VaCaDay 5
It was a very random day.
I woke up to an absolutely dreadful smell coming from the kitchen. It took some hunting to detect that its source was the refrigerator -- after I'd emptied the compost bucket and cleaned it with boiling water -- and then I scrubbed out the inside of the fridge. No luck. Turns out it was some garlic-heavy food that the Hubs had made last night for tonight's dinner. It was just a bit overpowering.
What took up most of my day was copying over old diary entries, now that I have a rhythm going. I did fifty, maybe, maybe more. The interesting part of doing this is reading the old entries. Although I only have a few more to go and then 2007 is finished, I decided to work on 2002, and I only have a few of those left, too. These were my first diary entries, since I started in October, 2002, and wasn't very good about the every day thing then. Some of it is startling, but not in a bad way; my father was still alive then and so of course I referred to him, to talking to him, and so on. The whole process (the copying over, not diary-keeping in general, although that too) has become a little addictive. I'll probably do more tomorrow, if I get the chance, but I think I'm finished for tonight.
We actually put down a deposit on a car for K today, although we'll be looking more tomorrow. Her current car, a 1995 Chevy Cavalier with a dented in front fender, has now lost its air conditioning, which will cost maybe $800 to fix. No point in putting that much money in that old a car. (Over 110k miles on it.) We're looking for a decent used car that we can finance through the dealer, and we have one now (a Toyota), but we're going to look at Hondas tomorrow, and then go to her crazy college (see yesterday's entry) and then it's new tattoo time for me!
I'm going to read a bit now, I think. A Thousand Splendid Suns. Depressing, but very good.
WATCHING MASH :: ENTRY #1736
I have a 2001 Chevy Cavalier, and we've been terrible on the upkeep. Kurt changes the oil as often as it needs it, but we've never done the "recommended maintenance." It's hard to do when your husband's a mechanic, and he says he can do most of it here at the house. That said, we have had stunning good luck with it; just the cracked catalytic converter that might be covered under a more lengthy warranty than the normal one.
ReplyDeleteHondas and Toyotas are excellent cars. I think your daughter would do well to get one or the other. My friend has a Toyota Corolla she's had since she was in college; I think she got it in 1998. She's STILL driving it too!