sarameg, that sucks. I'm glad that I was the first one to scratch my new car. It was bound to happen some time. I was going to suggest sharpie since it's a black car!

I was also thinking sharpie. I bet Car Talk has some suggestions.

I have the traditional day-before-a-holiday short day today, and a short week next week, two normal weeks and then a vacation. I think I will need it.

Now I want to create soxland. AKA Buffista Island.

That's Scrappy's DH.

I totally thought Soxland was Scotland, and was like "wow, they're going a long way to meet up but that sounds fun". Fun the other way too, fewer castles, less time on airplanes.

sara, I asked K about this. You can get a paint pen from your dealership that matches the color of the car. When we had a lemon yellow bug for a few weeks due to the car accident, we acquired a scratch and were able to paint match with a paint pen. Ask the mazda dealership and they will most likely have such a thing.

Today I'm getting my car 'vetted' which will help me decide whether it's worth it to replace the engine ($$$!!!) or get a new car (or used car) to replace it entirely.

I had to put together the service record for the guy, which meant I went through toting up all the Auto:Service entries in Quicken. The total -- for a 9yo car -- is less than $4K, which is actually pretty damn good, I'd think. That includes 5 new tires, and obligatory service at significant milestones. Not exactly been a money-sucking machine, at least.

OTOH, new cars are SHINY. But they'd also make taking on a huge loan and obligation right now at a time that I don't know how much money I'll have next week, let alone for the next five years.

Being an adult kind of sucks.

Adulthood is full of pitfalls. But also cigarettes, liquor and porn, I guess. And if you want to have ice cream for dinner, no one can stop you. So, trade offs.

sarameg, I just called my local Honda dealership, and talked to someone in the parts department (I have some scratches on my own car that could use attention before they rust). He asked for a VIN number so he could match the color. You might want to have that handy and call the dealership before heading over.

Seeing out of my right eye doesn't look similar enough to seeing out of my left eye. I've tried multiple ways to tape it shut, but they're all bothersome.

I could work from home with this nightmare (at least it's dark here), but they don't want us to do that, so I will take a sick day instead.

Is it worth urgent care? Either it's leaking tears or the tear duct gets bunged up and it hurts even more until I unbung it, but it's not red or visibly irritated. I feel the irritation, especially if it's open, but you can't see it.