Diana's Writing Blog

So, I went out to start my car yesterday and the engine wouldn’t catch. I put some dry gas in and, you know, prayed that it would magically fix itself over night. I came out this morning and all the melty slush had frozen solid. Not a promising start to the day.

I tried my car and…nope. It made even less promising noises than yesterday. And I made this face: >< and called the auto shop.

Now, I should mention, that I very carefully chose my current apartment because a) it’s about two miles from where I work, b) it’s right on the highway and therefore has a good chance of being plowed in the morning, and c) it’s a block away from my car repair place.

So, I called the repair place and explained the situation (“Well, I could call a tow truck, but I’m only a block away…”) and the guy said he’d come down and try to get it going. Thirty-five minutes later and he hadn’t shown. I called and found out that he’d forgotten about me. I made this face: But he was there before the receptionist lady finished telling me that he was on his way.

So, at about 9:45, he got there and cranked on the starter and hit the gas. No luck. He opened the hood and checked to make sure it wasn’t something horrible, but it still looked like it was just a frozen gas line. So, he tried one more time and…managed to get it started! And then he was like, “No charge. Call me if it acts up. My name’s John.”

I think he likes me. He’s the same guy who knocked $50 off my bill last time I had to get my crappy car fixed. Or, he’s just a super nice guy. Either way, it’s a pretty good day to be me.

In other news, my sister came up Friday night and we basically sat around and watched movies all weekend long. Seriously, I think we watched like 10 movies, including 10th Kingdom, which is like 6 hours long. And we watched season 5 of Daria, thanks to kitty_bandit . And we put together the 3D puzzle I got for Christmas. It was more fun than it sounds, trust me. Plus, it was just nice to have company up here for once.

Well, my writing quota suffered, but here goes anyway: