Car & body

Car is still in the shop. Parts that were bad last time he was lurching and coughing are again. They replaced those under warranty at no cost to me.

That being done, I inquired after the timing belt. I got a quote. I looked at my accounts and swore just a little bit. I called back and confirmed I wanted the belt and water pump done now.

Hope to pick him up tomorrow (later today).


Taking transit to work has me hitting 1.5 of my current step goal, if not more. Part of it is being shaken around vigorously inside the bus. Part is not. Holding on is not a small amount of work. I like admiring my cane muscles. When I have to sit sideways, I hold on to the rail and I move with the bus, and my weak arm, even my weak left arm, feels titanium light.

My tweets

• Tue, 09:00: @samtrans I would love to be able to get a bus day pass on my clipper card. This brought to you by the full minute feeding dollars into box.
• Tue, 09:08: Trilling silently to myself over the pleasure of coffee & someone else driving.
• Tue, 09:09: Tumblr favorite: http://t.co/h7MmfnlGDl (from vandulocity)
• Tue, 09:11: Night before: sync iPod, update podcasts, go to unplayed, select new, drag to list, organize, resync.
• Tue, 09:13: Always start with the Hidden Almanac. Midcommute, remove played.
• Tue, 11:02: Bein' a grownup, schedulin' car repairs. Current woes covered under warranty; replacing timing belt & water pump with the "oh shit" budget.
• Tue, 12:54: RT @RDansky: When you have a hammer, on the other hand, everything looks like a recalcitrant feature in Powerpoint.
• Tue, 13:12: BRAIN AND BRAIN WHAT IS BRAIN
• Tue, 17:55: RT @maureenjohnson: Also took Zelda to the dog park. A careening hive of large dogs knocked me over. I ended up in a dog pile. DO NOT GO TO…
• Tue, 18:26: Bus driver scraping tree branches & leaves in through open windows. #samtrans

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My tweets

• Wed, 11:12: Essay I need to write: The unrelenting tedium of mental illness metaphor: why "depressing" is lazy description
• Wed, 11:14: Don't tell me a job is "depressing"; tell me how it evokes depression for you. Unrelenting tedium with occasional bouts of screaming? Okay.
• Wed, 11:17: Crushing desperation? Nonstop micromanaging and soul-killing abuse? All noise and chaos? All of these are depressing, but wildly varied.