Turns out I’ve got a belt (alternator belt or some sort of belt) that’s all frayed on one side. Not sure how long it’s been like that. Gonna cost me $50 to replace it plus whatever other charges they decide to throw in. Thank god for credit cards. Otherwise I’d have to work it off.

They said it would take about a half hour, so I decided to walk home. The shop wasn’t far from my apartment (only took about 10 minutes to walk home). I tried to call my parents to let them know what was going on, but my damn cell phone won’t work. Either can’t get a signal or I get this weird image on the display … like a phone connecting to a modem or something. Never seen THAT before. The battery isn’t low … that’s not the problem. Not sure what is but it’s pissing me off. Fucking Verizon. First time I’ve had trouble like this though.

Shit … I should probably start walking back. They’re obviously not gonna be able to call me since my phone isn’t working. But he said it would be a half hour, so …

And I still haven’t eaten supper. But I’m definitely gonna go out tonite. I need a drink.

I have a good day at work then it all falls apart when I come home. Guess that means I shoulda stayed at work.

Mood: annoyed

Today was a much better day at work. I guess yesterday was just first day jitters. And I definitely felt better when Kelly said that she thought I did fine yesterday. I had several small projects to do (updating sites). I also got to start a brand new project. Not updating exisiting sites this time. It’s a fairly simple site, so it’s a good one for me to start with. The hardest part of it was splicing up the layout image in Photoshop … but that was because I’ve never used Photoshop before. I’ve only ever used PaintShop Pro. But I did eventually get what I need. Definitely a better day today. I feel much better.

That is I did until I was almost home from work. I was talking to Mom on the phone and my car started making some funky noises. At first, I thought I had a flat tire that had shredded or something. I pulled into the Kinkos parking lot (only a few blocks from home). Tires were fine. The noise was coming from under the hood. The noise got louder when I pushed on the accelerator. So I called Dad right away (the poor guy … I bother him way too much with my car problems). He had some ideas, but obviously couldn’t troubleshoot over the phone. I did make it home. I shut it off and then turned it back on as Dad instructed. It didn’t make the noise anymore. I called Amoco (or whatever the hell it’s called now) to see if anyone had any ideas. The guy I talked to said it sounded like an engine miss. He’d need to look at it to know. And I couldn’t take it in ’til 6:45pm. And it would cost me anywhere from $35 to $60 just to find out what’s wrong with it … not to get it fixed. I called Dad back and told him what they told me. I really don’t wanna take it in. Dad had told me to check the coolant after the car had sat for about an hour. He thinks it could be something with the coolant system. It did sit out in the sun in a downtown parking lot all day … and it’s been around 84° out today. I had the AC on when the noises started.

So this is what I’m gonna do. I’m gonna go check the coolant around 6:30pm. Then I’m gonna go drive it down the street and back or so and see if it’s making the noises (I won’t turn on the AC). If it’s fine, then I’m not gonna worry about it. Dad said it should be fine if it isn’t making the noises. I sure hope so … I was planning on heading to Ma and Pa’s this weekend. But not if the car is acting up. Maybe if I make it down there, I’ll leave my car and bring Mom’s back … she even suggested that. But I want my car even if it is a P.O.S. LOL

So for now … I have no idea what’s wrong with my car or if it’ll still do it. I’m hungry. And I wanna go out tonite. Mona called to see if I wanted to go to Pete’s. The Roosters are playing. I need to get out. It’s been a while since I’ve been out. But I’m not gonna be out late since I gotta work tomorrow. I’m just glad this is a 3 day weekend.

Mood: angry