soapbox

i’ve now bought 5 “cds” while i’ve been here at the obs. it’s just so easy, it’s hard to resist. curse them for making it so easy to throw my money away!

My birthday quote of the day (which has nothing to do with your birthday).

“The big four-oh: an event which marks a man’s passage from bachelorhood to lechery.”

The next sentence sort of fits though… “Jimmy has a girl now, though, so there may be hope for him yet.” (I didn’t even have to change the name.)

Anyway, Happy Birthday!

I think the worst meal at the kitt peak dining hall HAS to be the meatloaf. Had it tonight. Or rather, it was served tonight. I didn’t eat it. I just had the mashed potatoes and bowtie pasta. But honestly, there’s something suspicious when the meatloaf portion is twic that of the pork chops the other night. I think i shall endeavor to track the menu at the dining hall for future reference, since I get such long baselines to study. Though the first couple dinners are a little hazy in my mind.

It’s kind of funny. I was born in Kotzebue and spent the first two or so years of my life in Kivalina.

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Ok, so I have been looking for an apartment. And I have looked at more apartments than I can recall and seen all kinds, shapes, sizes, and conditions (with lots of help from David). The one I am in now sucks up all my money and leaves me living paycheck to paycheck. The apartment I found is 120 dollars a week with everything (heat, water, electricity, cable, internet, trash, phone) included. And I would not have to mow anymore, or shovel snow, and i would get a garage parking spot so I would not have to scrape my car off on icy wintery mornings. It’s in Wilder, so it’s just a little farther than where I am now, but still closer than Walmart. But it’s like what Holly is doing now: I would be living with the landlord and would just be renting the room (two rooms when he is finished re-doing the floors in the second room). I would have my own bathroom, but I would have to share the kitchen/living room area. It’s furnished, so either his furniture or mine would have to be stored (but he has storage above the garage all ready to be used). And laundry is available. I would save about 300 dollars a month.
But I really like having my own space. So I would have to give that up. The landlord travels a lot, but still….
Oh, and he has three cats. But I love cats. I would pet them and hope they slept on the foot of my bed so I could pet them if I woke up at night.
So it all comes down to: how much is my privacy worth??
I have no idea what to do. I have two days to decide. If I want to move at the begining of August, I have to give my current landlord 30 days’ notice. The new landlord is going to hold it for me and not show it to anyone else until I decide. So I have to decide by the 30th so I could overnight my letter telling him I am moving if I decide to move.
What do I do?
I flipped a coin. It said to move.
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i just watched the serenity trailer at the apple site. fabulous. can’t wait to see it. i should work on seeing all the episodes though.

i also just watched the trailer for “wallace and gromit: the curse of the wererabbit”. i’m so going to see that when it comes out!

So, I finally got my NH license this morning… I was actually kinda worried that it was going to be more of a hassle than it was, which is always a bonus. From the website I wasn’t sure if I had to take the written test so last night I read through the operators’ manual just in case. It’s actually a pretty decent piece of work, much better than some… however, this particular nugget jumped out at me:

Never coast down hills with the transmission in neutral or the clutch disengaged. It’s not only against the law, but could harm the engine, clutch and transmission. [from the bottom of p.67]

Umm, wtf? Reading further I found a list of infractions [pp.99-103]…
Worth one point against you include the following:
operating without vehicle registration available in the vehicle.
failing to obey inspection requirements.
failing to obtain a N.H. driver’s license.
2 points:
driving without proper registration.
operating a vehicle with an improper class of license.
failing to obey a police officer’s direction.
blah blah blah…
3 points:
disobeying any traffic control device.
following too closely.
driving on a sidewalk.
failing to obey stop and yield signs.
failing to signal a turn.
illegal backing.
obstructing the driver’s view (by persons, objects, etc.) Holly
opening and closing vehicle doors improperly.
coasting.
speeding at less than 25 MHP above the posted limit.
misuse of plates.
4 points:
driving without a license.
speeding at 25 MPH or more above the posted limit.
failing to drive on the right side of the road.
etc…

Ok, so coasting is only one point better than driving without a license, and is just as bad as speeding 24 Mph above the speed limit? good to know. yeah right.