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I used to be pretty good at keeping a journal, but these past years.. I guess the main reason is that work is the same story over and over again. Complaining and whining, etc etc. My life really isn't that interesting to write about anymore on a daily basis. Basically it would be something like this: Today, and last week,.. or even almost every day.. my boss kept on bugging me about turning in reports since its near the end of the month and that is the time for billing. We are running short of supplies to do the work, and all my boss keeps on saying, "I don't have enough money." Finally, we run out of some supply at one point, samples to do build up, and we don't have much to do without the supplies, then he buys a little bit of what we need.. just enough to last for about a month. This cycle has been going on for a few years now.
Anyways, this Memorial Day weekend, I was originally thinking of going to the Fanime anime convention in San Jose, but ended up staying at home. I've been going there for nearly four years in a row, and sadly enough, the first time was the best. The MusicFest concert was amazing with all these indie bands from Japan. I never was able to go to the whole weekend for Fanime, so the most horrible thing in the world is lining up for the day pass. ARGH! Last year, it took me two hours to drive from Sacramento to San Jose. My sister and I were then stuck in the wretched line for about *TWO* WHOLE hours. We didn't really get to do much that day.. however, we took advantage of being there and basically played in the video game room all night long!
This year, I told myself that if I want to go to Fanime, I really better pre-register.. even if it is the weekend pass, because the line from purgatory was unbearable. Well, I forgot to pre-register. Finally, what really killed it was that on Friday morning before Memorial Day weekend, I was about to leave for work, when I noticed that someone entered my car and vandalized the ignition lock and switch. Such bad luck! I guess that is better then my car stolen.. but now my car wouldn't start at all. I had to drive my father's pick-up truck to work. You know the economy is just that bad when someone is really that desperate to steal my "grandma car", the 1993 Dodge Spirit.
Its really bad writing, but I'm so tired.. but I just finished submitting my online police report:
Between 5/24/2012 9PM to 5/24/2012 9AM, my car (1993 Dodge spirit) was broken into possibly for an attempted theft of the vehicle. The car is parked on the curb directed in front of my house, next to the driveway. No damage on the outside doors, but the plastic covering the steering wheel was cracked, and the ignition lock, cylinder, and switch is vandalized. Broken plastic pieces of the ignition lock and switch assembly lies on the floor of the car. Nothing seemed to be taken from the vehicle, but the culprit left a key-ring with four different car keys. Each of the car keys seem to have been sanded down. The car is now unable to start due to the damage.
So, the highlight of this year's Memorial Day weekend is spending two days at the junkyard "Pick-n-pull". We went to the one in Antelope and Rancho Cordova. If you never have been to a junkyard, its quite an experience! Personally, I find it rather interesting! Since our family is quite the cheapskate and we got lots of old cars, we go to the junkyard quite often when we need to. The lot is covered in gravel, so its dusty and hard to walk on.. Then the cars are arranged into brand, vehicle type, and if it is domestic or import. Basically, you bring your tools, pay two bucks to get in, get a hand stamp (good for any Pick-n-pull all day), search for your car hopefully in a similar year (you might have to wander through rows and rows of cars, but each one is labeled with the year and model), attack the car(cass) for your treasure, and bring it up front where you pay for that part.
Anyways, it was quite hot on Sunday and Monday.. and lucky for me, everything is 1/2 off for the Memorial Day weekend! Some cars been scavenged and people leave parts, tubes, wires, lugnuts, screws all over like entrails. Even car seats are up for grabs! Broken glass on the gravel look like shiny diamonds. Some cars look burned or so badly crushed that I wonder if someone died in there! Most of the people who go there are the older crowd.. people covered in oil and grime.. and there are lots of Mexicans. I just feel a bit odd entering this world.
Whoops, its getting really late.. I need to finish writing this later. That's why its hard to write.. I write too much and it takes too long!
Anyways, this Memorial Day weekend, I was originally thinking of going to the Fanime anime convention in San Jose, but ended up staying at home. I've been going there for nearly four years in a row, and sadly enough, the first time was the best. The MusicFest concert was amazing with all these indie bands from Japan. I never was able to go to the whole weekend for Fanime, so the most horrible thing in the world is lining up for the day pass. ARGH! Last year, it took me two hours to drive from Sacramento to San Jose. My sister and I were then stuck in the wretched line for about *TWO* WHOLE hours. We didn't really get to do much that day.. however, we took advantage of being there and basically played in the video game room all night long!
This year, I told myself that if I want to go to Fanime, I really better pre-register.. even if it is the weekend pass, because the line from purgatory was unbearable. Well, I forgot to pre-register. Finally, what really killed it was that on Friday morning before Memorial Day weekend, I was about to leave for work, when I noticed that someone entered my car and vandalized the ignition lock and switch. Such bad luck! I guess that is better then my car stolen.. but now my car wouldn't start at all. I had to drive my father's pick-up truck to work. You know the economy is just that bad when someone is really that desperate to steal my "grandma car", the 1993 Dodge Spirit.
Its really bad writing, but I'm so tired.. but I just finished submitting my online police report:
Between 5/24/2012 9PM to 5/24/2012 9AM, my car (1993 Dodge spirit) was broken into possibly for an attempted theft of the vehicle. The car is parked on the curb directed in front of my house, next to the driveway. No damage on the outside doors, but the plastic covering the steering wheel was cracked, and the ignition lock, cylinder, and switch is vandalized. Broken plastic pieces of the ignition lock and switch assembly lies on the floor of the car. Nothing seemed to be taken from the vehicle, but the culprit left a key-ring with four different car keys. Each of the car keys seem to have been sanded down. The car is now unable to start due to the damage.
So, the highlight of this year's Memorial Day weekend is spending two days at the junkyard "Pick-n-pull". We went to the one in Antelope and Rancho Cordova. If you never have been to a junkyard, its quite an experience! Personally, I find it rather interesting! Since our family is quite the cheapskate and we got lots of old cars, we go to the junkyard quite often when we need to. The lot is covered in gravel, so its dusty and hard to walk on.. Then the cars are arranged into brand, vehicle type, and if it is domestic or import. Basically, you bring your tools, pay two bucks to get in, get a hand stamp (good for any Pick-n-pull all day), search for your car hopefully in a similar year (you might have to wander through rows and rows of cars, but each one is labeled with the year and model), attack the car(cass) for your treasure, and bring it up front where you pay for that part.
Anyways, it was quite hot on Sunday and Monday.. and lucky for me, everything is 1/2 off for the Memorial Day weekend! Some cars been scavenged and people leave parts, tubes, wires, lugnuts, screws all over like entrails. Even car seats are up for grabs! Broken glass on the gravel look like shiny diamonds. Some cars look burned or so badly crushed that I wonder if someone died in there! Most of the people who go there are the older crowd.. people covered in oil and grime.. and there are lots of Mexicans. I just feel a bit odd entering this world.
Whoops, its getting really late.. I need to finish writing this later. That's why its hard to write.. I write too much and it takes too long!