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johnpalmerSo, I hit a deeply depressed state, and vanished into my head and Final Fantasy X. If you ever need to waste *a lot* of time, FFX will do it for you. There are tons of mini-games and side quests.
I've come out from under the deep darkness, but I've also become busy, job searching (Oregon State isn't going to need a windows guru, much less a DBA), getting a bit more exercise, and still wanting to wrap up FFX.
I'm not sure where life will take me right now. My 11 year old Saturn is worrying me; she's been burning oil for a while, and at my last oil change, I was told that my coolant (which was flushed and filled this year) is looking bad. That, to my sorely uneducated car-brain says that the head gasket may be going. If any car-folks want to tell me yea or nay, I'd appreciate confirmation.
I'm torn between wanting to get the head gasket, valves and rings done (my understanding is, if you're getting one of them done, you should consider getting them all done, and I probably need 2, gasket and rings), and getting a new car. I don't know how much money this will cost; I'm going to see if I can check some local folks to get wild-guesstimates and then start calling engine places. (If someone tells me "expect to spend at least $2500", and someone offers $1500, or claims $3500, I know to be careful.)
I have a possibility of a job offer that's about 45 minutes from where I'm living now... but I also know there are plenty of jobs in Washington. I'm searching in Oregon, but wondering if it might be time to move back.
At least, now that I know that Oregon State is a bust, I can stop being stressed over that.
Love to you all; I'm trying to catch up slowly, and trying to figure out when to comment.
I've come out from under the deep darkness, but I've also become busy, job searching (Oregon State isn't going to need a windows guru, much less a DBA), getting a bit more exercise, and still wanting to wrap up FFX.
I'm not sure where life will take me right now. My 11 year old Saturn is worrying me; she's been burning oil for a while, and at my last oil change, I was told that my coolant (which was flushed and filled this year) is looking bad. That, to my sorely uneducated car-brain says that the head gasket may be going. If any car-folks want to tell me yea or nay, I'd appreciate confirmation.
I'm torn between wanting to get the head gasket, valves and rings done (my understanding is, if you're getting one of them done, you should consider getting them all done, and I probably need 2, gasket and rings), and getting a new car. I don't know how much money this will cost; I'm going to see if I can check some local folks to get wild-guesstimates and then start calling engine places. (If someone tells me "expect to spend at least $2500", and someone offers $1500, or claims $3500, I know to be careful.)
I have a possibility of a job offer that's about 45 minutes from where I'm living now... but I also know there are plenty of jobs in Washington. I'm searching in Oregon, but wondering if it might be time to move back.
At least, now that I know that Oregon State is a bust, I can stop being stressed over that.
Love to you all; I'm trying to catch up slowly, and trying to figure out when to comment.
