yay for AAA (take 2)
So today when I was coming home from school, I was thinking about the talk I just had with a guy in my Lit class about Buddhism. Definitely was not thinking about the whole keys in the car thing. Locked keys in Melvin again. Whipped out the ol' cell and since my AAA card was in Mel, I didn't have the number. But then I remembered it would be in my recent call list, which it was. (nat rolls eyes at herself)
This time I had an even more pleasant talk with a lady on the phone. We laughed and joked and are pretty much life-long friends. Then a nice young man named Andy came and opened Melvin. Then I ate at Carlos O'Kelly's with Bethany. Our waiter's name was Andy, and he was really good. I like Andys today.
So... Bill's Lock and Key Service serviced me twice within three days. Very friendly people and I'd highly recommend them. And they're guaranteed to be there within 60 minutes... which they were.
This time I had an even more pleasant talk with a lady on the phone. We laughed and joked and are pretty much life-long friends. Then a nice young man named Andy came and opened Melvin. Then I ate at Carlos O'Kelly's with Bethany. Our waiter's name was Andy, and he was really good. I like Andys today.
So... Bill's Lock and Key Service serviced me twice within three days. Very friendly people and I'd highly recommend them. And they're guaranteed to be there within 60 minutes... which they were.
posted by natz at 11:40 PM
8 Comments:
Sweet. AAA rocks!
Bill, Andy, Melvin, and Bethany. Sounds like a good day in good ol Central Illinois.
natz you make me smile!! love you babe! hey remember the "natalie self portrait album" you took on my digital camera the one time? wel the one that'sof you kissing the camera is now over my car speedometer so i look at you everyday think of and laugh b/c i love you so much. so now if i get pulled over i can say. "was i REALLY speeding officer? i couldn't tell b/c i was too mezmorized by this chica on my dash!" see you soon dear!
megs
mark- yeah. it rocks my socks.
kup- it was. God has a way of smiling down on my stupidity in a nice way.
megs- love you too! i feel so honored to be in your car! hope you never have to use my picture as a distraction for a ticket, though. i'd feel pretty bad.
OK, I just e-mailed you a comment instead of posting it here. So I'll repeat myself...
"Yay for another AAA success story...
I am a new blogger, come check me out. Yo."
:)
You could read the Lotus Sutra. It's what Mahayana Buddhism is based on, which is the most common type of Buddhism.
It's also the most boring book I have ever read. After Chapter 3 I actually found myself wanting to read the Old Testament. It put me to sleep about fifteen times. I kept count.
It uses six times as many words as it needs to, and then it repeats everything it just said with poetry that does not rhyme and has no rhythm.
What made it even worse was that I started it right after I finished the Iliad, which has a lot of good ancient warfare action in it and is one of the most literarily brilliant books I have ever read.
Stupid buddhas keep babbling about how this buddha and that bodhisattva and then that buddha did good works for infinite hundred thousand myriad kotis of kalpas. Nobody gets a spear in the abdomen. BORING.
I don't regret reading it, though. Now I have some reason to say why I am not a Buddhist. You know?
If you're not in the mood to kill yourself, you could try reading The Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch instead. It's what Zen/Chan is based on. I like Yampolsky's edition because he wrote a really long introduction that tears the sutra apart about how historically false it is.
Nat: I think you should write a post about what we chatted about yesterday. :) Then I could just refer people to your blog.
If you don't like that idea I guess I can still write it. ;)
NATZ...what a great story. Only you would be brave enough to tell us you locked your keys in your car AGAIN! OH well, it makes me love ya more. Have a blessed day!
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