Damn, sj, you need a birthday do over.

In the latest ep of "smonster's car slowly dies on her," our heroine can't get her key into the ignition. Luckily I'm only a couple of blocks from my house, so I'm going to get some liquid graphite. Car~ma, please? This would be an *exceptionally* bad week to not have a car.

Official birthday isn't until tomorrow, but we celebrated tonight with my grandfather and had lobsters at home. I believe in extending my birthday for as lon as possible. Especially this year, I turn 40 tomorrow!

Woo, 40! Hope it's a lovely day with no tantrums or migraines.

I got the key in, and I'm just leaving it in and using another key to unlock it. But now it doesn't want to turn; pretty sure the ignition lock is about to break like my door lock did. So far I've been able to turn the car on after a bunch of tries, but I feel like it's on borrowed time. Plus my clutch is making a funny whirring noise. I just need to get through this week! I really don't want to have to rent a car because I don't have time to buy one. I feel so overwhelmed right now.

I'm sorry, Smonster. I hope the car cooperates.

And now my bank website is FUBARed and I can't get logged in to see if I have money to pay my rent and quarterly taxes. The ducks, they are nibbling, and they are vicious.

I say we feed your ducks to my migraine, smonster. It's almost gone, and it could just sweep them into nothingness.

I'm really sick of being in pain.

I don't blame you, Hil. I hope it eases soom.

Woo, 40! Hope it's a lovely day with no tantrums or migraines.

This!

Wishes for all to have a day, or week, or year without pain. A serious decline in frustrations and annoyances would be cool too.

hugs smonster and hil and anyone else who needs 'em.