Update

Where did the weekend go? Devil's Rejects (much better than House of 1000 Corpses), Hampton Beach and some quality chilling and schmoopy time were nice and all, but they flew by.

The car is in the shop today and I have my first loaner ever (an Ion). Here's hoping I can afford to fix it with cash and don't need to use a credit card. :) Strangely, the commute here from Natick wasn't horrific. Either I was really lucky or leaving a bit later than I used to when we lived in Framingham would have made a big difference. Its something I should ponder for future work scheduling (since I'm not in school anymore and don't need to worry about leaving early for classes on a regular basis).

I have an extra ticket to the Waltham show on Saturday night. Does anyone want it?

I have so much sewing to do its not even funny. I'm not sure when that will happen, since there will be much gothing to do this week :)

Ugh

My car started having AC problems (blowing air, but not cooling it). Around the same time I started noticing the car trying to overheat (though no fluid leaking, spewing, etc).

After an expensive diagnostic test ($180) (draining fluid, putting in dye) they've found:
-I need a new cooling fan (hence the overheating issues), $200
-I have a leak in my condenser $62
-I need a NEW FRICKEN COMPRESSOR for $925 (incls parts and labor)

Needless to say since this will be my last summer with this car I'm not paying a grand to fix the AC. They'll replace the cooling fan though, and I won't have the engine overheat on me at least. I swear, the car is mad at me for talking so much lately how I'm going to replace it and that's why the huge problem.

Blech! There is nothing I hate more than sweating in my car. On the beach I can deal with, out doing yard work I can deal with. Dancing I can deal with. But going from point A to point B just serves to annoy me, make me crabby, and make me feel all gross.

Ah well, at least I have a car that runs reliably :) And I shall savor that ride back to Natick in the loaner . . .