So I've been meaning to take the Justy into a mechanic from the day I got it but I never have. Partially because of the lack of money, but mostly because I was afraid of what they might find. The noise has been so loud lately that I finally took it in. After just a one hour inspection here is what they found:

- Bad front wheel bearing

- two bad axles

- Right axle center bearing mount with broken bolt

I've decided only to replace the wheel bearing for now. I'll take my chances with the other two for now. Maybe I'll be lucky and it will get stolen before it totally falls apart. Then I would get my $500 bucks back.

Your not alone!

With Linda working nights for the last year or so, its good to know there are others out there who share my heartache.

Does anyone have a shovel?

Why is it that whenever it rains crap, its a down pour? Its never a little plop here or a splat there. For some reason it always has to be a dump truck load that just cannot be flushed. If you wondering what is bringing this on, let me bring you up to speed.

1. May car is dieing. For a while now it has been making curious noises that come and go. However recently the noises have become much worse, and more consistant. We can afford to fix it though so right now I just hop in and hope it holds together until I get to wherever I'm going.

2. I'm still lossing my hair and the ones I get to keep are going gray.

3. My Mac is dieing. For the last month, my Mac has been freezing on me for no apparent reason. I attempted to fix the problem myself which left my Mac in even worse shape than before. I couldn't even get it to boot up all the way. So instead of paying $120 (which we don't have) to fix it, I just reinstalled the operating system myself. Although the computer now will start up, it still freezes on me and needs to be taken in before I break it again.

4. The health care reform passed so now I am going to be finned because I used my freedom of choice not to purchase insurance from a company that only wants my money.

5. My internship was guaranteed until May. May is quickly approaching and I have yet to obtain another job, and have no idea if my internship will be extended, become permanent, or just end, leaving me unemployed.

6. We owe over $1,000 in taxes.

7. The company Linda works for is losing their contract here in denver. What exactly does that mean? It means that if they dont get things moving (which they probably wont) then come May, Linda will also be out of a job.

8. My bookie says if I don't pay him back his 'investment', hes going to take my thumbs.

I'm sure things will all work out in the end, as they usually do, but that sure doesn't help with the smell.

Take a ride with me

I've been working on a little project over the last week or so, and I figured Tie Tuesday would be a good day to unveil it. I've been taking random pictures during my commute to and from work. I thought it might help me pass the time and entertain me as I sit in traffic. So buckle up and enjoy.

7:30 am - South bound on I-25

The building with the 'crown' is the corporate headquarters of MDC Holdings. Its also my office building.

Somewhere between 8:05 and 8:25 am.

Then seeing how half of the trip home is the same, we will pick up on Lincoln st which go right thru down town. amazingly most nights it quicker to go this route than stick with the free way.

5:45 pm

Some where between 6:00 and 6:15 pm.

So there you have it. Another 10 minutes weaving thru traffic and I'm home.

Tie tuesday sadly is becoming one of my less favorite days. It seems the univers is against my on tie tuesdays because it seems that every tuesday I get sucked back into content loading. I know, mitch mitch mitch. But you'd be doing it too if it were you.

I'm not really a huge fan of OkGo but they sure have great music videos.

Well Tie Tuesday is upon us once again. I've been thrown down into the basement again to do content loading so I'm not really feeling it today. (I'm also trying to shake off a tylenol pm hangover) So here is a comic book style picture to add some life to my lifeless portrait today.

- 3:20 UPDATE

I've come to the realization that content loading and doing edits on the website was always the position I was hired for. They just knew that if they posted the job for exactly what it was, then no one would apply for it. So they lied.