OK, tastebuds, I'll let you get away with it for now, but "I'm a widow" is not a good reason to grab 5 mini-pumpkin-chocolate-chip cookies from the stash the company brought in for lunch. No matter how hungry you are. Nor am I going to let you get away with it at Joanne's. Again. Unless there's a good sale.
Kaylee: H-how did you... g-get on...? Early: Strains the mind a bit, don't it? You think you're all alone. Maybe I come down the chimney, Kaylee. Bring presents to the good girls and boys.
'Objects In Space'
Natter 73: Chuck Norris only wishes he could Natter
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Connie Neil - Jul 22, 2014 2:29:09 pm PDT #2549 of 30000
brillig
Theodosia - Jul 22, 2014 2:46:28 pm PDT #2550 of 30000
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Sometimes you really do need comfort food.
I've been back and forth on the car question, but given all that I'm going through with the unemployment, it makes sense to put money into what I have rather than commit myself to a serious monthly payment and more debt than I'm already dealing with.
Connie Neil - Jul 22, 2014 2:56:23 pm PDT #2551 of 30000
brillig
Oh, I grabbed and ate the cookies. I'm just giving my Id fair warning that this isn't to become a habit.
Burrell - Jul 22, 2014 4:48:25 pm PDT #2552 of 30000
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
How old is the car, Burrell?
Sorry to disappear on you. The power went out for a couple hours. (No seriously, that's what happened.)
The car is 12 year old, 170,000+ miles on it. We got another mechanic to look at it and his estimate was more than $1000 less, plus a 2 year guarantee. So will likely go with that, but still this means it's time to start thinking about a new car.
Hil R. - Jul 22, 2014 4:52:10 pm PDT #2553 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Somebody is not now speaking to me on the book of the face because I pointed out that thinking that Gaza shouldn't be bombed is not the same as hating Israel. When she objected, I pointed out that not liking Obama's policies is not the same as being anti-American.
I'm getting some grief from certain members of my family because I refuse to share the IDF facebook posts about how the IDF is actually the most moral and humanitarian army in the world.
§ ita § - Jul 22, 2014 4:54:05 pm PDT #2554 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I have a phone screen tomorrow! And today, despite a bit of lightheadedness, I'm going to the Life Drawing Workshop. And then tomorrow I'll take the car in to get the window replaced.
It's almost like plan-having.
meara - Jul 22, 2014 4:54:58 pm PDT #2555 of 30000
I refuse to share the IDF facebook posts about how the IDF is actually the most moral and humanitarian army in the world
Even if they were, that only would say something about the competition, and not about their moral rightness!
sarameg - Jul 22, 2014 4:59:57 pm PDT #2556 of 30000
I never thought I'd buy a new car- but look at what financing options are out there. That (plus utter vehicular breakdown exhaustion) lead me to new. Couldnt really beat 0% 5 year loan vs 1.5% on used for just a few grand less (plus tired of waiting for the next breakdown.) Of course, still appalled at what new cars cost!
And the mortgage refi made up the monthly diff. That made the new monthly bite easier. But had I known the mental relief? The refi wouldn't have mattered.
But take advantage of a breather, if you can.
-t - Jul 22, 2014 5:02:15 pm PDT #2557 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Woo, ita, go you! That sounds very much like plan having.
Laura - Jul 22, 2014 5:05:16 pm PDT #2558 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
Yay for plans!
Bobby's car needs a clutch, and brake work, and other stuff. I'm still debating whether to invest more. It is likely worth it. But still hard to commit.