Feh I say!

So, it's a good thing I wasn't expected anywhere today.

Go to Cambridge Client. Work good solid three hours. Was forgotten about, but it turned out all right in the end. Head to car, to drive co-worker to Harvard Square. Turn on car.
Again
Again
Again.

Nope, nada.
ooookkkkkkAYYYyyyyy. WTF is up with this?

So I call AAA, I get a sub, and am chided by some Russian guy about not being into baseball. Told him my Yankees lose so I get a hotel room theory. Well, I laughed, anyway.
bossman comes along, insists on getting my car a jump. Engine starts YAY! Plan is, drive straight to Sears for a new battery.
Pull out onto Mass Ave - car goes *THUNK* and I lose ALL electrical power.
As in the car goes DEAD. I'm NOT thinking my engine seized, it wasn't the same.
Bossman agrees it's my battery. Apparently it's LEAKING battery acid and the positive node is LOOSE and it's leaking from the node.

I had just, mind you, cancelled the AAA ticket.
*sighs*
I call back, get NEW ticket open, and the nice, cute, but unfortunately from Revere tow truck guy arrives. I tell him about the battery, and what bossman told me to tell him - he wants NO PART of battery acid (and I don't blame him) Me, and him, and my baby take a nice trip from Cambridge to Norwood (thank YOU AAA gold card!) He gets put right where the nice service guys will find him tomorrow, and I tipped Mr. Cutie, at least enough for a pack of cigs. And very loverly maudlinkitty and azanthia picked me up, even tho they were doing a roomies thing night, which I SO appreciate! The Unit would have been an EVIL Bitch if I'd asked her to come get me.

So, I have questions -
- the damn dealer's mechanics are in there CONSTANTLY! I'm in for an oil change once a month, usually (due to high mileage) why the HELL didn't they tell me about this?
- It's not like they haven't noticed OTHER things, like the radiator (which BTW doesn't seem to be leaking!) and the muffler, and the brakes. WHY wouldn't they notice the battery?
- _I_ freaking noticed the battery, enough so that I wanted to replace it with the check I'm getting Thursday. WHY THEY HELL didn't they push it (LIKE they did the radiator)?

notice, I'm bitter about the dealer? Either they missed it, or they MIGHT have told me once (and I Do recall hearing a "hey you should replace that at some point.") and never said anything again? it's corroded to the point of LEAKING, for cripe's sake! I have NO IDEA what the shite looks like, that's what I pay THEM to do.

*mumble* I need to get myself a car-savvy boyfriend.

So I got home about 8, had some leftovers, since the Unit feels guilty she didn't come get me (can't figure her out) and have spent the rest of the evening showing BenRodda hentai roleplaying games (via AIM you perverts) Anyone have one they wouldn't mind lending me? they look about up my alley, entertainment wise as of late?

Oh and hey - here's a disclaimer for you:
If you reread this and think "Hey, _I_ did that to her car *smug grin*" Let me tell you:
You Didn't.
it's called "wear and tear" and it's called "the dealer effed up"
it's not called "curses" or "bitchcraft" or anything like that.
You did not put a "hex" on me, you did not successfully cast a spell.

Cause and effect, chummer. I ignored the battery, battery go *sploop*

And if you DID do anything like the aforementioned; duck and cover because Karma is WAY more of a bitch than I. it's why I, even as stupid and arrogant as I am, DON'T throw that kind of stuff out. I ask for justice, not revenge.

*waves hand* go back to your corner now. Go. Shoo. *waves*

OK, I'm tired, and I need to figure out how the hell I'm getting back to the dealer tomorrow. There's a naughty little voice in my head that almost WANTS the car to be dead. I eyed what will be my next car - the LS300 Black Onyx exterior, Black leather interior. it's family Pimp mobile. I drooled on it. BUT, priorities first, and I LOVE MY CAR, I mean it, I don't want to trade him in just yet. Dammit. (but if I have to......)

OK, bed, maybe some reading first. i don't have to get up super early tomorrow, but I have a feeling Jack will be calling by 9:30.

oh and hey

while I'm at it.
There was this crush meme going around, I missed it somehow (*cough cough*on purpose *cough cough*) and when I saw a "hey you wanna know what was said?" meme come up I took it, mostly to laugh about all the 0's.

Which one of you bitches has an ex-crush on me?????
I have my guesses. Don't make me spend four bucks to find out.

Do you know how disconcerting it is to NOT see all 0's?

