So my car is having some (hopefully) minor issues again—the engine Malfunction Indicator Light decided to randomly turn on again. I say again, because this happened to me shortly after I purchased my car back in mid-2002. The last time, they chastized me for using middle-grade gas, instead of the high-end stuff. However, since that time, I have ONLY used the high-end gas, so I can’t imagine that that’s the problem. I think the light coming on may have SOMETHING to do with the fact that I had a bit of trouble starting my car on Friday—as it came on shortly thereafter. However, since then, it has started fine, and drives like normal, just with the annoying light.

Not wanting to drive around with a potential problem, I took the car into the dealership today, sans appointment. So, who knows when I’ll get it back UPDATE 11:05AM: They just called. It’s already finished and ready to be picked up! Woohoo, who needs an appointment! Anyway, that doesn’t explain the title of my post. The title is derived from today’s bus ride to campus.

I'm sure you've been on a bus where everyone is totally silent the whole way, reading papers or staring into space. I'm sure you've also been on buses where everyone is chatting away. For some reason though, I was a little annoyed by the girl that chatted NONSTOP for the entire 20 minute ride. She was the only person talking, and indeed, even her friend barely got a word in edgewise.

I now know all about the excursions she took, some sand or clay she wanted to texture, etc. The worst part is that every other sentence sounded like this: "So I was like, aren't you going to have another trip?" "And he was like, no I don't think so." "And that was like, not what I thought" etc.

Ok, so I know I say "like" a lot too. I even say "dude" a lot. I don't know, I guess I just thought it was too early in the morning for someone to talk LOUDLY nonstop. I mean, most people in the morning just sit there and read their morning papers--I'm sure the enjoyment of that must have been infringed upon with the lone loud voice, that scarcely took a breath.

Does stuff like that annoy you too? I've taken the bus a dozen or so times, and this is the first time that this type of person has appeared.

Posted at 8:44 AM |

LOL yea EXACTLY!!! I mean, I know people have the right to talk…it’s just that she was SO LOUD and it was seriously without pause. I’m sure she disrupted the people trying to quietly enjoy their morning paper before work. That and I guess I was bitter about having to take the bus because my car was in for repairs, so I was just thinking OMG!

LOL makes you wish you were stuck in an elevator, right? No one talks or makes eye contact in there. :)

2 | Posted by: Jennifer on August 09, 2004 @ 1:46 PM