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    Saturday, October 4, 2008

    why bother?

    I saw you, Dawnie!

    Thursday, October 2, 2008

    a haiku

    I took my car in

    Then did some paperwork and

    Now I want some beer

    done, hopefully for realsies this time

    After much debating (they tried to tell me I needed a new EGR valve.  Um... no.), the mechanic here determined that Ernie's didn't do a thorough job of cleaning the ports and they were still clogged.  So this time I *should* be in good shape.  He said this i totally unrelated to the catalytic converter, so as long as nothing else goes wrong before Tuesday, when I'm supposed to drive home...

    Excuse me, I have to go find some wood to knock on.

    ...

    SIXTH time in three weeks.  Yes, that's right!  I'm back at the Honda dealer today.  Luckily when they told me they couldn't see me before MONDAY and I said pissily, "Oh, just forget it." they managed to fit me in.  At 10, rather than at 8, as they originally offered.  Ha.

    Monday, September 29, 2008

    updates...

    hey, look, AOL finally added more "mood" options so I can actually select something other than "quiet"!  It's about time...

    So right now I'm at the Honda dealer, having the car checked out for the 5th time in three weeks:
    -engine light comes on, get EGR valve replaced
    -oil change
    -engine light comes on in Milwaukee, stop by dealer to consult
    -engine light still on, take it back in in Spring Green to have clogs from bad EGR valve removed
    -engine light comes on a few hours later, go to dealer in Madison to have this taken care of once and for all.  And by "this", apparently I mean the catalytic converter...$1,100!
    Dear Honda dealer,
    thank you for the wifi.  And coffee.  And hot chocolate, aka "hocho".

    My season at APT is finally winding down.  I say "finally" not because I'm ready for the season to come to an end (one work week left...), but because I'm ready for that time of the season when things get less crazy, less busy, have some sense of finality, etc.  I would have been experiencing this much sooner if it were not for being in rehearsals for the R&J Apprentice project.  Rehearsals started during previews week of Belle's Strat and continued through yesterday, when we put on the performance for a pretty great crowd of just over 250.  I'm proud of all their hard work, and happy it went to well for them, but mostly I'm happy for me being done with rehearsals for the season!  So, this week will be office work - finalizing paperwork, going over documents for the future, etc - cleaning, striking props as the shows close, packing, moving into a new storage unit, continuing on the quest of job apps, closing AW and BEL, attending Midsummer closing, and hopefully spending some good quality time with these friends that I might not see until next April.

    Went to Milwaukee on Friday night after rehearsal with SDH and Sharon to see I Am My Own Wife and have a drink in the Cabaret.  Michael Gotch is fantastic, and I love the cab...

    Aside from my frustration with season 7 of Gilmore Girls ("BAD CHOICES!"), that's probably about it.  For those of us keeping track of my East Coast-age, methinks I will arrive back in PA on Wednesday night.  When you next see me, you should ask me how I feel about black widow spiders crawling around on my mailbox.

    Friday, September 12, 2008

    politickets

    The amount of e-mail forwards I've gotten in the past few days (not to mention Facebook activity I've viewed) regarding Sarah Palin is pretty staggering.  Here are two articles I found to be worth sharing.

    Palin: wrong woman, wrong message

    Drill, drill, drill