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Cars, family, Potterness
Jun. 19th, 2003 12:20 amTwo days!
I *heart* my Snape icon, I really really do...
Must call Barns & Noble later today, find out about their hours for Friday night/Saturday morning. I'm panicking because I can't find the HP release party listed on the events schedule for our store, even though there's been a big-ass banner sign hanging over the store entrance for half the month.
I will be slightly paranoid until I have the book in my hot little hands. Just the way it is.
I actually managed to hold off on starting to re-read Goblet of Fire until late this evening, after a long nap. So that should keep me busy, if slightly frustrated, for most of the time remaining in the countdown.
Car update- my uncle got us a new battery out of Sears (which is nice, since we paid for that darn warranty) and replaced the starter, which he said was bad. Something sure as heck was, and knowing nothing about cars, I would suspect something called a starter might have a little to do with the fact that it was hard to get the car to start running. :) He also noticed our brakes were going out, and offered to fix those.
He's having shoulder surgery on Friday. Mom and I have both tried telling him to take it easy, but- he likes working on cars, has fun doing it, and I think sees our Toyota as a bit of a challenge.
He was supposed to bring it back tonight after he got off work and got finished with the brakes, but he didn't show up. We figure he ended up working late. His job is really a pain in the ass sometimes.
He did finally relent to Mom's big sister routine enough to tell us he'd be fine after the surgery, since his girlfriend will be taking care of him, and his roommate will be back from vacation early next week. His girlfriend has to work Monday, though, and the roomie won't be back till Tuesday, so we've told him to call us if he needs anything.
Which, as I can't drive, will probably involve Uncle John calling me, and me calling Mom. It's either Mom or Grandma, and I just can't subject someone recovering from a major medical procedure to Grandma. She hovers, and I know she annoyed the hell out of me after I had my appendix out. She means well, but...no.
The weather reports are saying high 80's to low 90's for Friday, and it doesn't cool off that much at night. That plus the fact Mom and I've both gotten lazy means no Death Eater cloak for the release party. I'm bummed. They're doing a costume contest at![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
ashkitty's B&N. Probably has a age cap anyway, but... *sigh* I just had visions of swirling that black cloak around...
Little kid: Who are you supposed to be?
Me: I'm a Death Eater, darling.
Kid: Eeep!
This must be done for Halloween, though. Must be. Not that I'll have anywhere to wear it or anything, but...
So I'm digging through my closet for the best non-cloaked Death Eater outfit I can come up with.
That nap is going to keep me up and running for a while now, but I couldn't help taking it. Got up too early this morning with the Neverending Construction Project In the Alley.
I *heart* my Snape icon, I really really do...
Must call Barns & Noble later today, find out about their hours for Friday night/Saturday morning. I'm panicking because I can't find the HP release party listed on the events schedule for our store, even though there's been a big-ass banner sign hanging over the store entrance for half the month.
I will be slightly paranoid until I have the book in my hot little hands. Just the way it is.
I actually managed to hold off on starting to re-read Goblet of Fire until late this evening, after a long nap. So that should keep me busy, if slightly frustrated, for most of the time remaining in the countdown.
Car update- my uncle got us a new battery out of Sears (which is nice, since we paid for that darn warranty) and replaced the starter, which he said was bad. Something sure as heck was, and knowing nothing about cars, I would suspect something called a starter might have a little to do with the fact that it was hard to get the car to start running. :) He also noticed our brakes were going out, and offered to fix those.
He's having shoulder surgery on Friday. Mom and I have both tried telling him to take it easy, but- he likes working on cars, has fun doing it, and I think sees our Toyota as a bit of a challenge.
He was supposed to bring it back tonight after he got off work and got finished with the brakes, but he didn't show up. We figure he ended up working late. His job is really a pain in the ass sometimes.
He did finally relent to Mom's big sister routine enough to tell us he'd be fine after the surgery, since his girlfriend will be taking care of him, and his roommate will be back from vacation early next week. His girlfriend has to work Monday, though, and the roomie won't be back till Tuesday, so we've told him to call us if he needs anything.
Which, as I can't drive, will probably involve Uncle John calling me, and me calling Mom. It's either Mom or Grandma, and I just can't subject someone recovering from a major medical procedure to Grandma. She hovers, and I know she annoyed the hell out of me after I had my appendix out. She means well, but...no.
The weather reports are saying high 80's to low 90's for Friday, and it doesn't cool off that much at night. That plus the fact Mom and I've both gotten lazy means no Death Eater cloak for the release party. I'm bummed. They're doing a costume contest at
ashkitty's B&N. Probably has a age cap anyway, but... *sigh* I just had visions of swirling that black cloak around...Little kid: Who are you supposed to be?
Me: I'm a Death Eater, darling.
Kid: Eeep!
This must be done for Halloween, though. Must be. Not that I'll have anywhere to wear it or anything, but...
So I'm digging through my closet for the best non-cloaked Death Eater outfit I can come up with.
That nap is going to keep me up and running for a while now, but I couldn't help taking it. Got up too early this morning with the Neverending Construction Project In the Alley.
