Brakes Are Worth It

-Took my Saturn in for its 126,000 service today.

(Go away, kitty, I'm trying to type.)

-As I handed over the keys, I told the guy, "And the rear brakes are making some noise, please take a look."

"What sort of noise?"

"Umm. Not exactly a grinding noise. A little of a whine. A whiny-grinding noise?"

-So I go and sit in the waiting room, and read Sense and Sensibility. I decide Marianne is a bimbo, and that Edward kinda reminds me of Steve from Coupling.. About half an hour later, the guy comes and gets me.

"Mr. Woodward, we've got your car up on the lift, and we want you to come and take a look, so we can point to oddly shaped bits of metal and tell you how much they cost, and why you'll be sitting in the waiting room for an extra two hours."

-Oy. Well, A) I can afford it, and B) Brakes Are Worth It. I've driven with bad brakes, and now I know: When someone offers to fix your brakes, you pay 'em.

(Go away, kitty! Geez, attention-starved, much? And stay out of my armpit!)

Why Do Boys Think This?

-In response to my post about feeling that pretty girls were out of my league, tisana replied:

Why do these cute and witty and geeky boys keep thinking this way? Is confusing to those of us who appreciate those types.

-Thinking about it, I have something of an answer. We feel that way because we have low self-confidence, and we have low self-confidence because during high school, being told we were cute by a pretty girl was rare enough to count as a dinosaur sighting. I honestly can't think of a single instance in my high school career, or even in my early college years, when (in hindsight) I was apparently good-looking enough to cause spontaneous ovulation.

-So ladies, ask yourselves, during your high school years, how often did you tell one of these cute geeky boys they were cute? Hmm?

Crazy Truck Lady

-My girlfriend has a crazy truck. Pictures ensue:

Truck 98
Truck 00
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