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Two words: Dead car.
I'm gonna go cry now.
I'm gonna go cry now.
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At the conclusion of an Irish wedding, the priest said "Everybody please hug the person who has made your life worth living. The bartender was nearly crushed to death. -
Picked our car up to the tune of $1900. Some of the work was stuff that needed to be re-fixed, mechanic showed us the old exhaust clamps that were essentially bits of rust in the proper shapes held together by rust
If those had been left alone even a few days longer he said the entire system would have fallen out which would have been even more expensive. Luckily I have a credit card on one of dad's accounts for absolute emergencies (which this qualified as).
One of us needs to hit Powerball or Mega Millions, soon."I am quite confident that I do exist."
"Excuse me, I'm making perfect sense. You're just not keeping up." The DoctorComment
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My biggest obstacle is that I can't just buy any old car. I have a kid who uses a wheelchair. I need a van. I really need a van with lifts, but even high milage used vans that have been converted run around $30K. I just ran my credit. It's bad enough with what I've done to it, but there's three items on there that definitely aren't mine. My credit score is below 600. I need to get it up 50 points before my credit union can approve me. If I get those three things off, it'll help, but I don't think it'll help enough.
Right now I'm hoping for a miracle. The special finance guy at the Dodge dealership is looking into things. They have a "new" 2015, base model Grand Caravan on sale for $16K. I can drain the last of my son's SSI backpay account and come up with a $6K down payment, and my current van is worth $1000 as a trade-in, even in the condition it's in. That leaves me with $9k plus taxes and registration to come up with. It's frustrating because that's really not a huge amount for a brand new van, but it seems like it's out of reach.At the conclusion of an Irish wedding, the priest said "Everybody please hug the person who has made your life worth living. The bartender was nearly crushed to death.Comment
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"Insulation levels" of books, courtesy of "Read or Die.""For a musician, the SNES sound engine is like using Crayola Crayons. Nobuo Uematsu used Crayola Crayons to paint the Sistine Chapel." - Jeremy Jahns (re: "Dancing Mad")
"The difference between an amateur and a master is that the master has failed way more times." - JoCat
"Thinking is difficult, therefore let the herd pronounce judgment!" ~ Carl Jung
"There's burning bridges, and then there's the lake just to fill it with gasoline." - Wiccy, reddit
"Retail is a cruel master, and could very well be the most educational time of many people's lives, in its own twisted way." - me
"Love keeps her in the air when she oughta fall down...tell you she's hurtin' 'fore she keens...makes her a home." - Capt. Malcolm Reynolds, "Serenity" (2005)
Acts of Gord – Read it, Learn it, Love it!
"Our psychic powers only work if the customer has a mind to read." - meComment
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Not been too bad . . . been either cooking/cleaning up, watching tv w/Mom or in the office when I haven't been peeking outside to see the snowstorm.
Human Resources - the adult version of "I'm telling Mom." - Agent Anthony "Tony" DiNozzo (NCIS)
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Not so good today... I didn't sleep well last night AT ALL but I had myself booked at the gym so I went anyway. Huge mistake. Should have gone back to bed...Comment
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Looks like my bedroom!Quoth EricKei View Post
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If I didn't have any bookshelves, that's what my room would look like...my dad's does look like that."I am quite confident that I do exist."
"Excuse me, I'm making perfect sense. You're just not keeping up." The DoctorComment
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Just finished crocheting myself a pair of fingerless gloves
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Working the evening shift while fighting a cold. It isn't horrible but I have had an interesting night. Some drunk who wanted me to call him a cab (he isn't a guest here but if it gets you off my property I'm happy to do it) and an actual registered guest who comes down to the lobby to argue with invisible people.
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I'm okay. My amateurishly drawn fan-manga is both harder and easier than I thought to do. My dominant hand is tense and stiff, and I just know it's going to ache like hell in the morning. I was already having wrist pains...what a time to take up drawing!
I have people asking when I'm going to put out another chapter of fanfiction though.
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Yeah, the snow has really given me a lot of free time.
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Got the email late last night that I was accepted into our local Pop culture convention.
Yay! Hopefully I can sell some of my awesome quilts!Comment
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Sweet.Quoth Kanalah View Post
Not much is going on today . . . the sun is out and trying to melt some of this snow away. I'm in the dining room, waiting for lunch to finish cooking in the oven, have chicken drumsticks thawing out for dinner tonight.
And just heard back from my ass man - Grasshopper is opening in the morning, and he'll try to come by and pick me up so I can come into work but I may have to wait until a bit later after the sun comes up and the roads are starting to melt before I can get there (scheduled usually for 6 am) so I may just wait and get up at 5 tomorrow instead of 4 (meaning I can stay up roughly an hour later.)
And there is a Lady GooGoo napping on the table by the mouse pad.
Human Resources - the adult version of "I'm telling Mom." - Agent Anthony "Tony" DiNozzo (NCIS)Comment
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Substitute computers for the books, and my place sometimes looks like that.Quoth Bardmaiden View PostLooks like my bedroom!
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*hugs all of you*1129. I will refrain from casting Dimension Jump and Magnificent Mansion on every police box we pass.
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