you're smiling like new jersey on its side, i'm glued to the seat

So... what's up?
I bought a car a week ago and somehow forgot to mention it. I am deeply and truley in love with it, so I don't know how this oversight happened. It's a 97 Escort with 33000 miles, in amazing shape. It's my first non-POS car, and I'm a very very proud owner. The only downside is it just has a cassette player, and no currently affordable remedies to that situation, other than the discman. Ah well. I love it. I got a really good deal and it's financed and even the insurance is in my own name. So grown up . . . haha It's been wonderful except the service engine light came on yesterday, but I took it in this morning and it turns out a hose must have loosened up when they power washed the engine and it then fell off. No worries. I was glad I brought it in and they took care of it right then, unlike the situation with my sister's car, where they made her wait a few days to bring it in, then had it for several days. :P I also got an alignment check and then got an alignment. I went to Demer's as usual. I have to say I highly recommend them... they always do good work, and today I didn't have my dad with me and the guy wasn't condescending or anything and it was great.

Being back at work is pretty good. Did J&B's Sunday and will be back tomorrow night. Crossroads Monday and today. Unusually low cash flow at CR but hopefully that will improve soon. The majority of the people I've worked with out there are the same ones I worked with last summer and they were all excited to see me, it was like having a strange, small fan club. J&B's was pretty good, but the Sunday night crowd was kinda weird, the youngest people and the girl that annoys me the most were working. I was the one who'd been there longest, it was strange. I really like working at those places though, I have a lot of fun. Adam was cooking at Crossroads today and it was fun to see him. He's just great.

Not much else is going on ... I dropped off my ring to be fixed yesterday. I'll have it back Saturday. It will be strange to wear it again... Ate BlueJeansPizza with Tim&Doug. Always fun times... Today I spent 3 hours driving into and around Boston and back to pick up the tickets my dad won from Mix98.5 for the Incubus show. I had a fleeting romance with a boy in traffic, but couldn't give our relationship the attention it needed, since I was on the phone with Lori... alas... Lor came over for DC&Felicity and we hooked up the Nintendo to our broken TV. Turns out the TV works fine for stuff that just goes in those colored jacks in the back.

Mariss was just asking me how I was adjusting and stuff, which was nice. Everyone goes on about how "normal" it is for me to be around, which of course is true, since I've always been around, but ... it's still different for me ... I dunno.

In general .. things are good. Home is nice, but I'm also looking forward to moving to the apartment. It will be so fun to paint and start with a whole new room ... one that's really mine, it will be different than a dorm room ... maybe just b/c I can paint it?

honestly, i can't dream of anything better