but not those kinds of surprises

    FRIDAY 11/2/18 9:16 AM--I just put the car in the shop...so now the worrying begins...probably gonna be a long day...they're not authorized to fix anything, but I doubt if I can wait another month to get the repairs done...
11:35AM--actually, I DO have to wait another month...as long as I keep the trips local, and stay off any highways I should be OK...I will have to find out what is meant by "local", but I imagine it means no trips to Glen Burnie (the Birdcage) or Frederick (Crusaders) for those open mics...and no trips to any of Ray's gigs if he happens to come over in the next month, which I don't anticipate...Dianne said she could help me financially in a month--although I didn't actually ask her to help me, yet...maybe if I can pinch my pennies like I did when I was working, I'll be fine...so I won't be going to Olney to see Jackie this evening; for one thing that's not something I HAVE to do...in the meantime, they're doing an oil change...they'll call when it's ready, which might mess up my nap, but that's Life...
12:36PM--I kinda wanted to go see Jackie tonight, as pointless as that would be...I was concerned about staying out/up late then getting up early to go to the G-town flea market...but I don't think going to G-town is a good idea, if for no other reason than I can't put myself in a position of being tempted...I can't afford to be tempted...it might not matter--it's supposed to rain tomorrow morning...
  2:10PM- so as far as I know, the car has had its’ first oil change since I got it, a little over a year ago… as for that driver’s side front wheel condition, we’re just going to have to wait a month...
9:42PM--I often get the urge to [fill in the blank] when I basically can't, like this time of night...and that's kinda where I am...in a songwriting mood...but instead, I'm gonna watch Bill Maher at 10:00 and then try to get some sleep...two of the songs on David Crosby's latest album have their origin in very old fragments...maybe I'll try that...
SATURDAY 11/3/18 9:41PM--just got home from dinner at iHop, seeing BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY and stopping off at Baskin/Robbins...we left the house at about 4PM...gonna try to go to bed at about 11PM...