bipeds rule!!!!!!!!!

So, while you are all shivering and having fun in the great white north - I am luxuriating in the sultry sunshine of Los Angeles. Sounds good right??? Well as I was on my way to the gym today my car felt funny and then just stopped. Luckily I was able to pull it into a little mechanic station where a kindly older Armenian gentleman said he would do some diagnostics to see what was wrong. I just got my oil changed and they said it was fine. I think the bad voodoo came when I got a letter in the mail from Toyota/Lexus warning me to watch out for an oil sludge problem. I am not sure if any of you are aware, but this is not a walking city. This is a driving city, a city full of cars and people who love their cars, wash them once a week and spend ridiculous amounts of money making them look all tricked out and super cool. I admit that I don't give my cars enough lovin as I should, but that is no reason that my supposedly reliable Toyota should give out on me at only 46,0000 miles. I made the long trek home down Fountain (not exactly Rodeo drive) about 2 miles- and had to quickly turn around and walk into the village to meet my coffee date. Somehow I managed to jump in the shower for a minute to wash the sweat from my long and brisk walk only to sweat again walking into the village so I wouldn't be late. I love to walk. I love to drive too - In fact I had this grand plan that tomorrow I was going to take my car and drive somewhere like Santa Barbara or Ojai...now I am not even sure if I will have my car for Monday and if I will be able to afford to fix it. Meanwhile all of my friends are out of town or otherwise occupied and I am here sort of stuck in my little house for the rest of the weekend. I guess I could go on a solo bar crawl and check out the neighborhood haunts, but where would that get me exactly? Tomorrow I am going to take the Lemon Peeler out for a spin and try to find a bike lock so I can use it as my means of transport. I will also have to call my boss and let her know that I may not be able to make it into work on Monday - or worse I may have to rent a car. This sucks. In the positive side, the guy I had coffee with was very nice - Hope you are all enjoying your holiday weekends. Thank your car next time it gets you where you want to go. I certainly wasn't grateful enough for mine.

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