"Will that be cash, credit, or your firstborn child?"

[neadods]

Taking my car to be tuned up is much like taking myself for general medical checks - unless there's something obviously wrong I Don't Want To Know. Unfortunately, something *did* go wrong with the car - did I tell y'all about the blowout on my way home from Pennsylvania? Anyone who says cell phones have no point should have to sit by the side of the highway being honked at, I'm glad I could call for help - and now Mr. Tire says that between the tires and the sluggish starting and the odd noises I've been hearing and all the other stuff, it's going to take $1,500 to fix.

Stops to mutter shawan_7's mantra: "It's not when the cost of the repairs equals the blue book value that you dump the car. It's when the cost of the repairs equals new car payments."

Well, that answers the question about the fake ring on ebay. (No.) And the real ring being resized and fitted with a gem. (No.) And a whole bunch of other indulgences I was going to indulge in - (No. No. No. and Oh Please, I Can't Believe You Were Thinking Of That Anyway)

Except the extended Return of the King. I'm so buying that.

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[shawan-7.livejournal.com]

Or would you prefer Santa to put it under a tree? Such things can be arranged... You just gotta have an "in" at the North Pole.

[neadods.livejournal.com]

What, the extended RotK? Consider this a request, 'cause the car might be running better than it has in a long time, but it still cost me $1,500!