Life is just too interesting
Aug. 23rd, 2006 08:19 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
jpskewedthroneHaven't posted much recently because life is just too interesting. Last Thursday, after the gym, my partner and I went out to his truck . . . and it wouldn't start. But it didn't sound like an electrical issue (like the battery was dead or something). We called someone to come pick us up, but while we waited he tried it again and it started. Huh. *shrug* Of course, alarm bells are going off in my head and I actually told my partner that I thought the truck was trying to warn us that he needed a new truck.
It seemed fine all weekend. And we drove it hard. Took it to an antique show a few hours away, all the usual driving, etc. Then, on Monday, after the gym we drove to Dunkin Donuts as usual (for drinks, people, not donuts). As we pulled in, I thought the engine sounded chuggy, but he parked, ran in to get the drinks, came back out . . . and it wouldn't start. So like last time, we waited, tried again. Still wouldn't start. We finally gave up and walked home. Thankfully we'd gone to the Dunkins downtown rather than the one right next to the gym, so could walk.
On the way home, I found a dollar on the ground.
So late Monday and all day yesterday he searched for a new truck. We went and test drove one yesterday and it seemed OK. I have no real opinion on the truck, since it's his car and he can get what he wants. I got a sports car. He seems to think we need a car that can hold more than 2 people so is looking at a quad cab, but doesn't want a big truck either. I'm hoping he'll get the truck today, but he's waiting, which I find to be a disaster when it comes to used car buying. He has his reasons though.
In any case, aside from the truck fiasco, we hit the antique show, which was fun. I cam eback with an empty wallet. It would have been emptier except I made sure I only took so much and kept myself to that amount. We've gone before and found nothing (except halfmoons, which are so totally decadent and not really antiques). And this year I didn't get exceptionally burned such that I could replace the redlight on the corner. I got burned, but not that bad.
Most of yesterday, I wrote, which was surprising since I didn't think I'd have time this week to write. I'm hoping to write again this morning and get at least half of chapter 10 finished before the dreaded school starts. I also have to pack for the wedding and coming week, get the last few things for the wedding (such as, say, a shirt and a card), and pretend that I'm ready for the first day of classes. Here's the wordage:
Vacant Throne
It seemed fine all weekend. And we drove it hard. Took it to an antique show a few hours away, all the usual driving, etc. Then, on Monday, after the gym we drove to Dunkin Donuts as usual (for drinks, people, not donuts). As we pulled in, I thought the engine sounded chuggy, but he parked, ran in to get the drinks, came back out . . . and it wouldn't start. So like last time, we waited, tried again. Still wouldn't start. We finally gave up and walked home. Thankfully we'd gone to the Dunkins downtown rather than the one right next to the gym, so could walk.
On the way home, I found a dollar on the ground.
So late Monday and all day yesterday he searched for a new truck. We went and test drove one yesterday and it seemed OK. I have no real opinion on the truck, since it's his car and he can get what he wants. I got a sports car. He seems to think we need a car that can hold more than 2 people so is looking at a quad cab, but doesn't want a big truck either. I'm hoping he'll get the truck today, but he's waiting, which I find to be a disaster when it comes to used car buying. He has his reasons though.
In any case, aside from the truck fiasco, we hit the antique show, which was fun. I cam eback with an empty wallet. It would have been emptier except I made sure I only took so much and kept myself to that amount. We've gone before and found nothing (except halfmoons, which are so totally decadent and not really antiques). And this year I didn't get exceptionally burned such that I could replace the redlight on the corner. I got burned, but not that bad.
Most of yesterday, I wrote, which was surprising since I didn't think I'd have time this week to write. I'm hoping to write again this morning and get at least half of chapter 10 finished before the dreaded school starts. I also have to pack for the wedding and coming week, get the last few things for the wedding (such as, say, a shirt and a card), and pretend that I'm ready for the first day of classes. Here's the wordage:
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62,775 / 100,000 (62.8%) |
Vacant Throne
