Hi! Remember Me?

[dcseain]

Hello, it's been a while since i done posted. So, what's happening in seain's world, you ask. Well:

• Work - so far so good
• School (Arabic 101 at NOVA):
  • got an 84 on my midterm
  • being slow on vocab acquisition. We start reading this week, which i think will help. I've never done well with memorizing vocab lists
  • i'm expecting a 75-80 on today's quiz.
• Socially:
  • went to Ecumenicon this past weekend, and learned about Hinduism, Vedic Astrology, and Celtic, Irish-centric mostly, beliefs on death and after life, both pre- and post-Xian
  • After class on Thursday, i'm heading to Rehoboth for the weekend with tomhundleyrn. Coincidentally, nosebeepbear will be there also, and we look forward to spending some time with her.
  • I miss going chez_turtle regularly, but that should get back to as-regular-as-work-allows soon.
• Car:
  • put the CR-V in the shop on the 21st to have:
    • the converter heat shields replaced
    • 120k maintenance she has 133.7 k on her
    • VA safety and emissions inspections
    • 4-wheel alignment
    • replacement of the clutch assembly, cylinder, and flywheel - she's a manual with a hydraulic clutch
    • front brakes and rotors
    • 2 new tires
    • a power steering flush
    • a new cabin A/C filter
    • fuel induction service.
  • Total: $4k, half of which was the clutch.
  • picked car up early on the 22nd
  • Took it back 2h later, as the clutch was wrong
  • Lead service manager looked at it, said give it a few days, and he called to give my service manager a heads up
  • Told him i was okay with that, and i would be back on Wednesday if there was a problem still; there was, in spades.
  • dropped car at dealership on Tuesday evening, thanks to benhill
  • used blackfeather's car to go there Wed AM
  • they had to order new parts from corporate, as they had installed the last parts in the region for a manual transmission for a 1997-2001 CR-V - she's a 2001 - on the 21st. Said car would be ready on Monday or Tuesday.
  • Monday it was.
  • today, took the 553 and 427 Fairfax Connector buses to within a few blocks of the dealership, retrieved car, which works again. It was exciting getting a bill for $0, as it was a warranty repair. :D

So, that's that to date. Comments, questions, concerns?