Happy Birthday Hec. And Deb. and Nic.
Well, it's just good to know that when the chips are down and things look grim you'll feed off the girl who loves you to save your own ass!
Xander ,'Chosen'
Natter 45: Smooth as Billy Dee Williams.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Typo Boy - Jun 28, 2006 7:28:19 am PDT #4382 of 10002
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
-t - Jun 28, 2006 7:29:54 am PDT #4383 of 10002
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
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I have got to make a nautiloid. That's wonderful.
Lee - Jun 28, 2006 7:31:05 am PDT #4384 of 10002
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
I had to leave my car at the dealership this morning, which means I took the bus to work, so I actually read this month's National Geographic magazine (my parents give it to me, and I don't have the heart to tell them that they usually sit on my coffee table until I spill something on them, then get recycled). Things I learned:
1) Pandas? Very very cute, but hella expensive for zoos.
2) We're very hard on our coastlines.
3) There is still one living Ziegfield Follies dancer. She's 102, lives in Norman Oklahoma, and still dances.
§ ita § - Jun 28, 2006 7:33:08 am PDT #4385 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
My car's at the dealership too. The initial estimate was $530. But they just called, and apparently all they have to do is replace the glass and the clip that held it in--it was smacked so hard that just flew out, but the movable arm that holds the mirror is unfucked.
Lee - Jun 28, 2006 7:36:29 am PDT #4386 of 10002
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
I'm glad it wasn't that much, ita.
The main reason I was there (brake pad replacement) will be covered by my warranty. I asked about the ripped plastic thing; it's not covered, but they are going to give me an estimate to replace it. I expect I shall be laughing at them.
Toddson - Jun 28, 2006 7:48:34 am PDT #4387 of 10002
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
The nautiloids make me wish I knitted ... but the last thing I need is another craft.
§ ita § - Jun 28, 2006 8:13:55 am PDT #4388 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Then I need to take my car to the body shop and get estimates for the tatters in which it finds itself. I don't want to get everything fixed, but the last informal attempt to improve the looks resulted in loss of paint, and I don't want to set myself up for rusting. Even in the semi-desert.
tommyrot - Jun 28, 2006 8:14:38 am PDT #4389 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
ita, are you still thinking of buying a new(er) car?
Toddson - Jun 28, 2006 8:15:19 am PDT #4390 of 10002
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
Got one that comes with a hairless cat?
§ ita § - Jun 28, 2006 8:17:47 am PDT #4391 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Right now, less so.
I want an estimate for the dings and scratches so I can assess resale or trade-in value a bit better.
I really don't want a new monthly bill, so if I know how trashed the car is, I can plan & budget properly for minimising a car payment.
I'm really just not excited by any of the new cars out there. Every time I rent a Jetta from the dealership I get pouty. Though, the electric seat-recliner thing does rock pretty hard. Still, the brakes are mushier than mine, and the engine too slow to respond to the gas pedal.
I should test drive other cars before I get properly pouty about my prospects, though. Otherwise it's a 2003 (I think that's the last VR6 year) used Jetta.