Life is like a roller coaster - you never know when you’re gonna be upside down or puking.
OK, so I am no Forrest Gump in the world of quotable quotes.
We have husband’s car back! The forest fatah won’t stop us, because we are pure of heart (and have rental coverage - lol). Of course NOTHING is ever easy in MartiWorld, so retrieving Neonica (Husband’s nickname for his car) was a long days journey into night.
We returned the PT Cruiser (which I loved - I want one SO bad it makes me tingle - lol) and paid the piper. I did get some cool Geico schwag: key rings, cup insulators and bumper stickers imprinted with the cave men and the cute little lizard.
Then we walked across half a mile of asphalt like a cat on a hot tin roof. We inspected the car and it was all together again. We were prepared for the great escape. We plopped into the internal inferno of the Neon and with what we thought was a final wave, turned the key. It gave us a raspberry (that sound you make when you stick your tongue between your lips and blow, which is not nearly as nice as Lauren Bacall’s husky whisper, “You know how to whistle don’t you? Just put your lips together and blow”). It would not start.
I marched back across the parking lot like Patton. I was all over that technician like Quentin Tarentino on a cinematic metaphor.
They brought a big battery charger out on a (not hello) dolly, and re-charged the battery, then pulled the car back into the shop. We retreated to the big chill of the waiting room as 12 angry men tried to figure out WTF the blonde could have done to the car that was obviously running when they drove it to the parking lot. I think they decided to call in the exorcist. Whatever they did, they got it running.
Sort of.
We drove out to pick up the wizard of oz and when he got in the car, none of the dash lights worked. Not even the radio display would light up. Back to the future we went, with Husband muttering, “And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who attempt to poison and destroy my automobile! And, you will know my name is The Lord when I lay my vengeance upon thee!”
It wasn’t pretty.
:)
But all is not rotten in Denmark (or Missouri). Liz Strauss has stirred up a brouhaha worthy of the Witches of Eastwick with her post about women bloggers.
Yours truly and many other fabulous females are on the list, go check it out!
Now the list seems to be filling out nicely. What women bloggers can you add?
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My apologies to darling Chase, who is a wonderful blogger. He tagged me for a meme, but I have a massive amount of editing facing me and I don’t have the time (or nearly as interesting of a story as he does!) so I must decline.
I send him the very best wishes though, and appreciate the thought!
Happy Friday to one and all!
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Happy Friday, Marti! I’m glad to hear that you are mobile again.
August 10th, 2007 at 11:48 am
Hi Deborah! I suggested Liz add you to the list - I will add you onto mine too! Thanks for the good wishes - hope you have a wonderful day!
August 10th, 2007 at 12:19 pm
Well of course YOU would be on the list. But I don’t know why I wasn’t on the list. I can cross-dress with the best of them….
August 11th, 2007 at 5:45 pm
Marti ~ Hoss up there has a point. As for me though… I’ll keep to the men’s clothing line for my own attire! As for the list… I guess I’ll have to go from A to Z, but… not tonight! ~ jb///
August 12th, 2007 at 11:12 pm
Dangit, another great reading list to suck up my time as soon as school starts… I know you must be in good company. The author of this list must know a good writer when she sees one!
August 13th, 2007 at 6:50 pm
Wow! I counted 19 film references; I think.
I reckon the list should also include Aussie Steph at muchadoaboutsumthin.blogspot.com and dj kirkby at wildhippiechild.blogspot.com
ooh, and the Female Science Professor at science-professor.blogspot.com
that’s all, ta ta!
August 14th, 2007 at 1:33 pm
Neonica? hahaha…
Hello Marti!
August 14th, 2007 at 10:34 pm
Happy Friday back atcha!
Life is like a roller coaster - you never know when you’re gonna be upside down or puking.
LOL. *I* think that’s pretty quotable!
Congrats on making the A list (er, W list?) and thanks for posting so many great links.
Erica
August 15th, 2007 at 10:05 am
Hmmm, I think Northview might be written by a woman.
August 16th, 2007 at 7:48 am
Darlin’, I HAVE a tin roof. But it is so stinkin’ steep that flies fall off of it. I can’t imagine a cat up there…
August 28th, 2007 at 6:30 am
ADD ME! Pick me, teacher! I’m ever so smart!
(is self-nomination allowed?)
August 31st, 2007 at 9:11 am