Yikes. When I hoped that the next day would be "more eventful," I certainly did not mean like this!!

So much for full summer goth mode. After only 2 ½ hours of sleep, I got out of bed, did my morning exercises and whipped up a Snowy's Deep Moisture Treatment.

After showering, washing once with Herbal Essences Replenishing shampoo, I applied said treatment & left it in for exactly an hour. I like it much better when they're timed precisely.
    After rinsing, I followed with Herbal Essences Replenishing conditioner.

Sprayed on the usual Herbal Essences Leave-In Conditioner before detangling with my RS #45...then after my hair had dried just a little, I sprayed a bit of Pantene Daily Renewal Treatment on the length. Then I threw my oil spray bottle and oil comb into my purse & dashed off to work, figuring that I would arrive with ample time to oil the ends of my hair at work.

Dead wrong. 

At the intersection just before my work parking lot, my car died. I immediately put on my distress signals and tried to restart it....nothing. Again and again I tried, but to no avail.
    A police car pulled up behind me and the officer stepped out. heh That's one advantage of working across the street from the local courthouse - there's always a cop nearby. He came over to my window & asked what happened. I told him that my car had suddenly died. He had me put it in park & start it again, which it was willing to do, but shifting into drive, it did nothing.
    At first, the officer suggested that I call a towing service, but I ended up calling my mother in the office and explaining what happened. She told me to ask some of the other associates in the store for help. Thank God that my position allows me to be so well-acquainted with everyone, because within minutes, I had the store manager, the warehouse manager and a few other brawny, male associates pushing my poor Mercedes into the lot, with the officer following. After thanking all of them for their help, I ran into the office, clocked in and gave further details to my mother. She then called my father, and I got to repeat the story. Thank God that he works nearby and that his day was done already...he was in my work parking lot within minutes, checking things out.
   
As fate would have it, my transmission is completely shot, and it will cost about $3,000 for a new one.    Not only do I not have that kind of scratch at this point in time (especially right now), but the car isn't even worth enough to justify that kind of an expense. No, I fear that today was my last ride with old Cedric.    Which leaves me SOL for the time being.

After leaving my boyfriend 2 voicemails, briefly explaining what had happened, he finally called me back a few hours later. He said he would drive me home when my shift was over...and he did. And I introduced him to a co-worker who had wanted to meet him. And for awhile, everything seemed almost ok.

Until we started driving, that is. Then he jumped into jerk mode. Of course, after the day I'd had, that was all I needed. I went into emotional overload, which always results in a complete shut-down. When emotions are useless, I turn to logic. So I set thinking about what to do about my car situation.

With some serious budget tweaking, I might be able to afford payments on something new (something with cupholders, perhaps!!!). My father said that he would take me car shopping within the next few days, if that was the route that I wanted to take. And as far as I can see, that's the only way. As dearly as I love my partner-in-crime Mercedes, it simply isn't worth its own repair bills.

So things are all up in a whirl right now. A new car would mean serious changes...a new job, a new place, who knows? And who would have thought that a simple wish for more excitement would result in major, life-altering happenstance? 

Good Lord, first my grandmother, then my dog, now my car! No mercy. It's rather frightening to think that with all that this year has taken from me, it's only half over.    I need to have a good cry....just as a release of tension. But it will only happen when it's ready.

Alright....enough drama!!!!!

Thanx, naturalauburn.

It was a 1991 Mercedes 190E that I nicknamed Cedric. He will be missed. 

Sorry about the car! RIP,Cedric....A beautiful car is waiting for you and you will be ok.

((hugs))I know how you feel, mind you I do not drive, I would rather ride a mule!   
Sorry to hear about your car.  What you can do is find out the price it is now and take a 1000 bucks off and sell it.  A good car to get is a Volvo, the live forever! I suggest a 900 or a 940.

Good for you sistah!  Congratulations are in order for your raise and for your new set of wheels, finally, some good comes your way! 

I said prayers for your ex last night, I hope they come through for him.

