Cars Depress Me, and Writing Stuff

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I hate cars. I really do. They are expensive to run, maintain and with a teenage son, insure. My daughter has just about completely taken over the responsibility of her car, but that doesn't lessen my worry and responsibility (making sure she gets the oil etc. changed, takes care of the tires, etc.). And now I have to add another, for my son. He will be helping--has no choice there--but the bottom line is we need to get him a car, which makes THREE cars I have to fret over.

My credit is 'good' but low-good, should be able to snag a loan easily enough. But, loan on his car means full coverage, which means higher premiums. Alternative is to give him my car, but uh, I don't think so. I don't want ANYONE to drive my car ever again. Something always happens to it! It is banged up right now because of his fender bender that only hurt my car, not the other guy's. Sigh.

So, onward I must go to find a car for no more than 5k, that doesn't have a trillion miles on it, that won't break down completely before it is paid off, and won't saddle me with a huge payment. I can afford around 150 tops, so of course anything I find will be more than that.

I wish I could win one, or someone would just say HEY! I got a spare, take mine! (dreaming).

I hate cars.

Been down alot lately--not sure why, probably mostly the single-parent, I-can't-do-enough thing. The post-seeing-Nick thing. I'll deal, no choice yes? Trying to shake it all off though it isn't that easy. But at least I am writing again! I've got three big writing projects going, and will start keeping track of the word counts soon. One of them is my Loose-Id fic. Yeah, remember I quit working on it? Well, I am back to it again, at least considering it. I'd written myself into a wall, so it was easy to walk away. I think the answer though is to work out an outline, a map to lead me to the end. I have that for the other two projects, and it does help alot. Just printed it out and will zip through it and see what I can do with it to the end. It would be very helpful to have a sale this summer!

Have a writer's group meeting tomorrow, and our bi-weekly one Wednesday. First meeting of that went off great, even though we ended up talking three hours to a Narcotics officer from Florida--one of our members is a local Narcotics cop herself, so it was a crazy three-hour discussion, whoa. That dude could tell a story, and he told A BUNCH. We were captive, but happily so. Quite a character.

I have not worked at all today, btw. Just haven't felt like it. I think I will keep on with this bad attitude this afternoon and plunk down an outline. :)

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He is a weird boy. He doesn't care much for driving, and since he slid in my car and accidentally rear-ended that car, he has calmed down even more. LOL my parents had one of those cars--BEHEMOUTH! I am pretty sure one of his friends has one also.

I bought his sister's car brand new, but that was then, and her who has worked since 16. So. He'll help out, wants to, especially now that he is staying at home a year. HAS to help out, but a job while going to school won't hurt him any.