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Fortunately, the other car (van) didn't get a lick of damage. My car, however, is going to need a new hood, headlights, and grate over the fan in the front of the engine. I'm fine, myself. But I don't got no car now. I do live a few blocks from a Metro station, so I got to work fine (my office is two blocks from another station), and I live a few blocks from the grocery store, so I won't starve. But I really fricking hate being without my own transportation that I can control. In better news....I did manage to rent the first two seasons of "Mr. Show" on DVD from a near-Metro video place this weekend. Funniest goddamn thing I've seen in ages. Some of the skits are a bit flat, but the good ones made me fall over and cry. David Cross...*sigh*. He's perfect. |
Last night I had a dream that spiders were biting me. It was one of those shouting ones. Sem asked what was wrong and apparently I said, "they are motorhead spiders" |
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gee complained and made me feel stupid about the conversation of photographing eri. brought that to a standstill. dave complained about the back and forth with spunk (made me feel stupid). that ends that and poor spunk subsequently thinks he's being ignored. agatha, understandably gets pruddish when sem boasts about a hickey (im assuming making him feel stupid for saying anything). brings that one to an end too. problem is, when people complain about a conversation, they usually arent exactly encouraging another one elsewhere. so it comes to a dead crawl around here subsequently. |
sorry bout the car accident. glad you're in one piece. |
no...I just don't think there was anything left to say about it thankfully |
1. I'm reading Paul Auster's "The Invention of Solitude," and I love it. It's non-fiction, about his father, who sounds very much more remote and distant than my own father, which I didn't think possible. My father, though, actually does care about people. Anyway, it's a great book. What are you reading? 2. I walked all around Bethesda/Friendship Heights/Dupont Circle/Takoma Park on Saturday, and, stupidly, it didn't occur to me to stretch when I got home. My legs are miserably sore. The front of my shins hurt more than anything (shin splints?), and the muscles high on the outsides of my thighs twinge sharply when I go up steps. I used to know the names of those muscles...either the vastus lateralis or the tensor fascia lata. But the cool thing was that I was able to walk up all the steps in the Bethesda and Dupont Circle Metro escalators (which are huge -- click on the picture on the right; that's not even the whole thing), thanks to the aerobics classes I've been taking. 3. I think I'm obsessed with Mr. Show now. The best thing about it was that I didn't find the first show all that funny, but with each episode I saw, the more my sense of humor grew (warped?) to adapt to the comedy. Now I think the first episode was great. I am anxiously awaiting news of release of the 3rd and 4th seasons on DVD -- I've read many reviews saying that these seasons were leagues better than the first two, which I can't imagine. Maybe ebay will have some taped-from-home copies.... |
the story was about as interesting as watching paint dry. don't get me wrong, i see why he's a fantastic writer. he just isnt that fun of a read. so ive turned back to good ole to DH Lawrence. Same era, but vastly different. Its 'This Mortal Coil and Other Short Stories'. Its sweet and warm and that suits me just fine. I may be a sap in some ways but Lawrence's just has a way of making you want to turn the page. I kept finding myself thinking about laundry or my photoshoot or something else while reading Joyce. Mr. Show ruled. They filmed that a 1/4 mile from my house at mack sennett studios. I see david cross around from time to time. |
I was thinking about D.H. Lawrence on the way to campus this morning...wonderful stuff. 2. I got a television but I don't have cable yet. Sem brought some videos of cartoons that I've been missing: Harvey Birdman, Home Movies, and the Oblongs. 3. I need to start exercising even though I walk everywhere. I feel like I am getting fat even though I know that I am not. 4. There is one woman in my class who is driving me bonkers and I could go on for days about her, but I think I'll wait until she frustrates me to the point of needing to vent instead of just wanting to be catty. However, I found out that my friend Y. feels the same way. I felt horrible to be talking about her, but then I found out she said something very mean to Y. so I felt somewhat justified. 5. I'm made an appointment with a psychiatrist here to get my prescription refills but also deal with my recent bouts of crankiness and lack of personality. |
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My dad, shortly after he came to America, when he could barely speak English, read "Ulysses." I once asked him what he thought of it (he doesn't even like novels to begin with, so...), and he just laughed. |
i've come to love it. just today, a coworker in the break room said "hey was that you on the corner of So and So street waiting on the bus" "yep that was me" "oh, well next time I'll stop and give you a ride." while quite nice of him, id rather he didnt. i dont want to talk to anyone that early in the morning, i like being annonymous. i want to read and observe. but how do i say that without sounding like a dick? i can't so i just modify my schedule by a few minutes and hope he doesnt drive by again. |
I'm taking a class at my church in the history of American Catholicism, and there's a young girl in my class who is evidentally studying similar things in her high school history class, because she just won't shut up. Not only that, but she speaks with with a tone of utter confidence in her answer, and more often than not, she's saying something completely unnecessary and insipid. I understand that she's trying to hold her own in a class of adults....I'm just praying that she'll soon realize she'd learn more if she kept her mouth closed. Feel free to vent about your classmate. Cattiness is okay. :) Regarding your #3, you might be losing muscle, if you feel that way. Does your school have a weight room you could use? I never thought I'd say this this (I am the consummate non-athlete), but I really love my aerobics classes, and I'd recommend them to anyone who's feeling out of shape (they're like step-aerobics plus weight training in one). I've only been taking them since the start of the month, and already I'm seeing progress. I almost dropped dead during the middle of the first class, but now I can keep up for the whole hour with energy left over. I'm stronger, too, and my pants are looser around the waist. I'm hoping my ass will catch up soon. |
