Adding to the financial problems I've been having recently, the car I've been using broke down. I was stopped at Range and Yankee, the light turned green, and the car just wouldn't go. The engine didn't actually die, but I tried to restart it anyway, and it just died. Apparently it had been out of oil and coolant for months and none of the previous owners bothered to put any in. But ultimately, it was the timing belt the caused the problem and will cost $300 to fix on top of the $65 we and to come up with the tow it a whopping 5 miles. We had just put gas in the car, less than 2 miles away too, so now we have to keep filling up my mom's guzzler.
I've been feeling pretty lousy for the last week because I feel kind of overwhelmed. That makes me feel selfish because Jason feels the same way, only for more legitimate reasons. I feel bad because I don't have time to hang out with my friends when they're available and he feels bad because he has a great amount of work to do in a short period of time (among otehr things). I'm always miserable and I take it out on other people.
I've also been thinking a lot about how to outdo last year's Christmas and in a perfect world it would go a little something like this:
A relatively inexpensive home theater system for my parents. I've seen some in Best Buy for about $150 that look decent, but I'd have to do some research on that.
A refurbished iPod Nano (about $100 - a possible student discount) for my mom's stocking.
A handful of computer games for my dad's stocking (assuming he's going to start using the computer again.
A [THIS SPACE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK] and a [CENSORED] for Jason.
A new, novel cookbook for my mom's birthday. (I was thinking of buying her her own printer, but I'd have to do more research on the low end Epsons)
A Tracphone (with a year prepay card) for my Aunt.
Then I'd like to buy some things for a few of my friends, but I haven't gotten that far yet. This is assuming I don't spend any money on myself until Christmas. I'd also like to get my dad a notebook computer, but that will have to wait until next year.
On another note, is anyone up for Black Friday?
I want to give hot chocolate to people standing in line, I think Heidi is going to be doing this.
ReplyDeleteOh, you know I am sooo going to raid the outlets on Black Friday (as you may have read from my blog).
ReplyDeleteAnd for the Christmas thing, it's socially acceptable to be inexpensively sentimental; poetry for stockings, handmade t-shirts and jewelry and delicious pastilles for presents.
If your mom rags on you about that again, remember that you'll have the moral high ground.
I'm not giving any presents this year, either. Everyone will make do with me being in their presence for another bloody year.
When are you removing the carpet that covers the hardwood floor that lines the bottom of your house?
ReplyDeleteI'm planning on having a red carpet party when Julie is home for Thanksgiving, unless I get a wild hair up my ass (and don't we all hate that?)and start ripping it up sooner.
ReplyDeletethanks, no wonder Jimmy doesn't like it when I come home
ReplyDeleteAre we going have a finding of the metal rod party?
ReplyDeleteyou can find my rod in my pants
ReplyDeleteI've never seen the rod, he tells me he put it in the garage, you've seen the garage. Maybe she will help me look for it. She doesn't have class on Friday.
ReplyDeletehotpants is a creepy old codger (soon to be a creepy old eunuch).
ReplyDeleteI like tights better than hotpants
ReplyDeleteIm up for it, if I dont have to work and if I can get my lazy ass out of bed before noon<3
ReplyDeleteHurray! I have located not just one, but two, two metal rods! Ah ah ah!"
ReplyDelete(in my best Count voice)
One of us will bring them to you.
If you only need one of the rods, you can use the other to beat hotpants from a creepy old codger into a creepy old eunuch.
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ReplyDeleteAre you still up for black friday hot choco give away? I want to do it
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