We have succeeded in spreading the evil LiveJournal virus! Welcome to the fold, vileone and ladyinthetower!
Well, that evilness out of the way, what’s new? Not much. Dropped the car off for repairs yesterday (for an estimated $1,229 worth of work – glad I’m not the one paying for it!). I’m renting a 2002 Chevy Impala in its stead; it’s bigger than my Alero, and most definitely not the V6 I’m used to. It’s like driving a large boat through pudding. Lots of room in the passenger area, but I found one oddity – the rear seat doesn’t fold down. How useless is that?
Had an extended chat with a rep from my bank about investment possibilities and the pros and cons of rolling my 401(k) into an IRA – I’m probably going to do that, though my parents have sent me some pointers for other investment possibilities that I need to investigate as well.
Talked with a recruiter for a good long while about a job opportunity in Kansas City, MO. I’m not sure about this one – the job is an interesting one, but the location just doesn’t excite me at all. The third time he asked me if I was really sure I was interested in relocating to KC, I was starting to wonder myself. I need to send him more info by tomorrow, and I’m still up in the air if I should go for it or back out. Need to talk to Dan some more about this.
And finally, last night we went for our biweekly Mage/Werewolf game at Thomas and Sherry’s new place. Lots of fun, though combat in the White Wolf system has a bad habit of bringing everything to a screeching halt. Fun was had, regardless.
Today: Baked some nummy bread (first baking in the new house! Yay!). Did laundry. Dropped my bike off to have it resurrected from the dead (actually, it’s only going to need a tune-up). And tonight, we join the Gang for dinner at Lubrano’s for some tasty “red sauce” Italian food. It ain’t fancy, but it sure tastes good! To quote a certain someone: Arr num num num!
Is the $1200 because of that neighbor who bumped into you? Good grief! Hit too many panels I guess?
Got my own $1200 bill for my car, too. I am paying that one, so sadness. Water pump, drive axel, it’s all bad. But it’s still cheaper than a new car.
Yep, they caught both the door and the back quarter panel between the door and the wheel well. Y’know, if it were up to me and I was the one paying for it, I’d brush away the scuff marks and pretty much ignore it, but since someone else is willing to pay to fix it, well…
I have no idea exactly why the bill is so high, unless, as Dan said, they paint the whole bloody car so everything matches. There’s also the fact that it may come in well under that estimate – we’ll see. I’ve heard no word from them so far, so I assume they’re still working on it.
That sucks about your car, though! Man, I guess everything just hit at once? That’s a pretty hefty repair bill.
(Makes me nostalgic for the days of my F-150, when all I had to do to fix it was open the hood, climb in, and start banging away at it…)