You didn't happen to rear end a white van, did you? :P And I've been quiet because midterms are coming up and my research advisor might be a complete butthead. |
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Spider, I'm absolutely losing muscle and have been planning on going back to the gym but putting it off along with everything else that I can't do over the internet. I'm thinking of hiring one of their trainers for a session or two as well since my workout "goals" have changed considerably since I last developed a program of sorts As far as my classmate is concerned...she is a former cheerleader/sorority girl who became a feminist during college. She always felt like she had to be the "perfect" cheerleader and now she's just transferred it onto her feminism and asserts herself ways that I find, not only personally irritating, but self-righteous and in the end, anti-feminist...you know, like it's a big club. The thing is, she's not even our militant-angry girl...she's phony-nice. I don't really think I'm "better" at it...but I think I'm a little more secure than she is and used to being a misfit. But she is really intelligent; I think we are just VERY different people. Antigone, midterms? I thought those were for undergrads. Other than that...how are you finding the world of higher ed? |
Dunno, kazoo. I've always had midterms in my graduate classes. Homework too. I guess it's just the way they do it around here. Yeah, Rhi, I've been back in school since September, starting on my PhD in computer science. Exercize, kazoo. Exerzice makes ye happy. :) |
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You feel even worse when you get a ticket. I haven't posted much because i feel like crap. The boss doesn't like me on the internet. And, with the building renovations going on I have to be out of here before 6:30 or it's a Loooong walk to the car. |
i'm really not a prude. i just hate hickies. spider, i'm glad you're okay, and i can totally relate to being at the mercy of public transportation. you'll get used to it, although hopefully you won't have to. |
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This sucks. Fortunately (?!) I have a $500 deductible, so I won't be out more than that. On the phone, the guy said I damaged the hood, radiator, air conditioning, headlights, and bumper. No major structural damage though. But I have a question. Now, this is the mechanic recommended to me by my insurance company, so they have a relationship going. So, say the repairs are $1000. How do I pay? Do I give the guy $500 and send the rest of the bill to the insurance co.? Since he's in leagues with the insurance co., will he just bill me $500 and send the rest of the paperwork to the insurance? Does he bill the insurance co., who then send me a bill for $500? I've never been in this situation before, and I don't know what to expect. There is another side to riding public transportation: I actually made it into work today. There was another sniper shooting in Montgomery Co. this morning (in Aspen Hill, close to the first shootings), and the American Legion Bridge, Wisconsin Ave., Georgia Ave., and some of the other major roads are closed. A coworker (who also made it in, to her disappointment) said that the radio announcer she heard told people who hadn't left for work yet to stay home. The office is a graveyard. And no wonder the Metro was more crowded today than yesterday. |
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yep. happy tuesday |
Pit-Pat, Spider! PIT PAT! jesus, it made me laugh till i cried and then some. And Coupon-The Movie. Shit. We sit people down and make them watch that whenever someone new visits. The funny thing is, i hated Mr.Show when it was on t.v. I thought it was boring as hell. But years later on DVD and it kills me. don't get me started. |
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And, what kind of car is it? And finally, Why is it going to take them sooo long to fix it? It sounds to me like you're getting the run around. |
Wisper: I think the show has to grow on you or something, because my brother (who suggested renting the DVD) has said the same thing. Coupon: the movie was great! I think my favorite sketch of all is a really short one involving the supermodel calling service. I love all the musicals too. (Rap: The Musical -- hee!) Dougie, I've seen that "just shoot me" episode! Isn't David Cross the best? |
It's okay, though....the DVD is due tonight. |
This morning, I went to turn it on. It wouldn't start. It wouldn't even roll over. Nothing. All the dashboard lights worked, so I knew the battery still had juice. I went inside and called AAA to get some help. I went outside and gave the car a try, for the hell of it. It turned on. I went inside and called AAA to cancel the service request. I went outside, and the car wouldn't turn on. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA So I cursed, and asked God why He hated me, and paced around, and opened the hood (like I knew what I was looking for) and walked up to the gatehouse and deposited my rent and came back and got in my car, and my car turned on. Yay! However, since I don't know what the problem was, I don't know if it will happen again. So here I am at work, 45 min late, praying that the car will start this evening so I can go home. Cross your fingers. |
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I'll see if I can make an appointment to fix my own piece of - I mean, naughty car in next week. |
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I was able to make an appointment to have it inspected next Friday, so I'll tell the mechanic to look specifically at this problem. Heh, maybe I can drive it up to my dad's house this weekend and drive his car back. If he has any problems with it, he could always drive my brother's car. |
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this problem didnt exist before you brought it to them. as far as Im concerned its their problem, no? you don't get a car back from the shop, whom has been paid buttloads of money, only to have more problems. |