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samsom ([personal profile] samsom) wrote2011-07-12 06:47 pm
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Short update

Because I am feeling so taciturn these days. *sigh*

*it's Week 2, Day 2 of CB's epic Call In Sick and Piss Everyone Off campaign. Am enjoying the quiet for as long as I can. Cuz when she makes her grand return, the shit most definitely will hit the fan.

*I was having car trouble the last few months. $700 worth. Final diagnosis was a blown head gasket, which is apparently A Very Bad Thing. So I sucked it up and went and a new (to me) car, with my crippled Beloved Grand Am as a trade-in. My only non-negotiable requirements were that it would have to have a V6 and be 10K-ish. I got both. Now I am in debt for a 2005 Kia Optima for the foreseeable future. It's only been two days and I was very attached to my Grand Am - more than I thought it was possible - so I can't say I LOVE the new car yet, but it drives very well and I'm getting used to how it handles. And yay, no more uncertainty.

*So Twilight Fan ships Bella/Edward. During the down times at work, I have been spamming her with Bella/Carlisle vampire UST snippets. Not because I ship them (or anything else about Twilight), but because Carlisle is a hottie in the movies, I have daddy/authority issues, and I want to shock her out of her Twu Wuv stupor. I am what fandom made me.

[identity profile] xlivvielockex.livejournal.com 2011-07-15 12:04 am (UTC)(link)
I kind of love that you are doing that to the Twilight fan at work. It's just so awesome. :)

I'm in the market for a new car myself. I think maybe a crossover. My beloved Princess has finally gotten to the point where it is more expensive to fix her than she is worth.

[identity profile] samsom.livejournal.com 2011-07-16 06:41 pm (UTC)(link)
Twilight Fan is a great work friend, and she takes what I dish very good naturedly. :P

Things Happened and I ended up getting financed for a Blue Ford Focus - '08. Less mileage, better car, nice all around. The Kia was white and reminded me of a state car, plus it felt 'light'. The Focus is heavier feeling, and it reminds me of my beloved Grand Am. I miss that car.

Sorry about Princess. It sucks when it gets too expensive to hang onto. Mine was paid off, and I hated giving that up for a second car payment.

[identity profile] xlivvielockex.livejournal.com 2011-07-16 07:24 pm (UTC)(link)
The Focus is a better car anyway. Kia's consistently get bad ratings all around. My father would never even let me consider getting one.

She's an old girl but again, she is paid off. I got her in 2001 so she's lasted me a good 10 years. I just am so anti-car payment. I'm heading up to Vegas to see if the 10K I have saved can buy me a car outright.

[identity profile] samsom.livejournal.com 2011-07-16 07:28 pm (UTC)(link)
I think you've got a great shot at that, actually. So feel people buy outright that the dealerships will be fighting over you, LOL.

I initially rejected the Focus because I had always heard bad things about it but hubby convinced me to take it out on a test drive. The dealership was accomodating as hell and the test drive went better than the Kia one. So here we are. *sigh*

[identity profile] xlivvielockex.livejournal.com 2011-07-16 08:01 pm (UTC)(link)
Really? I've heard good things about Fords and the Focus in particular. But what matters is that you like it.

I'm pretty good at bargaining and Vegas has cars priced much lower than the rest of the US. I just need to decide what I want. Lots and lots of test drives and research for sure.

[identity profile] samsom.livejournal.com 2011-07-16 08:10 pm (UTC)(link)
If money were no object, I'd be driving either a Dodge Charger or a Mustang.

If I was wealthy wealthy, I'd be driving a gun-metal grey British Jag in addition to the Charger (black or red) or a Mustang (black or red).

Yeah, I do like the Focus. I even like the color. So it's all good.

[identity profile] xlivvielockex.livejournal.com 2011-07-16 08:20 pm (UTC)(link)
Don't even get me started on if money was no object. LOL We would be here all afternoon.

[identity profile] samsom.livejournal.com 2011-07-16 08:41 pm (UTC)(link)
Maybe I ought to buy a lottery ticket this weekend. I hear the money's up again and then I could fly you and the other MGs out to LA with me and we can stalk CC for shits and giggles. LOL

Did you just LOVE her "cooling the kitty" comment?? <3