Good luck w/ your trim today, I'm in need of (another) one myself, but I'm procrastinating because I love the length it's at.  Yeah, yeah, I know, procrastination is a  bad bad thing, but this is me we're talking about...

Cover your Hair!!!!!  All that dust and ick from the demo. work will be all in your hair especially if you are all greasy!  How's the new car??

Curlgirl64: The new car is GREAT!! It's a very basic model, but the a/c works wonderfully, which is mandatory here in SoCal. It has a cd player, which I've never had before in a vehicle. And it even has cupholders!!    Those desperate trips to Starbucks between jobs will be much easier now.
    It has a cloth interior, which I've also never had and actually prefer. Leather is horrid during the scorching hot summer months & bloody cold in the winter. Plus, you can vacuum, shampoo and steam clean a cloth interior, which sterilizes it. Leather has to be polished & oiled. Bleagh!
   
Trisha:  lol I think you may be onto something there. 

Man, what a busy weekend! I spent almost all of it at my parents' house, helping them remodel their kitchen. It's going to be beautiful when it's all done, I'm sure, but what a lot of work! Egad, they're knocking down walls, hanging drywall, rewiring everything. My boyfriend is doing their new plumbing...for free.    What a good guy!

My mother and sister went to the hospital on Saturday to see my former husband, and I went with them. They could only take one of us in at a time, so my mother went in first while my sister & I stood in the hallway, talking with my former father-in-law. Next, it was my sister's turn, so my mother & I talked with former FIL.
    While my sister was in there, my ex nodded off & fell asleep, completely exhausted from the events of the day. He needed his rest, so I didn't bother going in to see him. I had learned enough from my former FIL to be greatly encouraged.
    My former MIL had asked if he wanted to see me. She said he had looked confused and then gave her a thumbs down. She didn't know what to make of that. It was shortly before he fell asleep, so he either didn't want to see me or didn't understand. But it's alright.
    Both of my former in-laws were very grateful that my family & I had shown up. It was good to see them again, but I don't plan to make a habit of it or anything. The past still belongs in the past.

I hope and pray that my ex will make a complete recovery...and hopefully come back to the world a bit wiser this time around.

I also learned new details surrounding his accident. It was 3:30 am when he crashed in a desolate area of my hometown. A friend of my sister's said that they had seen him at a bar earlier that night. When my father heard this, he was immediately convinced that my ex had been drinking before the accident. He is an alcoholic. And I'm sorry to say, but if that was the case, then he got what was coming to him. Hopefully this will be a real wake up call for him.
    He hadn't been speeding, but he did have some alcohol in his system. Enough to impair his judgment, I wonder?

Anyway, today I have an interview with the Sales Manager at my 1st job. The same guy who interviewed, and rejected, me for the department last year. It appears that one of his new reps isn't working out very well and will be leaving. Now the Sales Manager and the Area Vice President have discussed my joining the team.
    The only problem is that I don't really want to do it anymore. I'm not any more qualified for the position now than I was last year, so I don't know why they would ask. But the Area Vice Prez does throw his weight around quite a bit, and people obey him. It's overwhelming, actually. I really don't know what to make of the whole situation. And to be honest, I'm not really even going to try. I'm not going to sell myself, because I honestly don't care. The money would be nice, but there are just as many drawbacks.

Anyway, a few days ago, I used up & got rid of ALL of my remaining Herbal Essences products. Herbal Essences can kiss my gritz.
    Yesterday, I clarified with Pantene Purity shampoo, a vinegar rinse and Pantene Daily Moisture Renewal conditioner. No leave-in's. Clean start.
    Today, I washed twice with Pantene Restoratives Breakage Defense shampoo, and followed with a Snowy's Treatment, which I actually have to rinse out right now.
    I'll follow with the matching Restoratives conditioner, then use Pantene Light Spray Conditioner before detangling. I won't have time to plan an outfit or put on makeup. In fact, I don't really even have time to be typing this right now. Oy! There just aren't enough hours!!! Peace.