The verdict

Well, it's not cheap.
but it's not a seized engine. Which, honestly, I'd feared.
It's a battery, and the negative link, which they have to go to another store to get.
And I'm having them do the oil change while they're at it.
It's not going to be ready til this afternoon. And my dealer woke me up, and BLEH I feel icky. Let's hope I can get to bed early tonight as a result. I was up til almost 4AM, just not ready to sleep. *sighs*

My nephew is WAY TOO effing friendly. My mother is telling me last night he has NO ISSUES talking to strangers, and saying "hey I know him, how? we just met!" I swear I am going to make him WAY MORE afraid of ME! I NEVER talked to strangers as a child, I would have run SCREAMING. I guess that's one of the good things about being a spoiled brat. He needs more supervision - and here I had priorities pointed out to me last night. I REALLY need to make room in my ass schedule for a karate class with my nephew. Something to help him with his anger, and for us to do together. IF my stupid sister doesn't use it as a punishment. *growl* I'll have to handle that too.

Bah, car first. I need my car to get to work, to get the checks that pay FOR the car. Then, after that, we'll talk.

I'm tired - I want to go right back to bed. *sighs*

Le Update-o

Client number one - is stuck having non-life-threatening tests at the hospital. put off til tomorrow morning. No worries, except for the check I need form her.

Client number two - warned I'm going to be late. They HAVE a check waiting for me, more than enough for my purposes. They are also 5 minutes from my dealer, so once I get there, I'll be all set, even if I'm running decidedly late, they're there til 6. I won't be later than 4, I think.

Going nowhere else tonight. I have to play checkbook roulette to be able to pay for this stuff. I HATE doing it, it's not a wise idea, and _I_ know better. but, I can't get my money to pay for the car things if I can't get to work, and I can't get to work without my car, and I can't get my car without the money. So, I'm writing a check to the dealer, which will be AFTER banking hours, even if they put it in tonight. And then I rush my paycheck to my bank, and hopefully get IT in quick enough that it clears before my dealer's check does.

It's not a good idea to play with your bank account in such a fashion, especially if you DON'T keep track of everything meticulously like I do. I'm only doing it since I'm fairly certain I will get away with it, quickly. UNLESS they run my balance, which would suck.

gah. I don't have a choice. GAH!
*kicks car and it's sucky sense of timing*

Oh THIS one is interesting

he said/she said
(or rather she said/she said)

I said: "*sister's name* You want me to get *nephew*'s Halloween costume? I don't want to be running around near Halloween trying to get him SOMETHING, I'd rather take him now and let him pick out something he wants."

She says I said: "I'm getting *nephew*'s Halloween costume, don't you DARE buy him one I"M going to get it YOU suck as a mother."

OI!

She got her boyfriend's daughter a costume, SHe hasn't gotten her OWN SON a costume, because I ORDERED her not to? She found it ON SALE and wouldn't buy it because she was afraid of my wrath! Oddly enough, I believe a parent SHOULDN"T be running out last minute for something they have plenty of warning about, then getting PISSED at their kids for existing (I'm not talking about "MOMMY! I'm ouit of glitter for my project! *at 11PM, producing a run to 8 24 hour CVS's to GET said glitter*)

So I just got this call where she's telling me "What are we doing about this?" and I told her and she got huffy (HI, I need a car, to get to work, to get money. What's so hard to understand?)

I should just NOT answer the phone!

*whine*

I'm hungry and there's nothing to eat here, and I don't dare call an order in, since I might 1) need to leave immediately to get my car or 2) need the cash to get to the dealer!

ARGH!
I should call the cab companies, see if they'll take my credit card, THEN I can call in a food order.
I haven't gotten dressed yet tho, maybe I should do that first.
GAH!

Posty McPosty today - sorry.

Bwah

it gets funnier
FIFTY BUCKS to get a taxi to the dealer!
Hmmm, maybe they'll come get me.
I'll have to charm up Jack nice.

Bleh. If I didn't need to get to my client, and get that check, this wouldn't be a problem.
I only need to put in about an hour's worth of work.
feh I say
FEH!

Ru-ruoh

No answer at my dealer's.
My CAR dealer's.
Like NO ANSWER.
It rings and rings.
I'm getting a bad feeling.

I need to get some water to take my pills.
Salsa and chips are my saviour right now. I don't have an empty stomach, yay.
Still hungry tho. And now I'm cold too.

OK, NOW I'm asking

I need a ride to Norwood.
I wasn't going to, since I like handling things on my own.
elvendoll has kindly offered, but I don't want her to be late for class.

I'm offering gas money/dinner. I just don't THINK I'm going to be able to hit up my client today. I MIGHT get lucky, I have to call him shortly, but I doubt it'll happen.

*wheedle* There's a Chateau on Route One */wheedle*

Email, call, page or comment, thankyouverymuch.

This is obviously a family problem

She said/she said

begins:
Unit: "when are you going to get your car?"
Me: I called them, they were supposed to call me, but I finally called them. it's finally ready, and I'm just waiting to see if I get a ride. the cab company wants $50 to take me there.
Unit: "*grumbles* Well, I _don't_ want to take you during rush hour, we'll have to go later!"
Me: "*looks around* When did I ask you to take me? I said I was waiting for a ride, I never said I weas waiting for YOU to take me."

