In update news: New to me car? I’m*thisclose* to purchasing a 2008 Nissan Sentra that I test drove yesterday in between snowstorms. It’s reminiscent of the Saturn Ion, but I really liked the way it handled the wet roads much better. And it’s blue, which means I’m establishing a car color pattern. My ’96 Saturn [...]
Archive for February, 2010
22 Feb
there’s a tree in the engine
SisterAlyson makes a good point that I should post pictures of my car. Or at least write one other post so that you all know that I’m okay. I’m okay. So much more than the car is. I still feel a little wonky, but I think I’ll heal. The car will not. It’s been declared [...]
16 Feb
Bang crash
“This would make a great blog post” was NOT the first thing that went through my mind this afternoon as my car slid off of I-84, ran down an embankment, and crashed into a tree. It wasn’t even the second thing I thought. (That was “are my legs still here?”) The first thought, for the [...]
13 Feb
Comfort food
I had an epically bad day at work recently. I made a small mistake, and like an idiot, tried to cover my tracks, thereby making everything a small mistake into a huge incident. It didn’t help the already tenuous relationship I have with my boss and my job. Days like that call for two things: [...]
9 Feb
makes you crave it fortnightly
Just in time for poultry week, you know what piece of unsolicited mail arrived today? A coupon book for KFC. The Colonel must have good intel. Can’t wait to report back on how that goes! And if it goes well in English, it seems that I can go back and use the coupon in Spanish!
7 Feb
Turkeys are evil!
The great meat experiment is on. This week, I’m adding poultry to my traditional diet of fruits, nuts, vegetables, grains, dairy, and fish. (And sugar…) I’m keeping a log of everything I eat, how much I sleep, activities I do and how I feel on this other page, because I fear the details may bore [...]
5 Feb
Where’s the beef?
For 12 years and five months I’ve been a vegetarian. I was studying abroad in England, and declared myself so for a bevy of reasons including: Right before I left for the trip, I attempted to cook chicken for the family, and undercooked it on the inside while burning it on the outside. I deemed chicken too scary to [...]
