It's still ridiculous. People have been queueing up at stations everywhere, and from what I hear it's often just to top of the tank. If anything comes from this I hope it's that people will trade in for more fuel efficient vehicles.

Another thing to remember is that there ARE busses and they don't anticipate that the shortage will affect public transport. My plan was to get gas today and if I couldn't I would take advantage of the MTA.

Luckily I got gas at 6AM today. My mom calls me on her way to work and tells me that a station about a mile awasy has gas and short lines.

"But I'm in my pajamas!"
"Put a t-shirt on over them!"
"But I might be late for work!"
"Just tell them you had to get gas!"
"Mom, I don't think the people in line would be symp--oh you mean my boss. Right."

So I got there, got my gas ($3.99 for regular which isn't terrible--at least the stations aren't gouging like they could). No line and I know at least one pump was open, possibly more.

I might add that I wore no bra to the station--four years ago it would've been a necessity, now it's an option.

Labels: drama, nashville

It's ridiculous. People are lining up everywhere. So I've got a quarter of a tank and a fuel efficient car so I've decided to park it and wait until monday. I think people are panicking and acting silly about the whole thing. how about you take advantage of this and stay at home? Take a walk? Not wait in line for hours?

That's what I did. I had a brow appointment for 12:30 so I loaded up the backpack and headed to the salon. It's only a mile and a half away and made me feel like such a slacker for not walking over there more often! I made it in time and decided to run a few other errands. I had a prescription that needed refilling so that was taken care of. I went to the TJ Maxx and replaced a broken umbrella and bought some good socks for my trip. I had a delicious lunch at a new place in the strip mall. I intended to walk back but my mom was at the dog groomer's so I hitched a ride back with her.

This made me set a new rule for myself: I can buy whatever I want at the TJ Maxx as long as I walk there and can carry said purchases back.

No, really, people are being idiots about this whole thing. I can't believe it. We're supposed to get more supplies early in the week and as far as I know busses are still running.

Labels: drama, nashville

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Say You're One of Them by Uwem Apkan. A friend of mine apparently doesn't like movies that make him feel bad. It's understandable on a certain level, but good art doesn't always leave you with a happy feeling. Case in point. A collection of short stories about troubles in Africa made even more poignant because they're told from the POV of children.

The Piano. Yes, it did take me this long to see it. And it was disturbing.

Elmer Gantry. I can't recommend this enough, especially at a time like this.

Labels: books, movies

Two odd high school related events this week.

I get a friend request from someone on facebook. The name sounded vaguely familiar so I accepted. When I looked at her history feed (what's be going on in Facebook) I recognized so many names and then realized I must have gone to school with her in Florida (a glance at the yearbook confirmed this). I thought that was pretty cool, as I remember more folks from my school in FL than the school in TN from which I graduated. In fact, I thought that only one person from the school in FL remembered me, and we're in regular contact already! Then, on closer look, I realized she was promoting a book. So much for sentimentality!

Today I'm in line at Target to spend a giftcard earned on mypoints (email me for a referral!), and I notice that the checker is wearing one of the temporary nametags. She looked very young so I just thought she was new to the workforce--new nametag, youthful appearance. She then let me know that she remembered me from HIGH SCHOOL (fifteen years ago!), but unfortunately I didn't remember her (please see comment in previous paragraph about me not remembering many folks from my TN high school). Now, she said she sees folks from school all the time and my comment was "me too, and when I see them I think 'it's time to move out of nashville'." probably not the nicest thing to say and I meant it as a joke (mostly). What I should've done is asked her what she uses for skincare. No joke, she looked like a teenager (although I doubt that Target would put a teenager new to the workforce on register). I hope I look that young.

High school wasn't bad or anything, it was just a necessary step. My friends and I didn't really get into the whole experience as we knew it was just temporary.

Labels: high school