went to the pb block party today. just walked through it. i was carrying no cash, so the hundreds of vendors didn't interest me. me and ray walked about 2 miles down pb, then ate at the da kine. then i get a phone call from the honda mechanic saying i needed new brake pads....for the rear ones, they cost $185, and the front ones were like 265. so i only got rear ones cause the front ones had about a few thousand miles left. who knew i was gonna wake up and end up spending $560 today? i was expecting 3-350 tops. it's always like that at the mechanic. it is like going to the dentist for a checkup, and then him telling you they gotta drill....or worse....do a root canal.



ya know, why is it so that car insurance doesn't pay for car checkups and maintenance. dental insurance pays for check ups and fillings. they ask for so much money, and they don't really do anything. and we're required by law to have insurance too. what is the deal?



my wrist still hurts. it has gotten better, but it still needs a lot more healing. my right calf should be good to go by tomorrow.



I made a info page with instructions on how people can get newsradio episodes through the internet over irc. if you want to check it out, the url is:

http://www.lucidera.com/newsradio/



tomorrow i'll do laundry, call my mom, return the digital cable boxes (i cancelled cable early this week. do i miss it? considering i haven't turned to a channel yet to see if it has stopped working should tell ya if i miss it or not).