I sympathize with everyone dealing with car issues. I just dropped 2600+ on mine. I got a lot of stuff done, and it really was the first serious money I've put into it since I bought it. It drives like a dream again, but oy the sticker shock.
Mal: We're still flying. Simon: That's not much. Mal: It's enough.
'Serenity'
Spike's Bitches 47: Someone Dangerous Could Get In
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
Frankenbuddha - Dec 17, 2012 11:06:59 am PST #24053 of 30001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Atropa - Dec 17, 2012 12:16:54 pm PST #24054 of 30001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Rantycakes! Get your rantycakes right here! Not only have I not found my holiday spirit yet, I'm still a little confused that's it's December already.
I am also cranky about event organizers thinking FB messages are the best way to communicate important details like hotel reservation numbers. And irrationally cranky (I know it's irrational, trust me) about multiple strangers asking me yesterday if I was steampunk. Top hats DO NOT equal steampunk, and we Neo-Victorian goths are getting really cranky about it.
On the plus side, I'm going holiday shopping with Dad today. That will be nice.
Laura - Dec 17, 2012 12:18:33 pm PST #24055 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.
I'm having this debate with Bobby's car. It is a 2002 with 136k miles. Most of the broken stuff is internal body work like window buttons and sun roof, etc. hate to put a bunch of money in an old car , but it is a cool car. Gear box might need some work too. Ugh. Cars are money pits for sure.
sj - Dec 17, 2012 12:19:45 pm PST #24056 of 30001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
smonster, tons of anti-anxiety~ma for you.
Jilli, sorry about the cranky. I hope you have fun shopping with your dad.
Cass - Dec 17, 2012 12:38:27 pm PST #24057 of 30001
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
Not only have I not found my holiday spirit yet, I'm still a little confused that's it's December already.
Not to make it worse but I realized today that it's past mid-December already.
Ack!
Steph L. - Dec 17, 2012 12:39:44 pm PST #24058 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Not to make it worse but I realized today that it's past mid-December already.
In one week exactly, I will be getting drunk as hell with my family and opening presents. (We do Christmas Eve with my family -- lunch with dad, dinner with mom and stepdad -- and Christmas Day with Tim's family. Mine is the family that busts out the wine and gets loaded.)
omnis_audis - Dec 17, 2012 12:55:10 pm PST #24059 of 30001
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
Had lunch with co-worker and grad student today. Me, left leaning centerist. Student, mild Libertarian. Co-Worker, mainstream Libertarian. We were talking about a lot of issues, many related to the shootings on Friday. Mostly agreeing that no one solution will solve the problem, and going into the various rabbit holes of why such and such legislation wouldn't work, and why that is the way it is, and the consequences of x vs y. Yadda yadda yadda. As we were getting up to leave, the young mother in the next booth stopped us, and said (paraphrase) "I apologize for eavesdropping, and I hope your not offended. But I've been listening to a lot of what you guys have been saying, and I really wish you ran the country! I swear I wasn't intentionally eavesdropping, and I hope you're not offended".
Offended? Heck no. Are ya rich? Wanna head up our super pac?
smonster - Dec 17, 2012 1:20:05 pm PST #24060 of 30001
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
Not to make it worse but I realized today that it's past mid-December already.
Ack indeed.
omnis, ha!
Took long nap. Kind of feel better a little? No word yet from mechanic, which means I won't hear anything until tomorrow.
Strix - Dec 17, 2012 2:11:20 pm PST #24061 of 30001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
I'm feeling on the edge of a panic attack, and really just want to go fetal for the rest of the day
I read this as "go feta for the rest of the day" and thought that was an EXCELLENT therapeutic plan!
smonster - Dec 17, 2012 2:36:11 pm PST #24062 of 30001
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
Well, now I want feta! Dammit.
How are you, Strix?