well, jeremy freaked out. he needs to do some self-evaluation, regrets having sex with me (out of wedlock specifically), & has other loose ends to tie up in his life. we're still friends, but it'll be a while before, if ever, anything romantic happens between us.
still, he's coming here to visit tonight for a day or two. he's helping me look for a new car, because...{dunt dunt duhhhh}
MY CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE!
i was trying to start it outside china garden a few days after i got back from tennessee & it coughed a little, but wouldn't start. then i tried again. didn't start. tried again & it started but was screaming & it sounded like someone was stomping on the gas pedal. so i tried to turn it off. i took the key out. it then STARTED ITSELF. i got it to stop & tried to start it again (i don't know why, curiosity?) & it did the same thing. then started itself again.
at this point a little incense stream of meandering smoke started coming out of the steering column. my friend jyna & i decided we'd remove everything from the car of value while i called the insurance company for a tow truck & she called 911 for a fire truck. while we were both on the phone with 2 of the slowest speaking, least helpful, & least qualified customer service agents, i noticed what had become billowing smoke coming out of the dash board, but still no fire.
while i was moving my shit from the curb in front of the smoking car a further distance (in case it blew up or something), i looked up & saw flames shooting out of the steering wheel & a wash of black smoke. the windows turned black & i could no longer see what was happening in there.
eventually the fire department came & put the fire out. then the car's horn, which never worked in the 2 years i've had the car, wailed & screamed until someone started yanking wires & hoses etc. under the hood. it was raki's final battle cry. the entire steering wheel & surrounding area was melted unrecognizable, the ceiling came down, & the entire interior was covered with water & powder from the extinguisher. the insurance company called it a "total loss" as well as an "act of god". i get a check this week.
now i have no car. for a minute the insurance claims people were investigating me to make sure i didn't set the fire. it probably didn't help that the entire time the car was on fire & for some time afterward i couldn't stop myself from laughing maniacally. it was funny, but i'm no pyro.
still, he's coming here to visit tonight for a day or two. he's helping me look for a new car, because...{dunt dunt duhhhh}
MY CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE!
i was trying to start it outside china garden a few days after i got back from tennessee & it coughed a little, but wouldn't start. then i tried again. didn't start. tried again & it started but was screaming & it sounded like someone was stomping on the gas pedal. so i tried to turn it off. i took the key out. it then STARTED ITSELF. i got it to stop & tried to start it again (i don't know why, curiosity?) & it did the same thing. then started itself again.
at this point a little incense stream of meandering smoke started coming out of the steering column. my friend jyna & i decided we'd remove everything from the car of value while i called the insurance company for a tow truck & she called 911 for a fire truck. while we were both on the phone with 2 of the slowest speaking, least helpful, & least qualified customer service agents, i noticed what had become billowing smoke coming out of the dash board, but still no fire.
while i was moving my shit from the curb in front of the smoking car a further distance (in case it blew up or something), i looked up & saw flames shooting out of the steering wheel & a wash of black smoke. the windows turned black & i could no longer see what was happening in there.
eventually the fire department came & put the fire out. then the car's horn, which never worked in the 2 years i've had the car, wailed & screamed until someone started yanking wires & hoses etc. under the hood. it was raki's final battle cry. the entire steering wheel & surrounding area was melted unrecognizable, the ceiling came down, & the entire interior was covered with water & powder from the extinguisher. the insurance company called it a "total loss" as well as an "act of god". i get a check this week.
now i have no car. for a minute the insurance claims people were investigating me to make sure i didn't set the fire. it probably didn't help that the entire time the car was on fire & for some time afterward i couldn't stop myself from laughing maniacally. it was funny, but i'm no pyro.
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sometimes i wish the same for people in my past, but sometimes i just think that people change too much and the people who i once knew aren't the same people anymore. and i haven't shared anything with the people they've become.
this life thing is so complicated i'm not sure i'll ever figure it out.
i hope that searching for a new car is going good. if we ever see each other again, we should definately set a car on fire (preferably not one of our cars), just for old times sake.