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Gotta say that I'm thrilled that in the state Michelle Bachmannrepresentsembarrasses in congress, the very state house in which she used to prosecute her crusade against GLBTQs today passed a bill legalizing same sex marriage.
As someone on facebook so eloquently put it: I bet Michelle's having a stroke, and her husband Marcus is having a chardonnay.
I had been shopping for a car as of late, as I'd had my fill of the Eclipse, partially because I overestimated how much I'd enjoy a convertible, and partially because the 'little' problems it had when I bought it suddenly didn't seem so little anymore.
I found a 2004 Altima at a local dealership with 137k miles on it, and they were selling it for $5500. With my horrible credit, and the number of miles on the car (not to mention its age), the loan would have been AT MOST for 2 years, making my payments crazy high, even with a trade in.
When I got there today, the Altima was gone, so the salesman worked with me. I flat out told him that all the numbers he was throwing at me were too high, but he explained that banks are more likely to take chances on people rebuilding their credit if the car itself has fewer miles on it, so the newer models were my best bet.
I was about to walk out when he was able to construct an insane deal for me, and I ended up getting the following car:
2011 Ford Focus, 40k miles. Manual transmission. Bluetooth, aux in, Antilock brake system, sirius radio...
With trade and down payment the final price was less than $12k, and they were able to convince a bank to take a chance with me so my payments are actually less than $300 a month.
I'm pretty stoked, to be honest. The dealership includes a 100,000 mile powertrain warranty on all cars they sell, at no additional charge. I am not used to having a well made car THIS new. I am feeling less stressed about my car situation already and with the massive dip in my food costs since the surgery, I can easily afford the payments.
Finally, I have a car that doesn't look or act like I rescued it from a kill shelter.
I pick up the car and sign the contract tomorrow morning.
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Who has two thumbs and got laid off today?
This guy.
Holy crap. Didn't you just get promoted recently?Quote:
Originally Posted by Spun Lepton
I keep reading that post as "Who has two thumbs and got laid today?"
I guess I just expect good things for you.
:(
So sorry, man.
I read that without the 'off' in the sentence initially. Sorry to hear.Quote:
Originally Posted by Spun Lepton
edit: Ditto DaMU.
Shit, I'm sorry to hear that, Spun. Sending all the good vibes I have that this will be a positive thing in the long run, and something better will come along soon.Quote:
Originally Posted by Spun Lepton
I had gotten a raise recently. I went from ass to ass-and-a-half.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mara
Thanks for the well-wishes, everybody. Biggest downside for you, of course, is that I'll probably be here much more often.
<cue ominous music>
File for unemployment immediately in case there are any delays/issues/fucktards.
Look on the bright side - who doesn't have to go to work on Monday?
;)
Sorry man, that sucks.
So sorry, Spun :( Best of luck on the hunt.
Why does IMDb have Peter North's birthday listed on the front page?
Etiquette question: I've had some people send me a direct message on Twitter saying "Thanks for following me." That's fine. But am I supposed to be sending that message when people follow me, too? Because I don't feel like it, but I don't want to be rude.
No you're not.
GOOD.Quote:
Originally Posted by [ETM]
/path of least work
I have 1 twitter follower. I have no idea who said person is. I think I should try to get to know them, and try and figure out why they are following me.
I have 39 followers, but about 20% of those are pornbots.
I don't like how I still get just as nervous asking out girls now as I did when I was fourteen. Grow up, dammit!
"Well I was wondering if you and I, you know, might go to the same places, same time... Jeez! You'd think this would get easier with time." - Abraham SimpsonQuote:
Originally Posted by Dead & Messed Up
When in doubt, quote Dumb & Dumber. Girls love a guy who is funny and fun.
"What do you think the chances are, that a guy like you and a girl like me..."
Aw, Friday Me left Monday Me a bag of pretzels. She's good people.
Yeah...I'm realizing this too.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dead & Messed Up
Even after all the weight loss and my new-found confidence, I still can't approach women at all. I realized the other day that of the women I've dated in the past (seriously or casually), all but one were because they approached me. I just don't do well being the asker / approacher.
It scares the bejeezus out of me and I don't know why.
A fear of rejection that would utterly annihilate one's self-confidence sending you into a whirlwind of misery and binge-eating thereby undoing all your hard work. Or at least this rejection of ourselves is what we fear, but the reality is usually more just a slight irritation and a blow to the ego. This is particularly true if you don't know the girl that well and don't really have any vested interest in the date. It becomes harder once you really start liking someone. If you work at it you can even remove the ego issue though, just tell yourself well she didn't say yes this time but that doesn't necessarily mean no forever and always.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fezzik
Anyone here into rope knots, paracord stuff?
I got super into ropes this weekend while learning how to Butterfly Coil a long rope, and have ordered a book on knots and paracord crafts, along with 5 100' paracords of different colors/patterns.