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October 8th, 2009
09:18 pm - crossed fingers
*fingers_crossed*, *fingers_crossed*, *fingers_crossed*, *fingers_crossed*, *fingers_crossed*, *fingers_crossed*, . . <.> . . *fingers_crossed*, *fingers_crossed*, . . . .
Current Mood:  hopeful
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August 11th, 2009
August 6th, 2009
10:48 pm - frowny face
Top Five Songs from John Hughes Movies That Aren't Pretty In Pink
5. Bad [from Ferris Bueller's Day Off] (Big Audio Dynamite)
4. Tenderness [from Weird Science] (General Public)
3. Don't You (Forget About Me) [from The Breakfast Club] (Simple Minds)
2. Weird Science [from Weird Science] (Oingo Boingo)
1. Holiday Road [from National Lampoon's Vacation] (Lindsay Buckingham)
Top Five Songs from Pretty in Pink
5. Shellshock (New Order)
4. Bring On the Dancing Horses (Echo & the Bunnymen)
3. If You Leave (Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark)
2. Pretty in Pink (The Psychedelic Furs)
1. Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want (The Smiths)
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July 18th, 2009
06:33 pm - now trying not to: throw up
For those late to the party: the most famous murder in Tennessee between 1906 (Sen. Carmack) and 2009 (QB McNair) took place half a mile from my house, and wrecked my neighborhood, and the victim was a former schoolmate of mine. The crime was unsolved for 34 years.
"Jerome Barrett Found Guilty In Marcia Trimble Case
9-Year-Old Girl Scout Killed In 1975
POSTED: 10:15 am CDT July 15, 2009
UPDATED: 6:13 pm CDT July 18, 2009"
read: http://www.wsmv.com/news/20060921/detail.html
Current Mood:  restless
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June 26th, 2009
June 12th, 2009
10:56 am - Top Ten Moments in Analog TV (RIP) History
10. the first "Wonderful World Of Disney" in color
9. Lucy at the candy factory
8. the Heidi game
7. Elvis Presley has no hips
6. the MegaPowers unite
5. "Have you no sense of decency, sir, at long last? Have you left no sense
of decency?"
4. The Beatles's "All You Need Is Love" broadcast
3. a marmoset pees on Johnny Carson's head
2. the moon landing
1. Hawkeye Pierce v. the chicken/baby
Current Mood:  nervous
Current Music: "Natural Blues" (Moby)
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June 10th, 2009
06:10 pm - my current headache:
so far it has survived 2 aspirin, 2 ibufrofen, 1 muscle relaxant, and 2 short naps.
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June 1st, 2009
12:19 pm - Happy Hurricane Season!
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meh.
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Current Mood:  meh.
Current Music: "Why Do I Cry" (Barry & the Remains)
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May 23rd, 2009
12:39 pm - it's like Minnie Pearl's Unlce Nabob used to say:
"Just because I'm on a diet don't mean I cain't look at the menu."
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May 22nd, 2009
10:03 am - car trouble--staccato version
Saturday afternoon, car wouldn't start in a parking lot. Dinner time, so called mom to come get me. Ate, looked up the address, got my AAA card and cellaphone. Went back and called AAA. Embarassing part: telling the operator "it's right in front of the Big Lots."
Jumper man charged the battery, but it still wouldn't start. Has a Passive Security System kicked in? Didn't know I had one.
Called a tow truck. Waited. Chatted. Was blocked in by an SUV. Went into Big Lots; got the cashier to make an announcement. Exiting customer tells me "the speaker wasn't on--no one heard that." Went back in. Using fuzzy memory, managed to find the woman from the SUV. She spoke no English. She called her husband Luis from the next aisle. Got him to understand. He moved their Tahoe.
Towed (actually carried) my car to PepBoys. It was now 8 p.m. on a Saturday, so everything was closed. Talked to the night manager who was sweeping up.
Sunday morning, PepBoys called. They'll need $200 to do a complete Electrical Diagnostic. Sunday evening they called again--Ignition Cylinder has gone bad.
Car still under warranty. Left a message with CarMax, which isn't open on Sundays for service. Monday morning exchanged three phone calls with AAA about moving the car. Also two calls with PepBoys and three with CarMax. Went by PepBoys to pay them off; chatted with the service manager. Monday suppertime, CarMax calls. It's done.
Tuesday morning, Dad drops me off at CarMax at dawn. New Ignition Cylinder is in. Got them to check for Passive Security--there is none. Also, could they make me a Remote for unlocking it? Nope, car doesn't have that package installed. Total damage, circa $300.
Current Mood:  aggravated
Current Music: "South Nashville Blues" [live] (Steve Earle and Del McCoury)
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