I think Blogger knows more than we think.

So this morning's add? Flights to Zimbabwe. Coincidence? I think not. I think Blogger knows more than we think. Creepy.
Sooooo......I am sitting at work right now, waiting for Spybot to finish it's thing with my computer. ew. That doesn't sound good. Anyway, I started packing last night, well, sorta packing. Basically it was me going through my long sleeve shirts and sweaters in my closet and putting the ones I want to take with me on my floor. Eh, they will get to a suitcase eventually. I am feeling pretty good about not taking too much too, especially since I have to remember that Sarah has a bunch too. That reminds me, I should probably call her to let her know to bring my stuff to school when I get there. I am so motivated to pack right now, but I have 2 weeks, and if I packed everything now, I wouldn't have anything left! Too bad. I need to get boxes to put my speakers and reciever and stuff in too. And padding so they won't die on the way out.
Tomorrow is Ian's birthday, and Steppi's too! woot! It is going to be quite the par-tay!
Yay! Spybot is done! woohoo! Now I can run Ad-Aware, and even work at the same time!
Ok, back to work for Amy.

So how cheap are tickets to Africa?

I am running away to Zimbabwe.
So I got my room assignment yesterday. Crawford 4th floor. 2 roomates. crap. Weel, first of all, the fourth floor is impossible to get to, you either have to go in from the bottom level, very inconvienent, or you go in on the secong level, walk past all the rooms, then go up 2 flights of stairs, also not to convienent. And 2 roomates. I am going to be an RA next year, never the most popular people on a floor, and I for some reason have a feeling these two people aren't going to want to room with an RA. I also have a terrible feeling at least one of them is going to be a freshman.
Other than that, I have just been very irritable this whole summer, tired cranky, and generally probably not too pleasant to be around. May have to do with the fact that I sit inside all day everyday. I need sun and happy weather.
Like I said, I think I am going to run away to Zimbabwe.

uhm...yeah...stuff....

So...no car, but I now have train tickets, which means I don't have to worry about getting to Vermont. Packing shouldn't be to bad either cause I left a lot of stuff with Sarah. Yay. Biggest problems for packing right now are the electronics; record player and records, reciever, speakers, etc. But I think I can take them on the train and not have to worry about shipping them and having them get broken, which would really suck.
I performed at the Renn Fest on Saturday, that was ok. All I have to say is, what is with the weather!?!?! It was raining and cold all day! You could even see your breath!!! It's July, come on! We had a 5' x 5' stage, kinda small...but it worked. Kinda muddy, but it was worth doing.
Went to Firefall (band from the 70s) on Friday...for free! woot! Mom has their first album and I took it up there to get it signed. Met the band, it was pretty cool. And I got all their signatures on the albmum cover. Pretty cool if you ask me. :)  Totally worth standing in the rain for.
I leave for New York and Vermont in 16 days. Only working for 2 more weeks. Crazy. This summer has gone by so fast, but that is good cause it wasn't the best summer. I can't wait to get back to school ( I know, I know), but I am ready to go back. Hopefully I will find out my rooming assignment soon though. I have this terrible feeling I am going to be living in Crawford. oh well, I am still crossing my fingers.

Close but no cigar.

Well, almost...I owned a car for 3 days...but then I had to take it back. After buying the car I had spent just about every penny I had. Then I found out it needs new brakes, adding another thousand on to it.So in the end it would have been much more than I had the money to pay. So I returned the car. The guy who sold it to me was going to try to see if there was anyway he could get the brakes fixed for me...but after calculating money last night, I realized I didn't have enough money to really pay for the car itself. So....no car, but later...I will get one maybe next year or something. Oh well.
And you know, I am actually feeling pretty good. I think deep down I knew the car was too much money, it just hit me in the face last night. And I feel much better knowing that I just saved myself from being in too deep and even though I came out without a car, I know that there was nothing I could do because I just need to earn some more money.
That was pretty much the whole weekend. Not much else happened.

flomp.

Well, still looking for a car. Doing a little price disputing tonight for the Geo, but I am not counting on anything. They want $2000, but there is about $1500 worth of repairs. I am going to try for under $1200, but I doubt they will go for that. Damn budget...lol. Hopefully soon...pfft.
I went to Steppi's Uncle Monte's wedding this weekend. It was a lot of fun! I am waiting for a bunch of the pictures to come out on the photographer's website...they said today...

*Where* is the magic little car fairy when I need her?

So, this car that I thought was the greatest? Right. It was a piece of crap, but worse. The odometer and spedometer didn't work so telling me that is had 112K miles was" accurate within a couple thousand miles or so..." The thing couldn't idle to save its life, the tires were worn unevenly...the list goes on. So that one won't work, like I would drive that thing across the coutry. So, I am looking at another one tonight, it sounds pretty good, we'll see. Crossing my fingers again. I'm getting kinda sick of the car shopping.

Bobs rock my socks off! (the haircut that is)

Well I got my hair cut yesterday morning! :) She almost got rid of my layers (that's a good thing). If she had cut it at my shortest layer, it would have been above my ears....mmm...a little short, so it is at about my cheekbone. Once I get pics sent from Steppi's dad, I will post them up. I love this haircut. Cute, easy, what could be better? :)

I went to a Rockies game with Steppi and her dad last night. It was pretty good, but the best part was afterwards when they put on a HUGE fireworks show while playing cool music. If there is anything to bring out the little kid in me, fireworks is def one of the ways. It was so cool!

Well, I need to eat some breakfast and should prolly shower...write again soon maybe. Maybe with more news on the car since I am going to try to take it for a test drive this afternoon. *crosses fingers* I'll let you know how it goes!

Screw cars, I'm hitchhiking to VT

So maybe I shouldn't get a car. Good grief. Insurance is going to be the end of me. I called my insurance company a week or so ago and got a quote for the Jetta I am looking at. They told me $160 a month. yea, can't afford that while getting paid $100 a month. So dad called back for me today at lunch and got a new quote. Well, we got it below $100, barely. If I am the only owner, it will be $98 a month, leaving me a whopping $2 a month for gas...a gallon if I am lucky. If mom is a joint owner, it goes down to $87 a month. Better. I know this is going to sound dumb, but I don't want mom as another owner. I am saving all the money I can make this summer so I (me, not mom) can buy me a car. It may sound selfish, but it is going to be my car. I guess I am already feeling possesive about a car I have yet to own. I really want to be able to afford a car on my own and not have to deal with borrowing money, but if insurance is $100 a month, I dunno if I can do that. Apparently you get 20% off the insurance rate, which is why Ian's is only $80 a month. So it sounds to me like the age of cars that I can afford aren't going to have airbags or auto seatbelts so that just sucks for me. It is so annoying!!!! grrrrr... The insurance lady told dad that she really suggests that I get a Honda Civic. With the ones I have found so far, fat chance for me being able to afford one of those. Sorry to be so pissy, but after 2 months and only being told that the cars I am looking at are crappy has kinda started to get to me. I have 5 weeks left to find and buy a car that can drive me and me crap out to Vermont.
Oh well, maybe something ELSE will show up. Whatever.