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Okay. So, I ended up working (on astronomy! Re-making plots I lost in the Great Trip Crash of 2010 or whatever I'm calling it) last night until about 2:30am and then got up at 7am to get the car in at 8am for an alignment re-check. 2.75 hours later, the verdict is that it's a wheel problem; swapping the tires only makes it pull to the other side (which I realize is kind of worse, since I drive more with my left hand than my right and pulling it to the left is easier, but nothing I can do about that now). So basically I spent $75 and 5 hours of my time only to be told that there's nothing they can do to make my car go straight when the wheel is straight, short of getting new tires? Urgh. I almost wonder if they can't adjust the alignment so at least the thing goes straight when there's no pressure on the steering wheel, though I'm sure that's no good in the long run and also even if they could, it does me no good for the 12-hour round trip I'm making this weekend. Also, did I mention? I don't even know how much new tires cost, but it's probably a couple hundred, right? I don't have that, after I already paid for all those other tune-up stuffs originally and the vet bills I'm still paying off. /criiiiies On the not-really-plus side, it's probably time for new tires anyway? I wonder if I beg my parents... Except I don't want to do that. --;
Anyway, now that I'm finally at work and HAVE EATEN (they originally said I'd be out of there before nine, I was going to just grab breakfast on my way in at a reasonable hour, not 11:40 I WAS SO HUNGRY OMG) I feel a little better. God, I was so hungry. I have meeting with Vicki in 45 minutes, but I don't have much new to show her because re-doing stuff is still taking forever and also Multidrizzle is not working? I know the IT guys were updating the stsdas package, I think that's it but hey, I need Multidrizzle to work. :x Also, my plots are not pretty because I have forgotten how to magic IDL into putting vertical lines at the ends of my histograms. Boo. So, meeting with Vicki from 1-2, extragalactic-ph from 2-3, meeting with Francisco from 3-4(?) on how to do the exam half of my TA position... eesh. THEN I'M GOING HOME.
Oh, also? My dress for the wedding was rerouted by UPS and will now likely not arrive on time. Which is to say, they're supposed to deliver it tomorrow instead of today, which means it will show up at 7pm tomorrow when I am no longer home. Did I mention my luck is crappy lately? I'm going to try calling them tonight and see if somehow I can pick it up in the morning if it arrives there, but I am fairly sure they only have afternoon hours and I'm leaving town by 2pm. AHHHHHH. I mean, this thing shipped the 25th. They just... sent it all over the country in some weird fashion and actually said they rescheduled it. Thanks, UPS. I know you love screwing me over, you just had to prove it this time.
ON THE PLUS SIDE. I AM DONE SEWING. I need to pick up some fray check for the ends of the tie at the back of my Dr. Horrible labcoat!dress, but other than that. DONE. OMG. So tonight I just have to pack~ Well, and do a million other little things, but that's better than trying to do all of that on top of trying to finish my costumes. Whew!
Okay. I think that's it on my complaint list for now. ;; Sorry, guys. /goes off to find some LUCK. Preferably of the good kind!
Okay. So, I ended up working (on astronomy! Re-making plots I lost in the Great Trip Crash of 2010 or whatever I'm calling it) last night until about 2:30am and then got up at 7am to get the car in at 8am for an alignment re-check. 2.75 hours later, the verdict is that it's a wheel problem; swapping the tires only makes it pull to the other side (which I realize is kind of worse, since I drive more with my left hand than my right and pulling it to the left is easier, but nothing I can do about that now). So basically I spent $75 and 5 hours of my time only to be told that there's nothing they can do to make my car go straight when the wheel is straight, short of getting new tires? Urgh. I almost wonder if they can't adjust the alignment so at least the thing goes straight when there's no pressure on the steering wheel, though I'm sure that's no good in the long run and also even if they could, it does me no good for the 12-hour round trip I'm making this weekend. Also, did I mention? I don't even know how much new tires cost, but it's probably a couple hundred, right? I don't have that, after I already paid for all those other tune-up stuffs originally and the vet bills I'm still paying off. /criiiiies On the not-really-plus side, it's probably time for new tires anyway? I wonder if I beg my parents... Except I don't want to do that. --;
Anyway, now that I'm finally at work and HAVE EATEN (they originally said I'd be out of there before nine, I was going to just grab breakfast on my way in at a reasonable hour, not 11:40 I WAS SO HUNGRY OMG) I feel a little better. God, I was so hungry. I have meeting with Vicki in 45 minutes, but I don't have much new to show her because re-doing stuff is still taking forever and also Multidrizzle is not working? I know the IT guys were updating the stsdas package, I think that's it but hey, I need Multidrizzle to work. :x Also, my plots are not pretty because I have forgotten how to magic IDL into putting vertical lines at the ends of my histograms. Boo. So, meeting with Vicki from 1-2, extragalactic-ph from 2-3, meeting with Francisco from 3-4(?) on how to do the exam half of my TA position... eesh. THEN I'M GOING HOME.
Oh, also? My dress for the wedding was rerouted by UPS and will now likely not arrive on time. Which is to say, they're supposed to deliver it tomorrow instead of today, which means it will show up at 7pm tomorrow when I am no longer home. Did I mention my luck is crappy lately? I'm going to try calling them tonight and see if somehow I can pick it up in the morning if it arrives there, but I am fairly sure they only have afternoon hours and I'm leaving town by 2pm. AHHHHHH. I mean, this thing shipped the 25th. They just... sent it all over the country in some weird fashion and actually said they rescheduled it. Thanks, UPS. I know you love screwing me over, you just had to prove it this time.
ON THE PLUS SIDE. I AM DONE SEWING. I need to pick up some fray check for the ends of the tie at the back of my Dr. Horrible labcoat!dress, but other than that. DONE. OMG. So tonight I just have to pack~ Well, and do a million other little things, but that's better than trying to do all of that on top of trying to finish my costumes. Whew!
Okay. I think that's it on my complaint list for now. ;; Sorry, guys. /goes off to find some LUCK. Preferably of the good kind!
