I know that title seems a little dark and down but for some weird reason, that phrase stuck with me. It is the entire prologue for the second book in Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer.
So what have I been doing with myself lately? You mean besides losing days at work and spending money I don't have on emergencies (which is why I got the credit card but still....)?
I've been stuck in Austin. I drove down on Thursday after work and got to Round Rock to watch my Becca play. That was a good game. As we got ready to leave to head to Kerbey's for some Kerbey queso, my car decided to be a jerk....It would start, run for a while then die. I called my step dad and he told me it was probably the gas pump. Long story short, had to get my car towed from Round Rock to Austin (oh yeah, stupid idiotic me locked the keys in my car so I had to pay an extra $60 to get my car unlocked), get it dropped off at Shreve's and then forget about it for the rest of the night.
Beccs and I went to Kerbey's and we ate and hung out sometime until 2 in the morning, I think. I woke up the next morning to call Shreve's but the mechanic wasn't in yet. Then, I got a call from the mechanic...a blown fuse, deteriorated insulation, computer, wires....and this was only the work he had to get done to check the rest of the car...and that alone will hit about $600. So I sighed, realized it couldn't be helped and told them to proceed.
Becca and I went to see The Dark Knight (greatest Batman movie ever! Joker became my favorite villain thanks to Heath Fledger (did I get his first name right? Or is it Keith?) and I fell in love with Christian Bale/Bruce Wayne/Batman...and his Lamborghini). After the movie, we went to get smoothies at Barnes & Noble (oh yeah, they do smoothies now too). I walked out without buying a single book, which made me so proud! That's when I got called...the parts needed won't be delivered until Monday morning so my car probably won't be ready until Monday afternoon...and that's if there's nothing else wrong with the car.
So because Becca was heading out Saturday morning for a cousin's wedding, I needed to find someone to stay with...Erin couldn't take me on, which I understood, so Jesse, one of my favorite guys, came to my rescue. I got to meet his sister Joanna and their friend Vanessa. He picked me up, we dropped my stuff off at his apartment, which is near the new Concordia campus, and we headed off to 6th Street. We went to Pete's, a piano bar. I had a lot of fun!
Yesterday, we had lunch with Joanna and Vanessa at Chipotle's, then went to the teacher supply store with them, then headed back to his apartment (which is gorgeous! My little apartment alone can fit into his living room/kitchen) and we watched the Olympics, I took a nap then spent the rest of the day reading The Host by Stephenie Meyer. Amazing book, by the way.
Today, I slept in and now I am just going to wait around until Becca gets back to Austin and Jesse drops me off...good thing Becca doesn't work tomorrow and she doesn't have BSF either. We get to spend an extra day together! Of course, at the expense of my earnings. All I pray is that my car is ready to go by Monday afternoon/evening or early Tuesday morning...I can't loose too many days of work...that won't be good because I don't have enough money on my account for that.
Well, that's the crap mixed in with the sunshine that has been this weekend.
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Just so you know, it's Heath Ledger.
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