20 days

i'm in countdown mode, but i suppose you already knew that.

had to buy a new battery for the rocket today, because he decided stalling and then needed a jump was a passe trick; he moved onto "not starting at all" this morning and after a brief panic, a nice tow truck driver, and $80 we were on the road. i wonder if i'll be able to sell him at all? i'd hate to be out the $600 i paid for him, but i'd also hate to drive him home, get stuck in a blizzard on a mountain and die eating frozen ketchup packets from the glove compartment.

the packing starts in earnest tomorrow. so far i've done a lot of pre-packing stuff like getting boxes, tape, sitting and looking at my stuff and feeling tired. you know, the usual. the roommate's are having a party here this weekend, which i was going to go to (since i live here, after all) but i might stay in town that night and go out with some friends. that means either way, i need to have some stuff out my bathroom and cleared out in my room. the mess will put off most of the nosy folks, but i don't need to be known as the weird, messy roommate who won't put in an appearance. take the "messy" out of that sentence and i feel more comfortable.

i got a new tattoo yesterday, and had my wrist touched up as well. they guy at the parlor was incredibly nice and sweet and did a great job. i wish i'd found him sooner! the friend i was out with got a huge tattoo down her side and it is super foxy. mine is just a tiny thing, right behind my right ear. i thought it would hurt like hell there, what with all the bone, but it didn't hurt at all. i could hardly feel it. when it heals a bit more i'll take a better photo of it and you can see it, but until then you can check it out here in a cameraphone picture.