33

One hour and forty-five minutes past Ideal Time . . .

Well, finally turned 33. Yup, 33 years ago, I was born. That's about it. The traditional trip to Gennaro's will be withheld 'til tomorrow, as something big comes tonight.

The big thing today was my car: got a new battery, got 'er washed, and got the gas tank topped off. Not much else to say there.

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100 crunches . . .

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Old Car, Dead Battery . . .

One hour and forty minutes past Ideal Time . . .

Just doing a routine turn on of my not-used-in-a-while car revealed that my battery had gone dead; looks like it's time to get a new battery, the current one is way overdue for a replacement. Also, besides a reminder to turn on my car once in a while, looks like I'll also pay a visit to the car wash, and top off the gas tank while gas is still fairly cheap.

Oh yeah, gotta finish reading Watchmen before March 6. This could be really good, or really bad; as always, fanboys will provide the ultimate barometer.

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51 push ups . . .

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Clearing Up; Aiming for 10 . . . ish . . .

Four hours and twenty minutes past Ideal Time . . .

In a late day, I finally got my car back, and got a couple of calls I'd been meaning to make out of the way; very busy day tomorrow, so I'd better get to bed early today, as getting up early tomorrow is critical. Got a nice "souvenir" from the garage in the form of the broken parts; yes, they were offered (probably gonna be thrown away anyway), and I gladly accepted.

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41 push-ups, and walked 1.6 miles . . .

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More Delays; oh well . . .

Five hours and forty minutes past Ideal Time . . .

Got up late again, other than catching up with what I couldn't finish last night, not much to talk about.

Oh, it seems my car's catalytic converter has to be replaced, reminding me the original reason I went there was for a smog check . . .

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100 crunches, and walked 1.6 miles today . . .

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Broke Down Car . . .

Three hours and ten minutes past Ideal Time . . .

Not as bad as it sounds; I actually got up early, but had a lot from last night to clean up.

My car has proven that even Corollas eventually break down. Well, it started as a smog check, but a lot of problems I had been trying to ignore were glaringly revealed. From leaking liquids (power steering fluid hose; turns out to be one of the rare ailments Corollas are prone to), to funny noises (a near-broken axle; to be expected of a fourteen year-old car). Hopefully this will be the limit of the trouble, at least for now.

For the record, my car is a 1995 Toyota Corolla; even with this, still ridiculously reliable.

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37 push ups, and 1.6 miles walked . . .

'Til next time . . .