Wednesday, June 20th, 2001
My car died on Father’s Day when I pulled out of the parking lot after buying my dad a card. How annoying. After spending four hours in Ankeny trying to get help (I had no phone with me or any of that), people finally showed up and we worked out a way to get my car towed on a Sunday night to a station that was actually open on a Sunday night. There aren’t that many car repair places in Ankeny so finding one was really the hardest part. I got my car back this morning. I drove it home and it died once. I thought, “Oh holy, fucking shit. Could something go any more wrong?” Later I found out that it would die on and off for about a week while the car’s computer figured out which was the best setting for it. I’m looking forward to that. Still, it’s better than there actually being a problem.
As a result of the car repair, I am poor again. I don’t so much mind the idea of being poor, but it hinders my ability to do stuff more than to have stuff. Material posessions are nice, but not necessary. I prefer spend my money on time than posession. That said, I will not be going to Worlds of Fun this weekend. I really wanted to, but there’s simply no way to do so. I have less than $100 to my name, and I owe all of that to a credit card. It’s just enough money to buy gas with, feed myself, and pay bills. Kim got very upset when I told her that I would not take money from her or Dean to go this weekend. I don’t think that was what upset her, but more that Dean said that he would not go to her birthday celebration unless I was going. I appreciate the sentiment from Dean, but it was not good times. I spend about an hour in Kim’s cage at work on the telephone off and on or talking to Kim (who was crying) at work the other night. I think things are better now. I hope so.
I watched the Sailor Moon Doom Tree series today. I don’t really like Sailor Moon all that much, but it was something to do when there was nothing else to do. I find the show tolerable at this point, but not my first pick. However, once I started I simply had to know who the Moonlight Knight was. I was just really bothered by not knowing. I know now, and I will not share the secret.