night; kos's house for the superbowl.) but it's a dreary grey day right now, my mood is in the generally downward direction, and i don't want to go to work.
i should be doing something awesome with my time; instead i stock the tea boxes in straight lines, and this gives me some measure of satisfaction.