Saturday is the new Friday night.
It was a rough day for prisoners in France in 1789, and it was a rough day for me in Raleigh in 2007. OK, I know I recycled that joke.
First, my 1995 Geo Prizm had been resilient for 12 years, 11 of those with us. But then an annoying rattle started that I couldn't stand. It was very faint, which made it all the worse, because my parents think I'm crazy. So, a trip to CarMAX, where we bought Mom's 2002 Mercury Sable less than a week before I started blogging in 2005, led to a 1997 Chrysler Cirrus. After a lot of thinking it over, mostly by me, I decided to get it. I felt like I was jumping the gun a bit. Either way, it's a good car. It only cost(ed) $7000, has only 73,000 miles, is in good condition, and has an aftermarket radio that I'll need to consult someone about, as I pushed a button that made it come off. Road noise, especially at highway speeds, is a bit of a problem, but it's not much compared to the Geo. There's also a slight pull to the right, which I will talk to CarMAX about today. I need to decide for sure if it's really what I want by late Monday, because I can return it up to five days later. And that was just half of it.
The other half was that I went with my parents to a Los Lobos concert at the NC Museum of Art, one of my favorite venues when people don't keep standing in your way. I got up to the area between the stage and the seats, the dance area. I danced, but I'm probably not that good. The good news is, that counted towards my exercise regiment, which was a good thing, because I was exhausted.
So now, it's the morning after. I got up at 11:45, and I am having severe trouble typing. You can't see it here, but I've messed up and fixed the mistakes about 20 times.
First, my 1995 Geo Prizm had been resilient for 12 years, 11 of those with us. But then an annoying rattle started that I couldn't stand. It was very faint, which made it all the worse, because my parents think I'm crazy. So, a trip to CarMAX, where we bought Mom's 2002 Mercury Sable less than a week before I started blogging in 2005, led to a 1997 Chrysler Cirrus. After a lot of thinking it over, mostly by me, I decided to get it. I felt like I was jumping the gun a bit. Either way, it's a good car. It only cost(ed) $7000, has only 73,000 miles, is in good condition, and has an aftermarket radio that I'll need to consult someone about, as I pushed a button that made it come off. Road noise, especially at highway speeds, is a bit of a problem, but it's not much compared to the Geo. There's also a slight pull to the right, which I will talk to CarMAX about today. I need to decide for sure if it's really what I want by late Monday, because I can return it up to five days later. And that was just half of it.
The other half was that I went with my parents to a Los Lobos concert at the NC Museum of Art, one of my favorite venues when people don't keep standing in your way. I got up to the area between the stage and the seats, the dance area. I danced, but I'm probably not that good. The good news is, that counted towards my exercise regiment, which was a good thing, because I was exhausted.
So now, it's the morning after. I got up at 11:45, and I am having severe trouble typing. You can't see it here, but I've messed up and fixed the mistakes about 20 times.
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