So today I get a call from the mechanic and he tells me that the problem was the ignition coil instead of the timing belt. Yesssssss... It comes out to be $250 with parts, labor, and tax; if it had been the timing belt it would have been several hundred more dollars since that requires partially disassembling the engine. My car is sitting in its ( Read more... )

Last night I went with two of my roommates to a concert in Chicago. Dustin drove us up to the Metro in just over two hours. The show was part of the Flower 15 and included Criteria, Pelican, and Minus the Bear. The show was amazing for just $14. We went to a restaurant with food similar to Ma's with some of Dustin's friends. Then we started ( Read more... )

All moved in and unpacked. The apartment isn't perfect, but it is a hell of a lot better than the dorms. My bedroom in the apartment isn't actually much smaller than my dorm room last year. Apparently our apartment complex is nicknamed the "Ewok Village" because of the outdoor walkways and stairs to get to the apartments. Anyways, here are some ( Read more... )

...Things you enjoy, even when no one around you wants to go out and play. What lowers your stress/blood pressure/anxiety level? Make a list, post it to your journal... and then tag 5 friends and ask them to post it to theirs ( Read more... )

Who else wants to go to Lollapalooza?! Pixies, Weezer, The Killers, Cake, The Arcade Fire, Death Cab, The Bravery, The Dandy Warhols Ambulance LTD, ...AND YOU WILL KNOW US BY THE TRAIL OF DEAD. And more... July 23rd, 24th in Chicago. Right now a pass for both days is $100. When you consider how many amazing bands that is relatively cheap ( Read more... )

Trail of Dead concert was Thursday. Left around 8:45, but the first band didn't start playing until 9. The first band (The Black) was okay. The second band, The Sword, I really didn't like (even though the musicians were good) because it was metal. The third band, Octopus Project, I though was really cool (Pitchfork gave their album a 7.4). ( Read more... )

Had an ECE110 exam tonght. Thought it went well for studying for like 30 minutes. Midterm in physics two weeks ago went well, 90%. Did another history paper without fully reading the book last Wednesday. Didn't really get caught up on history... I need to do that sometime before the final. Speaking of finals, my last final is Wed. May 11th, ( Read more... )

Didn't sleep much last sunday since I had to write a short paper and I played video games for several hours that day. The rest of the week consisted of much video game playing and wasting of time. Friday I slept through my classes and played basketball before dinner (which was a lot of fun). The weather was great this week, reaching 60s most ( Read more... )

I've finally decided to update my LJ after about 2 months... and I guess I have quite a lot to say but I'm just going to summarize ( Read more... )

"What gave Miss Thailand the edge when she won the beauty pageant? That killer wave. If that was too soon, then get ready to buckle your soonbelts. Why did she lose the beauty pageant? Because she was a naked bloated corpse floating in filthy water. Yikes! My boarding pass to the Hell Express just arrived."