everything except himself

So that chirping noise (the tech corrected me from “clicking”) was a combination of my belt, the belt idler, and the belt tensioner. Car runs silent now, though, which is exciting. Of course on the ironic flipside, this could just be one step away from, “Not with a bang but a whimper.” At any rate, the Saturn in Lithia Springs closed down, so I had to go to the one in Marietta. It is conveniently right up the road from school, though. However, the reading material was not as good and I didn’t get my fill of sleezy daytime television. The sleek flat-screen TV mounted on the wall was tuned to Sportscenter. Among finding out that some football coach is retiring (Dungy) and that people don’t get voted into the baseball hall of fame because they’ve used performance enhancing drugs, I also learned a ton of useless information from the January issue of “Atlanta Life Magazine”.

In other news, the day started out with drawing. I forgot how fast I draw since I did it all the time standing post at Regal. I almost knocked out an 11×14 shot in under 2 hours. I had to leave for school, though, and my car was still icy, so there really wasn’t any flex time. Then, after feeling moderately accomplished, I had to pass through Marietta’s premiere construction site (a.k.a. “Southern Polytechnic State University”). As if acknowledging my arrival, 2 trucks carrying dirt and rocks and stuff pass me as I enter. And, further down the road, holes have decided to take up residence in the road. They’ve got a veritable breeding ground there now. Finally passing them, I end up at the parking area: full. So, I go further down the road to park. There were actually a lot of spots open, and I didn’t feel like I needed to be there early on Wednesday. I got back from Discrete Math to find cars on the lawn. I think getting there early is necessary. And now, I am off to a SWE class with a teacher who shouldn’t be a teacher.