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i have been putting off writing because i had no new image or artwork to accessorize my entry. the past few weeks have just been like that. nothing new. but hello bobbi? whose journal is this anyway? you can just write if you like, you know… so i am. not that there is that much. just because it is an exercise and i want to.
my new books came this week. the first new books i have purchased this year, i think. Acrylic Revolution and Foolsgold (susan g. wooldridge - also of Poemcrazy which i loved like crazy). i haven’t really opened Foolsgold yet. Acrylic Revolution didn’t have all the tricks i was looking for, but enough to keep me amused this weekend, i think. i might have to break down and buy some golden acrylic glazing liquid at the student bookstore, which will cost twice as much as misterart, but my order is already on its way and i didn’t get any and don’t want to order just one thing. and i obviously can’t wait. maybe i will sew my skirt, too. and who knows, as it is only in the 90’s, not 100’s this weekend, i might go out and make some pictures.
next. i have an infected cyst between my ribs in the front of my chest wall. it was a little lump for a long time and then it changed this week. so i opted for some medical attention. the worst part was getting on the scale when i checked in. now i have antibiotics and might get it whacked out next week. it is not that big, but it hurts and i am afraid i am going to do an Alien scene every time i move.
next. i have taken on a corporation. and won. i’m pretty stunned. margaret’s transmission in her “new” little 2002 Honda Civic that she took a huge bank loan for, should *not* have completely failed yet. but it did. suddenly and on a busy street. of course the car is out of warranty by now, and an estimate of over $3000 to replace is impossible for any of us. it has been a rough 2 weeks. i did research. and found this substandard transmission was a flaw in the car of this year and the one before that was never recalled publicly. hundreds of complaints of exactly the same problem. i wrote to the Honda corporation. it was a good letter. *really* good. explained how well margaret researched, her assurance that particular car was *the* right one for her, mentioned my first new Honda, mentioned our research, hoped there was some kind of assistance for the repair that i was not aware of. i did not succumb to outrage or make threats of any kind. none of that kind of energy. i just wanted to SAY. as a quiet small fry, i had no expectation of any outcome or even a response actually.
but on wednesday i received a call. we had a “case”. i was told how to proceed, to have margaret get the car to a Honda service center, rather than the private mechanic, where it was still sitting and waiting. we did. yesterday we had another call. Honda will pay 1/2 of the repair bill (which came to about $2400 rather than $3500. i am amazed. it is still a LOT of $$ and margaret will have to refinance her car to pay her part, but still… a response. and help. it never hurts to just ask, does it? and be nice.
so now, as i look for tiny new cars, i might also fantasize a little about the Honda Fit, rather than just the Toyota Yaris, even though it is more expensive…and the gas mileage not as good. of course i’m not getting a new car. but i have started fantasizing a little…
and that’s enough for now.