I don't think you are overreacting at all. Especially given the lack of public transportation options in your area.

I was just standing in the parking lot and my skirt fell down. Like, to my feet. I am glad I wear bike shorts under skirts, but I think it was the slipperyness of the bike short that caused the slightly too big skirt to slip.

So you know, love and shit.

Aww, back atcha.

First world problems are still problems, you know? And cars are important!

Allyson, in this country cars represent freedom and independence. Most people rely on their cars for work--which means their lives depend on their cars. So it's a BIG deal. Some people would have rolled over and either bought a new car or found someone who would have risked putting in a used part. You stood your ground because it is not right for a company to put out a product that costs tens of thousands of dollars and makes them millions in profits but screws over a hardworking person over such a small thing.

That is why people were drawn to this story. It's what makes it newsworthy and worth spreading.

Plus we love you and it doesn't take that much effort to retweet or make a phone call.

Has this been posted here yet? 500 people in 100 seconds. It's really cool. [link]

Allyson, I've been flipping my wig over losing paid parking in the building I work in, OMGWTFParking! It's not like I can't still drive to work, I've just got to park a mile away and walk. (Of course having my paycheck reduced by $150 to "fix" the state budget deficit didn't help. Fuck you very much, Scott Walker.) So, you know, you wanna bitch about shitty service from an American auto manufacturer who screws you over, I'll listen. (And they tell us to buy American. Yeah, why is that again? Better product, better service, I don't think so.)

Irene arrived early.

How rude of Irene.

Pretty mustang cross. Want!

HORSIE

How rude of Irene.

This is totally silly of me, but I saw that the area of North Carolina where we went on vacation this year is right in the path of Irene. And here's the thing -- we were there 2 months ago, exactly. The first morning we woke up and found that a sea turtle laid her eggs in the sand behind our house. The gestational period is 60 days, which means that the wee turtles should hatch any day now.

If they get nailed by a fucking hurricane I am going to be PISSED at the goddamn circle of life.

That is all.

t edit I think Groundskeeper Willie said it best: [link]

Discovered in Gadhafi’s compound: a photo album filled with pictures of Condoleezza Rice: [link]