Wow, I’ve been so wrapped up with the crossword blog that I’ve totally neglected my poor original blog here. So sad. Well, here’s an update on the non-crossword goings on in my life.
The car. Ah, the car. I’ll say this, when you put the key in the ignition and rotate it in a clockwise direction, the car turns on. When you press your foot in a downward manner on the gasoline pedal, the car travels through space. To me, those are the most important things and since they’re happening, I’m happy. There was a lot wrong with the car. So much that we were able to convince the guy who sold it to us to give us $500 back. We ended up putting about $1300 of repairs in the car including fixing an oil leak, a new oxygen sensor and new rear brakes. The suspension systems will probably have to be repaired eventually but for now it’ll do. Whoever owned this car before us may have been a total nut. There’s so many little things wrong with it: the solitary cup holder is broken off, the radio display is busted, the AC doesn’t get cool enough and the gas gauge is wildly inaccurate and makes boldfaced and false accusations about the our gasoline level. Pickles thinks it may have spent some time at the bottom of a lake. But, it did pass inspection and our mechanic assured us it won’t blow up so we’re good. All in all, after the money we got from the insurance and the refund from the dealer we’ve only put in about $500 into the car. It could have been much worse. And I’m taking this opportunity to learn how to work on a car and make minor repairs. My first task will be to change the oil. If I can get someone to take pictures I’ll post them here.
The agent. Yes, I have an agent now. No, he has not gotten me any auditions yet. Which actually is fine. I just saw him yesterday, he recognized me by sight and seemed very enthusiastic. The deal is I don’t have a lot of credits on my resume so it’s going to take a while to convince people to see me for stuff. I really don’t mind if this takes a while. As long as I feel progress is being made and work is being done then I’m fine. I’m starting a commercial class on Saturday and I’ve gotten myself involved with a Shakespeare reading group. I have confidence that the rest will come.
And everything else is good. The weather is getting nicer and I’m starting to plan some getaways. Pickles and I are going to Martha’s Vineyard for the July 4th weekend to celebrate 10 years together. There’s also a 2 day rafting/camping trip I’m hoping to do. David and I have begun work on a geocaching adventure. The crossword blog/podcast is progressing. We just need to get more readers and listeners. The job is fine although not ideal. But it’s good for now. And we have embarked on our plan to become millionaires before we’re 50. Good stuff.
