Simone's Exploits
I want something else to get me through this semi-charmed kind of life.
December 8, 2011 by Simone

One From The Archives

I posted on Twitter that I’d take a new picture for Wanton Wednesday with my new phone.

I ended up sleeping all day. I guess I needed the sleep.

Fear not! I have an extensive archive to pull from, so I’ll just do that. :)

Hopefully, I’ll have something by next week, but with my mom moving here this weekend, it may not happen. Oh well, I’ll just pull another one from the archives next week then! hehe

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December 1, 2011 by Simone

No Wanton Wednesday this week.

My phone was stolen a couple of days ago. No SD card means no pictures. :(

Got a phone call from the shop I took the car to yesterday. The car is overheating due to the crankshaft, as well as the rack & pinion being bad. The repairs to the engine are way out of my budget. Hell, even a new engine is out of my budget.

Going to see if I can repair a scooter to ride that to/from work for a while.

More things wrong with the car:

Power steering hose needs to be replaced (not a big deal)

EGR valve needs to be replaced (there are screws stuck in the threads. The heads of the screws were sheared off. If I can get the screws out, I can fix this.)

Front driver side brake caliper needs to be replaced (I have the new caliper. I have the tool to fix the stripped thread. I just need a new caliper bolt.)

Front driver side tire needs to be replaced. Thread is starting to separate from the wheel.

Since the caliper has been scraping the inside of the wheel, I should actually just replace the whole goddamn wheel.

I need new shocks for my suspension. (Which the mechanic failed to mention during their inspection.)

My horn needs to be fixed. (They also missed this. I pulled the fuse so that the horn would stop blaring every time I turned the wheel. There’s a wire loose inside the steering column.)

So, as of right now, I owe them for the inspection they’ve done, as well as an oil change. I think I may just park the car for the time being.

I may have financed a lemon, but it’s improving my credit rating, so long as I continue to pay the payments. Silver lining, and all that jazz.

I’ll figure it out. I always figure everything out. :)

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November 23, 2011 by Simone

Sunbathing

Laying down on the floor in my living room, loving the feel of the sun on my skin.

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November 17, 2011 by Simone

Wanton Wednesday

Current Music: Peaches – Fuck The Pain Away, States – Anxious, New Order – Leave Me Alone, The Faint – Sealed Human

I wanted to participate in Wanton Wednesday this week for the first time, but it slipped my mind. =/

So I’m late. And I think I derped on the linky list thing. Oh well. Here goes nothing.

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