The Car Saga

Well, after 2 years of overheating & no a/c and various other problems, we finally got a new old car. I think it's actually the newest used car we've ever had - only 6 yrs. old. It's a 2000 Ford Explorer Sport. 6 cyl. engine, 4wd. And it's purple. $2700 and the dirty blue Olds for trade-in. Woohoo. Yet another big useless thing brought to us by the in-laws, much like the big-screen t.v. But I stayed out of it completely - I don't drive anyway, why should I care other than the gas cost? All it needs is new tires, so what the Hel, right?

I have been very busy these past coupla days, I woke up at 11am because I've been living the dayshift all week, and I'm exhausted & headachey. I most defintely do not want to go to work tonight but I have to. I hate my job so much, and all I've gotten is rejection notices from other places, or the places that would hire me pay too little. I'm fucking stuck, and I hate myself more every day for continuing to go in to work. I'm terrified that if I actually do stick out the degree thing that at the end of it I still won't be able to get new work. And I do mean terrified. It's getting pretty bad, to where I'm contemplating blowing my head off rather than go to work.

When it gets closer to payday, I'm going to start calling around to some different doctors & see if all that I'm experiencing as far as being tired & in pain all the time is all in my head or if there's something else going on... and then I'm going to go back to a shrink again and try to keep them focused on giving me new coping mechanisms for dealing with being in a dead-end job that I can't stand.

The Twuck

Ok, so it's not too bad, actually. It's midnight blue, not purple - Rob's color blind. No, really. And I do have to say, it's a smooth ride. I took pictures - I'm not sure if I actually like the truck or not, or if I'm just so fucking relieved to have a decent vehicle again! However, it has a security chip in the key & tomorrow we have to drop like $150 at a Ford dealership to get a spare made. If the chip is damaged, unprogrammed or if a key is made that lacks the security chip, and said key is inserted into the ignition, the engine will shut down and not restart. Aint technology loverly?

Rob's got to get used to driving it. As a passenger, I can definitely tell the weight difference, the way it swings when making turns. It's not much longer or wider than the blue car, but it's taller & a little higher up off the ground. There's a tip-over danger sticker on the visors.

Anyway, I hate myself for accepting an SUV into my world and now I have no bitching rights about environment-hating SUV drivers. The sky shit on us earlier just to make its point, too, and it's supposed to shit another 5" by tomorrow morning. In mid-March, no less.

Well, if we ever do move to WA, this truck will be great.