February 10, 2005

Mein Auto Ist Tot

So my car is finally dead. It started making this scary thumping sound on the way to a movie on Monday, and I abandoned it in a parking spot until Wednesday, when I drove it, very slowly, to a shop. They called today and told me the great news: the suspension is going, and it will cost $800 to fix it! And that's on top of the exhaust system, which is also going. Sigh. Join me for a memorial service for that car, which has served me well lo these many years.

Sorry I haven't been posting much lately. I haven't felt up to it. I could have written about the hockey game I attended last Wednesday with Kris, the gala opening on Thursday of the art show that my favorite art historian curated, or the shindig with the Chicago Academy for the Arts on Friday. But I didn't. You'll just have to fill in the details yourself.

Posted by mike, February 10, 2005 9:49 AM
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I forgive you for not posting for awhile. Don't let it happen again! :-P

Or do. If you feel like it.

Sorry to hear about your car. I guess this is the week of shitty car events or something. My car received $7,200 worth of damages this past Monday from that ass who rear-ended me. I am not that kind of guy, dammit! Anyway, I only have to pay $500, but I am car-free until March. Ugh.

Posted by: shane at February 10, 2005 10:14 AM

Yeah, I won't hold it against you that you haven't posted in a while either :-)

I am so sorry to hear about your car! I was really hoping that you'd be able to make it last a little longer. If you need a ride anywhere, don't hesitate to ask. I know how painful public transit can be sometimes.

I hope things get better soon!

Posted by: Kris at February 10, 2005 10:22 AM

The funny fucking thing is, the car stopped doing the specific thing that made me take it in. It was wobbling and making a thumping noise, and when I picked it up, it stopped doing those, and now it's back to its old rattling noise, which at least I'm used to. So I drove it today.

Posted by: mike at February 10, 2005 11:22 PM

Well, that's a good thing, I guess. Weird, but good.

Posted by: Kris at February 11, 2005 7:43 AM

Drive that fucker into the ground! When my car was dying I just started kicking it and keying it whenever I felt like it. If I was with someone who didn't know what my car looked like I'd walk by it like it wasn't mine, stop and say, "I know this motherfucker," and start kicking the shit out of it. Their reaction was priceless. It's the little things in life. :)

Posted by: Shawn at February 11, 2005 12:12 PM

Ha ha ha! I wish I had thought of that one, Shawn, with my old Toyota in graduate school. It was a lemon and a half, and I used to run it into stuff like poles and garbage cans. I kicked the crap out of it, too, but never told anyone it was someone else's car.

Posted by: shane at February 11, 2005 1:49 PM