Continues:
Unit: "I got *nephew* his costume. It was $*expensive*"
Me: *Gasp* What the hell? I said I would get it, and WHY was it so much?
Unit: "*sister* said you refused to get it. *sister* called me and said you told her you weren't buying him his costume."

I've repeated AD NAUSIUM that I would 1) take my nephew 2) when I was ready 3) when I had the money 4) when I have my car back and 5) WHEN I had the money!
She's brought the damn costume in about TWELEVE times, asking me about it, then screaming at me when I told her "YOU and my sister have not given me any opportunity to fulfill my word. I told you when, I've BEEN available, you haven't met me at ALL. I would have happily taken him, instead someone is trying to get SOMETHING out of me (Read here: my sister wanted ME to buy an expensive costume for her Fat Ass Boyfriend's daughter) If you CHOSE to mishear me, or rather, if my SISTER chooses to LIE about what I said, then I have NO RECOURSE but to completely remove myself from the situation."

So, I'm forbidding her to speak to me of Halloween costumes, or my sister, or my nephew's costume. When my NEPHEW asks me, I'll talk to him about it. And I owe my sister a very LARGE verbal Bitchslapping. I SO need out of this house, my mother is BLIND where it comes to my sister. She lies to my mother's FACE and while she rants about it, actually supports this behavior.

Yargh.

Update - final version

- Got the car. It was right where they said it was, price wise. as of right now, I have enough to cover it. Mostly because my dentist has sat on his check for TWO freaking weeks.

- I had to cancel on Client number 2, and he says he'll be in the office til 10:30AM tomorrow. So I need to go out there before he leaves for the day, preferably to be DONE before he leaves. this means a disturbingly early morning, for me. (IE, I should be there by 8:30AM *GAGS*

- I then have to head to client #1, whom I need to call and leave her a message saying I won't be in FIRST thing, but I WILL be in as soon as I can, probably by 10:30, so I can get HER work done.

- Then I have to make the deposit so none of the checks bounce. By then, I will have two checks and plenty of money. I'll go to a teller so the deposit goes in right away.

- THEN I get to go to normal Wednesday client, who will then make fun of me for sleeping late. I will probably end up working super late. I'd LIKE to go to ManRay, but I'm thinking I might either skip, or go super late. Either way, it depends on how I feel tomorrow night AND how long it takes me to reconcile a bank account.

- I came home tonight, and loaded up a bunch of laundry, mostly sheets, old from the bed and new out of the bag. I'm planning on putting the new sheets on the bed, thank YOU. My fitted sheet I\s tearing at the corners - it no longer fits "fitted" which Is why I got the new ones. I'm not sure how I feel about the sheets, but it'll be better after they've been washed. They won't be as stiff and new (in an ugly way) But, I wanted to do them in a professional machine, so I can do them right, but I couldn't find a laundromat open long enough for me to do everything. So instead I had to cram everything into the smaller machines, which makes the dryer VERY full. I'm probably going to have to run them longer than I should, due to overload.

So, I'm sitting here, waiting for the loads to come close to finishing so I can start moving sheets around and they can dry. I also need to have my pills, and, I've eaten, but I'm craving something sweet. probably from the stress of listening to my mother RANT the entire way to the dealer, and wondering if her inept driving was going to get me killed.

My baby was washed, but not well, it was not cleaned in the interior (which I knew wouldn't happen, but I'm shocked at how dirty it is in there) and the auto locks didn't work. Jack cleaned my keyopener, and it worked, but it worries me.

Gah - all I do is complain. I wonder how it looks to my peanut gallery? I know when I read LJ's of people I either don't know, or don't like I tend to make snap comments - mostly "what a bitch!" I'm just lucky I know enough to keep my online mouth shut. but, I do wonder how many look at me and make the same judgment. it doesn't WORRY me, I'm just curious. I'm aware that snap judgments bring nothing, but hey, I can live with it *grins*

Oh, and hey, want to get even with me? Call me tomorrow between 7-7:30 AM. I need to get up. I can hear legions of cackling early risers greeting me all cheery. *gag* *grins*

Ok, off to get some straightening done before the laundry is. AND, maybe off to DD for some soothing coffee flavored drinkies, one for now, one for tomorrow morning.

Oh and one more thing

That damn L300 flirted with me again, like the sexy bitch it is.
Little slut car.
I said "NO I HAVE A CAR'
but it's voice was low and seductive, and it told me naughty things
like how powerful it is, and look at my sexy wheels and leather interior....
*shudder*
Someday I'll be trading my faithful baby in for a slut machine.
*staple hand to forehead*
Bastard.
(I can't wait til I tell the guys at Saturn that my old car was "baby" and the new car will be "slut" *evil grin*)