oh wait, I'm posting... well that blows that theory out of the water.
Just like a few of you out there, I haven't had the urge or inclination to make any entries. Why? I think it's because I just feel like I don't have anything really poignant to say.
It's like I haven't had anything to post about... my life has been very busy and full lately. to Recap:
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kybigstew and I went to Camp Buckwood over the 4th of July weekend and we had a blast, even with all the rain that poured on us. Met up with Carl & Jimmy and Shannon & Steve and just partied. The rain cleared eariler on Friday and it was perfect weather for the fireworks and Saturday afternoon was perfect weather for lounging at the pool. OH, Stella Artois is tasty. I'm just sayin'.
I did have a geek out moment that weekend. Saturday night, while totally hammered, I saw shiny lights in the darkness. Upon closer inspection, it turns out it was a couple guys "fighting" with replica LightSabers.. red and blue blades. I, of course, became as giddy as a schoolgirl and went up to them to talk. they said if I like them then I would love this... one guy walks away and pulls out the Darth Maul dual saber. It was bliss just holding it. I wanted to see these guys go into the woods where it's really dark and then start dueling so the only thing you could see are the blades.
I know... nerd. get over it.
Anyway, aside from the geek-out moment, it was a terrific holiday weekend. Chris and I want to go back again this summer.
My car has been in the shop a few times. I took it in for a major tune up and to fix this wicked shimmy in the front end. I couldn't get above 55 without feeling like I was in an earthquake. So, after an oil change, new plugs, wires, rotors, brake pads, front end alignment, wheel balance, new bearings and two o2 sensors, it ran like a dream. It felt like my Mazda had it's Zoom- Zoom back.
Until it started stalling out at stop lights.
I took it back in and they said that there was a vaccum leak in the top of the engine. I asked why this wasn't caught when it was in the shop last week, and they couldn't give me an answer. anyway, they're taking off a bunch of labor charges for this and it went back in on Friday. I get a call on Saturday stating that they were finishing up my car and it's ready for pick up. Well, I was in the middle of a pool and they were closing in 15 minutes, so I couldn't pick it up until Monday.
Flash ahead to monday, i get there at 7:30 when they open and the car is still in the garage with the hood up. Turns out, after they took it out, it was still losing vaccum and they needed to replace the injector and O-Rings. they were waiting on the parts and it should be ready in a couple hours.
Oooo-kaaaay..... so I waited.
The mechanic that was working on my car came out with a pissed off look on his face. Yaaay, this is never good. He told me that the O-rings that are needed to seal up the leak were rings that were connecting the injector to the engine, not to the other end where they thought the problem was. Oh, and the rings are available only through the dealer and they needed to be dropped-shipped to them. So, I still didn't have a car and wasted three hours at the repair shop.
My car should be ready today. Hopefully.
Let's see what else they can find that's wrong with it.
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Other times, LJ is just a form of heroin.
When I post about serious stuff, I get a handful of responses and that's always valuable. I'm conscious of the fact that not everyone has a response nor will they be interested in my turmoil. LJ should never be a measure of someone's desirability.
Quite honestly, though, I am more intrigued by a focused an deeply emotional post as opposed to the run-down of someone's weekend in which they washed their car and baked a cake.
When you post, it is for you, as the details are most important to you. If this feels like a chore, as it has with me at times, then is the struggle to post significant? Do you have enough outlets in your life that this bears no relevance to your actual life and the struggle is simply about the necessity of a journal? Or, to the contrary, is the struggle more to do with the awareness that you should be writing about something more personal but you are resistant to doing so?
When I do write, it's always for me. I never feel obligated to do so, which is probably the reason that my posts have been so infrequent lately. I just haven't felt like writing, even if it just to say that the laundry got done or the new American Gladiator, the Beast, shouldn't Nair his body and truly be a big ol' Beast.
I do have to thank LJ for letting me connect with so many people all over the country. I don't think I would have met so many people without being on LJ. and those are the times that I cherish most of all.