SmurFJ II

We grudgingly took delivery last night of our second 2007 Toyota FJ. It is exactly the same as the one we had....but it has a passenger side arm rest added. I have nothing nice to say about Marietta Toyota. Once I am able to put words together other than "Eff them" I will tell you more. It pissed me off to give them one penny, let alone close to $30k. The Smurf is good. The fab hub and I no longer have to carpool. Hopefully this one will not be cursed.....

Ganners: 1 Travelers: 0

I won! Heh.
The difference between the first offer of ACV and what we settled for was close to $5k. Bitch got paid. Should you need help with total loss actual cash value I can give you some pointers. Doesn't hurt being in the business.
Bottom line: There is no reason to be screwed.

FJ + Total Loss = Groundhog

I will be laying on a shrinks couch if this keeps up. I have a huge amount of anxiety about getting the FJ total loss settled. It is making me crazy. Really. My mind continues to go back to it. The rental is has to be turned in tomorrow and we cannot reach settlement so I do not have a check to use for a down payment. So since I have all of this anxiety I cannot sleep. I am getting about 3-4 hours a night. I even had a beer and a ground hog pill last night. I am turning into a zombie again. I need some sleep. I am stressed out.

Just Not Natural

I met the best colorist in the world at Van Michael Sandy Springs, New Talents salon 7 years ago when she just started to learn color at Van Michael and charged $75 for hi lites and base color. I love her. She is a true artist. Aimee France I am talking about you. She got promotion after promotion and even started teaching at the Van Michael school. Then they opened a salon in Norcross about 2 years ago. I made the long haul once. Norcross and Alpharetta are like the New Jersey of Atlanta. Then I went outside the salon thinking that keeping my business local would be a good idea. Worst hair idea ever. EVER. I have seen 4 people since and one other outside of Van Michael. It just is not the same. I think I will have to drive to Jersey for my hair. And of course now I can hardly afford her, but Aimee is worth every single penny plus a 20% tip.
I am seeing someone at Van Michael now that I like. There is not love. She is a really cool person. Last time I went in I told her how much I loved the last color we did. I asked to do the same thing. Yeah, she matched my color faded hair which is just about my natural color and put in some honey hi lights. Eek. I hate my natural color. I hate honey blond, mousy brown, dishwater brown and any other ash type brown. I worked with it for a few weeks. I went to Target today. I bought a semi permanent color. HOLY CRAP MY HAIR COLOR KICKS ASS. I was scared. I had not colored my hair since college. I really like the color. I may just have to try it again when this fades out and save the money to go see Aimee.

Travelers asked me to dance

Travelers wants to fight me over the total loss value of the FJ.
Really? huh.....

O.C.G.A. § 33-4-7

Yeah, I sent a love letter today......

Semi vs. FJ

Semi vs. FJ
Originally uploaded by ganners.

On Thursday we said goodbye to the cursed SmurFJ. My friend was driving on I-75 and was hit by a tractor trailor. She is okay. I got some hook up throught the police department and we have filed the claim with Travelers. Did I mention I have in laws in town this week? Yeah, so I had to rent an SUV and all ERAC had was a Durango. I feel like a bus driver. So with in laws in tow we will be car shopping this lovely 4th of July. I personally will not set foot on a car lot unless there is an inflatable eagle or Uncle Sam involved.

Groundhog + Groundhog = Me

When I got my groundhog pills the other day I got several sample packs from my doctor's office. In my clear mind, I thought combining the samples and the big bottle would be a good idea to combine everything and have less mess. Since it was late in the evening I took a pill since I knew I would be going to bed soon. Then I was ready to go to bed and in my fog I could not remember if I had taken a pill. I counted what was in the big bottle....then could not count them correctly and get the same number twice. So I took another one thinking I had not taken one. Then I slept through most of Saturday. I still love the groundhog.

Conversations with Groundhogs

It has been awful. I have been sleeping about 4 hours a night. If I am lucky I get 6 hours. I have tried sleep advise and herbal crap....it was time to go to the doctor. My doctor is really cool--she believes in alternative medicine and conventional. I told her how worn down I am and that I cannot stay asleep once I finally fall asleep. I was given a hand out. I told her this has been going on a month or so and I REALLY need some sleep. Apparently my sleep clock needs to be reset and I was given Rozerem to do the trick. I am sure you have seen the commercials with Abe Lincoln and the groundhog. I was wanting Lunesta to have a visit from the sleep butterfly, but I will take what I can get. It has been 3 nights now. I am progressively sleeping more, but still waking up every few hours and not falling asleep for at least an hour when I try. I love the groundhog.

Because 9 was not enough

I have had 9 ear piercings forever. 5 in the right ear and 4 in the left. When I was in high school a kid at the lunch table use to pierce my ears. I did one myself with a needle (I do not recommend). Since I just had a birthday I am still in denial about I felt the need to feel a little more counter culture or punk....so now I have 5 in each ear and for the 1st time in a long time I have earrings in all the holes. Did I mention I wore a Hello Kitty shirt to work today? Well, I did.