Look, it's the Gates of Perdition! Take a snapshot, dear.

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Remember what I said about the horseshoe-nail-like quality of my shredded tyre yesterday?

It gets better. US$500ish later, I have 2 new tyres, new nuts on all 4 wheels, new rotors and brake pads, an oil change, a couple of other things tweaked, and if I drive fast I might only be 15 late to work. Oh, and they had to put transmission fluid in.

Get up State Road 826 (known hereafter as 'the Palmetto'), take the flyover over to I-75 northbound... the transmission gives one BIG jolt and I start sllloooowwwwwwwiiiinnnnnnnnnnngggg dddddoooooooowwwwwwnnnnnn.

I am NOT having the tranny rebuilt AGAIN. I am now shopping for a new minivan.

No Dragon*Con. No nothing, between paying the houseloan AND a new car loan. My life will get to consist of going to work, returning from work, paying bills and if I'm lucky, being entertained solely by cablecast TV and the Internet. If I can afford it.

Here's what Sirius and I have in common: If I have my freedom of mobility taken away, I get frantic. I MUST have a car. It's different in Britain, because you can actually GET somewhere by shank's mare and bus and such, but... not here. Not unless you can 'afford' to spend all day in the getting-there.

So right now I'm miles and miles away from my house, my car has been left on the side of the expressway, and I'm looking forward to another $20K in debt... assuming I can ever leave Miramar.

Fun With Orbits

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To alternate fun stuff with depressing real-life tedium:

Nicked from spin1978: http://www.colorado.edu/physics/2000/applets/satellites.html

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My boy Alex Zahara is on SG-1 tonight! OK, I exaggerate the 'my boy' part. But I've been watching him for a while. He's one of those Vancouver-centric genre actors, although I'm sure he's had other work. It's that apparent conflict between his complexion and his name which caught my attention....

Here:

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Corgmonster is a Giant Robot that spins Vast Webs, is Covered with a Thick Slime, has Black-and-White Stripes, and looks like a Man in a Rubber Suit. Strength: 8 Agility: 5 Intelligence: 9 To see if your Giant Battle Monster can defeat Corgmonster, enter your name and choose an attack: fights Corgmonster using Strength Agility Intelligence

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Looks like I'll be going to see PotC tomorrow, because I'll be at the mercy of anyone ELSE with a working car. Nos morituri, te salutamus....

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I want to do this meme, but haven't had the concentration yet. Whah.

Create-Your-Own League of Extraordinary Characters

1. Choose five to seven characters


2. They can be only original characters from fanfic


3. They may be from any place on the space-time continuum, and any plane of existence--characters do not need to exist within the same era and country


4. You must identify the recruiter, the leader, and the villain, and there must be at least one female


5. Optional: You may identify their primary means of transport