Waiting

OMG you guys I hate the waiting game. Waiting for the clock to run out so I can leave work, waiting for my financial aid check, waiting to hunt for new apartments cuz I dont have the check yet, waiting to hear if I'm getting hired on perminantly , waiting for my credit limit to increase, waiting for my credit score to improve, waiting for my friends to come visit me, waiting for one special friend in particular to come visit me ( and no it's not my period ) He knows who he is.

I am a product of the US demand for instant gratification. I accept this. I embrace this in fact. But damnit its so hard to fulfill sometimes. So I am made to wait. *sigh* I guess it is a fact of life.


So here is what's current in my little glittery world.

I am craving something new and interesting to read, and though I have books I havent read yet, I cant seem to get myself to actually pick up the books and read them. I would go into books on tape, but I feel that is just lazy.

My credit card company keeps claiming to have "pre approved" me for an auto loan, which can be very dangerous because if you dont know, Im a car whore, and love cars and always seem to want a new car every other year or so. I am currently driving my 10th car in the 12 years I have been a car owner. Of course my mind goes straight back to the car I wanted before I got the car I have now...the VW Jetta. I still love them. However I do not trust VW transmissions. They are jumpy quick to shift, run through each gear super fast, and are slow to respond to downshifts for more power.... Plus most people I have know who have driven the revised and revamped generation of Volkswagens (1999 and newer) have been unahppy with automatic transmissions and have had problems. They have also had electrical system problems....

VW being the brilliant engineers that they are have done away with the electrical system issues by installing mostly electrical contacts and connectors, and reducing the use of wires that so easily cause problems.

There is an easy fix for the automatic transmission problems as well...buy a stick shift. I havent decided what to do just yet. Part of me would love to finally get my Jetta, there is another part of me that loves my Accord and doesnt want to get rid of it. But honestly, the Accord isnt what it used to be, it needs a paint job, it is starting to need things...i know the rear brakes and drums need to be replaced, god only knows what that's going to cost me... Actually that's all I can say about the Accord thats negative. Everything else works just fine...OH except the passenger window doesn't work....and that whole...me backing into a tree thing.... but that was my fault.

I also have to consider the fact that I may be able to get a much lower interest rate through Capital One, which would greatly reduce my monthly payment. Would it be so bad to have a nicer, newer car, with a TON less miles, for LESS money a month? I don't see why this is a bad thing, yet I always seem to get opposition from people. "You don't NEED a new car." yeah well we dont NEED cell phones or make up or computers or shoes yet people have no issue spending money on these things, yet a car...oh no, Im a terrible person for wanting a car. Some people like shoes, some people like stamp collecting, some people collect porn....I ... like cars. Thats my thing. Let me have my thing!

This next thought fucks with people pretty good too.... I might look into saving my money for a few months, and buying some little beater car...as a second car, to drive to and from work. It will save the mileage on the newer car, thus allowing it to retain its value and lowering any future repair and maintenance costs for the new car, and feeds my need for cars!! plus, honestly, the insurance on some random pile on wheels would be almost nothing a month to add to my insurance policy, the gas mileage will be steller (granted Im looking at mid 90's Honda Civics) and i wont be concerned with how the car looks or even drives...as long as it gets me to and from work...and the occasional errand. Someone asked "What if that beater breaks down?? then what??"

O_O.... srsly? if it breaks down...I HAVE THE NICE CAR SITTING THERE READY TO GO... if the crappy car dies...well, either I will let it sit until I can fix it, or I will call a junk yard and have them come get it, and usually they will pay you a couple hundred bucks for it cuz they will part it out and sell it piece by piece. Either way, Im not really LOSING anything.

Of course none of this is set in stone. I havent applied for anything to do with the car because right now priority one is to get my apartment. And I think I have found 3 or 4 that could really be contendors!!!! One even says "Bad Credit OK" Im excited.

I just HATE MOVING. I HATE IT. I HATE PACKING AND LOADING THE CAR AND GOING BACK AND FORTH dropping shit off and picking shit up...the heavy lifting, the awkward sweaty exisitence...ugh I hate it. I. HATE. IT.
But I guess it's worth it. My friend Drew says he can get the Ford Excursion from work to help move. I only really need it for the bed...but who knows. The funny thing is, he works for a radio station...and its the republican douche bag advertising SUV... so it has like Sean Hannity all over the side. So Drew and I will be bumping the gayest music ever, and be super gay while we drive around in the right wing mobile. HA. We might take pictures and post them!! OMG I know right, so funny.


Then I need to get my deposit back, and with that I will begin to acquire furnature. See, I have a bed, a night stand, a random white shelf thing, and a book case (small) that my TV sits on. OH and two lamps and two end tables. Thats it. That it the extent of my furnishings. So I will need to start searching around for cheap furniture. I will need a couch, maybe a small dining table and chairs, maybe something better to put my TV on. OMG and I need kitchen stuff. I need silverware, plates, cooking stuff, pots and pans....that stuff. All I have is glasses and mugs. and I think I have...one pot. UGH I need a toaster, blender, and microwave too... UGH... Well you best believe I will be getting cooking utencils and plates and spatulas and pots (if possible) at my local 99 cent store. Trust I am NOT above the 99 cent store.


I feel like I should have a housewarming party in the hopes that I will get gifts. LOL

Maybe not but it was a nice thought though.


WELL I think I have emptied my brain... stay tuned!!!