I had to take my car in to the shop this week...poor thing, after the accident and the vandalism, it needed a little trip to the spa. Surprisingly, the shop guy said it would take two or three weeks to fix!!
Yikes. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that it'll be ready for my trip!
So I went to the conveniently-located car rental place, and realized that I'll practically have to take a second mortgage to pay for the car rental and insurance deductible! Still, what can you do. When the girl at the rental desk smiled brightly and asked if I wanted the extra insurance, I said yes, definitely! With the way my luck has been going lately, I can't be too careful.
She took me outside to inspect the car - a blue Mazda something-or-other - and as she's inspecting it, another customer pulls out of their parking space and smashes into it.
Yeah, it's true.
Of course, it had nothing to do with me since technically she hadn't yet handed the keys over, so she dealt with the bad driver while I went back inside to get a different car. The nice man at the desk told me they had two cars left - a smaller car than the one I had originally asked for, and a minivan. "Wouldn't you rather have the minivan?", he asked. No, I most certainly would not! Do I look like the sort of person who would like a minivan? Geez, I didn't even get a Saturn sedan because I thought they were too frumpy. So I ended up with a Dodge something-or-other.
It's not so bad, and I'd forgotten about that odd rental-car smell. Sort of a mix of new car, cleaning products, and heavy air freshener. It reminds me of all the car trips in my youth. Eating dolly mix while driving through the Yorkshire Dales. Listening to my sister's Spandau Ballet tape.
In other news, I'm not as ecstatic today as I was last Friday. I think I'm just too darn tired. I do, however, have tomorrow off, which is unexpected and a little unnerving. I haven't had a full day off in I don't know how long, and I'm not sure what to do with myself! I instantly thought of spending the day at the Huntington, but I decided it might be better to stay home and do some errands, since the next two weeks are completely devoid of free time, and my vacation is coming up.
I need to go shoe shopping for my vacation! I know, that's a girly thing. But I'm realizing that none of my current shoes are comfortable enough to walk all day in. My tennis shoes, for some reason, are not all that comfortable for walking. The only shoes I would want to walk great distances in are a pair of boots and (surprisingly) two-inch high heels, neither of which I particularly want to wear every day. Much less climb around Hearst Castle in. So I may go out tomorrow and see what I can find. I can't really afford it, so I might just have to make do, but we'll see. I am a great bargain shopper.
I also want to stay home and clean, clean, clean! My house gets a bit neglected during a show and while it never quite becomes a dump, I need tidiness in my life.
I'm thinking brunch at Las Brisas sounds spectacular tomorrow. Anyone up for it? Or maybe afternoon tea...
Or maybe I'll just throw it all to the wind and go to the Huntington.
Posted by Lesley at April 16, 2004 01:43 PM