My mom asked about birthday gifts and I was kind of stumped, but then today we stopped at Staples and I was looking at high-end Wacom tablets, and I think that's what I want. Either a Bamboo Create, or whole hog with the Intuos. That'd be sweet ( Read more... )

Okay, and we're finishing out the week with the full-length Tokyo Jihen studio album. AND I LOVE IT. Which I guess is somewhat diminished by the fact that I love all the full-length Tokyo Jihen albums, which all have many songs off them I really like. So my hopes and expectations were met! Daihakken is front-loaded with a lot of fast-paced rock ( Read more... )

Listened to the Tokyo Jihen mini-album tonight. I like it a lot, though my favorite by far is the first track. The others were really interesting, combining a jazzy, sort of lounge style with rock elements. Plus, two of the five tracks are sung solely by one of the male band members, which is really cool ( Read more... )

I have a little over an hour until Enterprise comes to pick me up, and I'm going to be in a state of trepidation until then. I've been burned too many damn times with this stupid ordeal, and I'm concerned that they won't show up ( Read more... )

That's just craziness ( Read more... )

So a battle was won today in the war between Jess vs. the insurance company. By being snappy and dissatisfied, I managed to get someone on the phone who actually did help me, taking my statement (that should've been done back when I called the claim in last week) and telling me how to get my towing bill submitted (which should have been told me to ( Read more... )

So pretty early on my way home tonight I got smacked into by a kid lighting a cigarette, who ran a red light and plowed into my car while I was trying to make a left at a light (which I had a green arrow for, by the way ( Read more... )

So the car had some trouble with the little sensor that decides when to kick the engine into gear. Woo. Matt took it in today to get it fixed but the repairs weren't anywhere near as expensive as I had feared, so I guess that's good.

( GODDMAN I AM SO HUNGRY )