syh

Random Song Lyric of the Day (maybe Week):

I bleached my hair just like Vince Neil
Then you made me cut it like James Hetfield
We're gonna put an end to alternative rock
We'll find a way to make the Cranberries stop
We went to Sears for pictures at Christmas time
But they wouldnt let us make the metal sign
No they wouldnt let us...
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Tomorrow I'm going back to work. Yay.

I ain't takin' them thinnin' peelz either. I like my thick blood the way it is, thank you very much. The last thing I need is to exsanguinate because I caught my thumb on a burr.

The air is green. It's kinda freaky.

In other news, yesterday was the company picnic. Being the lucky man that I am, I won a $75 gift certificate to some restaurant I've never heard of. Did I mention this was a gift certificate for myself & a guest? Corner Office Man thought that was hilarious. Come to think of it, so did I.

I'll show...
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Today I went to the local D.O.C. for my annual ocular checkup. This time I used my insurance (I spaced it last time). $94 beats $550 any day.

Interesting thing about my ocular checkup. When the optician was typing my measurements into her computer, I noticed my both of my eyes are located 29.5 mm from some arbitrary point. In layman's terms, symmetrical.

So, now...
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I'm back from Cedar Point. It was a blast. Even with the 20 miles of construction from Monroe to Toledo, it was a great time. I got a nice sunburn, but not from walking around that sunny Saturday. Oh no. I got it driving back to MI.

Yep, myself & Oni did indeed use my rusty-but-trusty Chevrolet as a ferry. Gotta love those little sprinkles...
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In just a few short hours, the trek to Sandusky begins.

However, before I can pack, I have to do laundry. I also have to find that goddamn squeak. I'm 95% sure it's what I think it is, so that's an easy 60 minute repair.

It should be an interesting trip with me driving & Oninotaki navigating.

Side note--this trip will be an experiment in...
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Memo to self:

When cooking a frozen pizza, SET TIMER.


Ehh, so it's a "tad" overdone. Just a smidge.

*fans smoke out the door*


Incidentally, the local-yokel Meijer no longer stocks my favorite swill.

New tie rod ends in my truck and ZZ Top on my radio.

Life is good.

{added at update}

I am a consumer whore. And how!

Collection Update:

I caved.

I really had no choice. The receipt I had stating everything was all paid up is no longer in my possession. The asshole agent I "talked" (i.e., mutual yelling & tempers flaring) to threatened to mark this as a Refusal to Pay.

I knew I was fighting a losing battle then. Without that receipt, my truck, my computer, my slightly-above mediocre...
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I just got a call from a collection agency. Evidently, I did not pay for my Freshman II term at GMI. Never mind the school would not have allowed me to register for my Sophomore I term had I not paid up my account. Never mind I left the school in December '99 with my account paid up. Never mind it's been seven years since...
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SYH needs a beater.

Nothing too fancy mind you. A Great American Sedan (preferably GM, but a non-rusted out Mopar would be acceptable) would be just fine. A Great American Suburban (3/4-ton, 4WD, stick) would be better.

NO FORDS. None. No Ford derivatives either. No Lincolns, no Mercurys, no Edsels. If it has a hint of One Rotunda Drive, I do not want it...unless...
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That old wanderlust is setting in.

I'm getting an inkling to pull up stakes & trek farther East & up a bit to the Jewel of Monroe County, New York, that city of my birth, Rottenchester. Why?

You want sound, valid, well-planned reasoning or the "Because I feel like it!" reasoning that brought me back to MI?

We'll go with an incredibly asinine reason. I...
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