"If you can't be pretty, you might as well cause trouble" – Florence King
Posted in Car Drama and trauma, Imports from old blogs on Jan 17th, 2005
So. I had the day off, due to being a government employee and today being MLK Jr. Remembrance Day, so I thought, since I have the day off, I’d take the car up to the dealership for an oil change and some service crap. Ka-ching. Checking account $208.61 lighter. Fuckers. But that’s not the problem. […]
Posted in Car Drama and trauma, dumb things I have done, grumbles gripes and pointless bitching, Imports from old blogs on Sep 29th, 2002
I got lost again today. Twice. Not just looking for a specific street. No, I got lost looking for a whole *town* which I managed not to find. Twice. Two different consultations of the map, two different routes. Two different encounters with road-construction or traffic congestion diversion tactics. Folks, I can’t find Bonner Springs with […]
Posted in Art Projects & Making Things, Car Drama and trauma, Imports from old blogs, Shopping on Sep 20th, 2002
Thrifting simply didn’t happen today. This morning between 9:00 and 11:00 a.m. I proved my utter inability to find North Oak Trfwy. with both hands and a roadmap. Yes, folks, I drove around buttfuck N. Kansas City for TWO stinking hours, looking for what is probably the largest and most significant commercial street in that […]
Posted in Car Drama and trauma, grumbles gripes and pointless bitching, Imports from old blogs on Feb 22nd, 2002
Had dinner tonight with a bunch of friends from Hissyfit/3WA. I think that a good time was had by all–at least if the mad fits of laughter can be taken as any indication of enjoyment. Mouse Decapitation Sleeves. A phrase I will probably carry with me to the end of my days. Also the fine […]
Posted in bike commuting, Car Drama and trauma, dumb things I have done, grumbles gripes and pointless bitching, Imports from old blogs on Feb 20th, 2002
Bleh! I need a jump-start to even see if the new starter I put in my car works. Apparently, when I was fucking aroudn with the new ignition switch the weekend before last, I ran the battery down, so now it is *really* no go. Bugger! Better news, the new brakes on my bicycle are […]