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[Chocofreak13]

that pic of the non-human ones was at once interesting and creepy. .__.;

[Nichi]

I've officially created a battle plan for something awesome I've been wanting to do for a long time; travel out-of-state, and get further than Louisiana this time (Going to a car show there with my dad and one of his friends was the only time I've set foot outside of Texas in my entire life, and that was about 10 years ago. Obviously, I want this to change).

My plan first involves something I've put off for way too long; getting my GED. I intended to do it in fall '09 (After taking the summer off following my last year of homeschool), but I landed the job I have currently come fall, so I put it off. Now, since I feel it's holding me back from my next goal, I'm going to begin the process of studying for it and finally take the test.

The second phase is to get a full-time job and start saving my money and building up plenty of time off to take a vacation of a decent length. Then, once everything else is in allignment and "if" turns to "when", I'm going to try and join you guys at a convention, or at the very least, accept Choco's invitation to come to Boston to visit.

My mom kept making a big deal about how I needed to get my GED, and now I have my motivation to do just that. If everything falls into place, I'll probably be joining you at a convention sometime next year.

[stewartsage]

You can't stand your Dart?  I'll take it.  Don't care about it's condition but I would kill for a Dart.

My grandfather still owns his early 1960s Dodge cattle truck that he bought new at the time.  It's a good sized vehicle, manual transmission, and lacks any semblance of power steering making it a beast to drive.  Actually, it's pretty much a beast in general.

Go for it Pentium.

[Bella]

Those sound sort of like my plans Pentium. ^^

I've been trying to convince my family to let me travel, them seem *mostly* cool with the idea but there's still the issue of money. I want to start off by going to relatively "nearby" places - Washington DC is at the top of my list, then Halifax and Montreal. The travel expenses won't be so bad since they can be reached by bus or train (mostly) but there is the issue of lodging, since that costs a lot.... :/

[Chocofreak13]

i'd like to go back to europe, or back to canada. i miss kinder eggs, clean air, and tetrapack milk. :\

other than that, i'd also like to go back to conneticut/rhode island; haven't been there in almost a year and i miss the sights and the people. :\

[Nichi]

Today at work was the Employee Satisfaction Survey; where they gather our opinions on the workplace and such. Thanks to it being confidential (Being sent to a 3rd party to compile the information), I ripped my boss a new one when it asked about what I though about him; hopefully, my coworkers will do the same so maybe the higher-ups will consider replacing him.

Also, I found a GED practice test last night, which I did some of last night. Of the two categories I'm finished with, writing is the one I'm going to have no problems with, while I may have a few problems with science (I did get near-perfect scores, but I could use a little improvement). But, once I'm finished with this practice test, I'll see where I need to work on and go take some classes to grind for the final boss fight; which, if I pass, will close the book on the first phase.

@stew: My dad already said that if I don't want that Dart anymore, he'll gladly take it, since he actually likes it. Of course, it doesn't give him as much trouble as it does for me; it's left him stranded a few times, but not as many times as it did with me (It actually made me late for work one day last year, but at least the boss I had at the time understood and let me stay an hour late to cover for the delay)

[Chocofreak13]

@pentium: what would suck is if you were late now.
and with all the nerds here, whatever subject you're not strong in, there's likely to be a specialist here. :3

i wish i could vote in eurovision, but i forgot to watch yesterday ;^;

[Nichi]

Yeah; I don't think I'd want to know what would happen if I showed up late with the idiot I have for a boss now.

[Chocofreak13]

best to put it out of your mind, lest you stress :\

[Nichi]

Yeah; must purge that from my mind. Must think happy thoughts...

*Thinks of a Dalek rolling in and exterminating my boss*

[stewartsage]

Darn.  The Dart is one of my favorite cars of all time.  That and the AMC Matador.

[Chocofreak13]

this is my car. -w-

[Bella]

I like the Volkswagen Type 2 (VW Bus) T1 and T2. .w.

[Nichi]

@stew: It was one of mine, because the '70 Dart my dad had when I was a kid looked and sounded awesome on the street, and kicked ass on the track. However, mine had kind of ruined that for me becuase of how many corners my dad cut when rebuilding it; as a result, when I hear somebody mention a Dart now, I no longer picture the Mustang-eating beast of a car that's awesomeness was only surpassed by the Viper, but instead a half-functional piece of shit that everybody thinks is a Chevy Nova

@Choco: That looks like the car my mom wants

[Chocofreak13]

@bell: but volkswagens are so expensive when it comes time to replace a part. :\
@pentium: yay? :\
and it sucks that he cut corners. he might as well have skipped all the time and effort and just sold the dart for parts and bought you something newer, like a chevy nova. :\