Orifice Politics

J'onn's transmission is done for. I can't afford to pay for his repairs, so he's going to be donated.

I want to get a new car, but I still need to save up.

I don't really say this often, but seriously.

What do. What do, indeed.

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I do! My car's name is J'onn, named for the Martian Manhunter. He's mainly blue but with a green front.

J'onn's safely in his parking spot at home again. George and I brought him home last night, and thankfully nothing was stolen from him. Not like thieves would want him or Depeche Mode CDs and road maps. :|

So far, the damage is moderate, but not serious. Basically, his alternator belt snapped and got caught in numerous things. It's completely shredded. Because of that, his coolant is leaking and the steering is borked. Good news is that the repairs won't cost me nearly as much as I thought. And I have plenty of mechanic co-workers who are willing to help me with labor.

Total cost: the price of parts and pizza and/or alcohol.

I SWEAR, J'ONN WILL RISE FROM THE ASHES AND STOP LEAKING COOLANT!

J'onn was covered in FROST this morning.

FROST.

And I had to use my hoodie's sleeve to scrape it off the windshield. Why? Because his heating system's shot. I drove home with both windows open in icy, damp, weather.

It was kinda cold. Kinda.

I'm due for an update, aren't I?

I took my new scooter for a test drive Tuesday. The thing's very much like a horse, as in it's a bit stubborn and I'm overcompensating for the turns. Overall it was a lot of fun. The drawback is that I need to take some driving courses in order to get my motorcycle license. It wouldn't be so bad if the classes weren't so inconvenient. I work 12am-8am, and the classes start at 7am. Looks like I may have to pull some time off, again... -__-

My bro loved the birthday card I got for him. Gotta love a guy who is obsessed with toilet paper. I was going for the pirate theme since the 19th was Talk like a Pirate Day, but the toilet paper card called out to me.

Today is officially KoF day, as my copy of KoF: 2006 has finally arrived at my local Lamestop. I'll be picking that up after work. Billy Kane for the first time in 3D since Wild Ambition. Awww yeah.

I posted some more fic at goenitzstardust, so go read and review please. :D

And congraturation to Socks, who is still in awesome health. And brush your teeth you damn cat!

This is how I spend my night off: I'm nose deep in the virtual Nevada Driving Handbook. I can only get so far before I start getting sleepy. And it makes me remember how fucking boring driving school was, but the actual driving isn't that bad.

The thing is I retain a lot of the information from when I drove in Texas, but I won't remember it until the situation comes up. Fun. I don't want to end up like, "hey, do I get the right of way? ::CRASH!:: I didn't think so...". Okay I'm not that bad, but I just want to make sure I retain enough info for when I actually do go in for my driving test.

In happier news Taiki came by and fixed my stick for good. And I got a working copy of Final Fantasy IX. So now I can actually put in some overtime for GGXX/ practice. When we were testing everything out he said, "Against everyone else I feel confident, but against you I feel like a n00b". That must mean I'm good, or that Venom intimidates people. XD

Once I finish this damn handbook I'll indulge in some Secret of Mana... and then I'll be off bright and early to the DMV. It opens at 8am, I'll be there around 7-7:30am.

Serge is coming with me.

In tragic news today, the Cavalier I wanted has been sold.

However, another one popped up at Carmax. It's $11k, but it's in excellent condition. Here's to me trying again.

So I went to SNK's website and found Lilly Kane's profile for the upcoming KoF 2006 game.

Her interests are similar to her brother's (right down to the most important: Her elder brother. AWWWWW), but what I really noticed is the birthdate they gave her.

October 16th, meaning she's 3 days ahead of me! Awesome!!!

Yeah, I'm a nerd, what can I say? XD

I dunno why, but there aren't many video game characters with October birthdates. Most of them are in the summer or winter. Ones I can name off the top of my head, aside from Lilly, are:

Potemkin (10-18)
Slayer (10-31)
Dee Jay (10-31)
Zantetsu (10-19, makes him all the more kickass)
Vincent Valentine (10-13)

And that's it. We need more October birthdays!

( personal junk. If you want to read about finances and such, feel free to click! )

So KoF: MI2 has been released in Japan. I really hope there's a US relase, but for now, el Dash no Chris BETTER have gotten his copy. Or he'll face my wrath for keeping me from my Billy fix.

In the past, I've really disliked driving. I get distracted easily, and while I had a clean driving record, the incident where I ended up in an empty house's lawn still haunts me. Stupid DP threatening to spill. However, reading and playing Initial D is rekindling my desire to drive again, though not like they do. If I get some practice in, I should be all right to take the driving exam. It still puzzles me that you have to have a license to get a car here, but you have to have a car to get the license. Meaning I get to borrow someone else's car! -_-;;

The car situation's gonna be fun. If it's not Dash no Chris harping me to buy American, it's Taiki pushing me to go import. So basically no matter what I buy, I'm gonna be fucked either way.

Right, I'm going straight to Consumer Reports. I'm gonna get a car I like, that won't put a dent in my wallet for gas and/or repairs, and will look awesome. If it's gonna be American, so be it. If it's import, so be it.

Put that in your pipe and smoke it! :D

After a few races and a faulty steering wheel, I'm officially a member of the Initial D racing circuit.

Meaning I'm turning into a huge car geek/rookie. My car of choice is a white Mazda RX-7, or as Taki likes to call the "Takehito-mobile". Now I'm not usually one for driving games unless they involve weapons, but this one's fun as hell.

I give it two thumbs up.