I had to leave work early today because I tweaked my back out of alignment and was in a tremendous amount of pain. A coworker took me to my doctor, who also practices sports medicine and used those people-bending techniques to help put things back into place. Now I have prescription-strength Advil, vicodin (which doesn't feel as strong as I've been told it is), and... Read More
So I got a free carpet cleaning today for renewing my lease. They said they'd work around my furniture as much as possible, but the more visible floor, the better. So I moved my dining chairs and bike into the kitchen. The carpet is now spectacularly clean... but it's not dry yet. I guess I'm ordering pizza tonight.
Ugh. $800 for my car's 70,000 mile service. They also wanted to replace the timing belt, but I'm getting a second opinion on that.
EDIT: Under $700 after getting a $50 credit for saying I found them on Yelp. Plus a coupon for a free car wash. Reasonably happy with the service, but I won't know if they're as nice as they seem until I... Read More
Dammit, I have to find a new car mechanic. Until now, I've always taken it into the dealer, but I just found out the owner gave $25k to Yes on 8. He can take his "traditional definition of marriage" and shove it right up his ass; he's never seeing a dime of mine again.
They've done it. The McCain campaign has gone and pissed off Miss Virginia.
When McCain senior adviser Nancy Pfotenhauer divided Virginia into the DC suburbs and "real Virginia," Kristi Lauren Glakas felt extremely disappointed. Glakas, a recent three-time Miss Virginia title holder and whip-smart University of Virginia scholarship honor student, said the comments were divisive.
