the adventures of a new driver

i think i can remember every time i have gone to the gas station. this is not because i've gone so few times--in fact, i go frequently--but because each time is an adventure. i always forget which side my gas tank is on, and this time was no exception, so i did some very challenging mental calculations about how to get my car situated correctly without starting completely over again. i backed up and then pulled forward on the other side of the island. now, you see, normally i end up about ten feet away from the gas pump and have to either move the car again or stretch the nozzle as far as it will go, which looks ridiculous. this time, however, i overcompensated and pulled too close to the gas pump, which meant that i had to sort of shimmy-wiggle myself out the door and squeeze between the pump and the car, and then reverse this process when i was done. this was great entertainment for the poeple who were inexplicably hanging out outside of the cumberland farms...hopefully my next car will be entirely electric.

finally, an ed hardy hoodie!

this is a short post because the clock is ticking on my chamber orchestra piece for le NEM. tick tick. for the last ten days or so i've worn one ridiculous sweatpants-type-outfit after the next. then yesterday, janet saved me once again. now i have a sweatshirt that is AWESOME instead of ridiculous, and was not ridiculously priced either, due to janet's persistence and bargain-shopping acumen...i had looked for one for months and never found anything under $99.