"Some's bastards,

some's aint, and that's the way it goes."
-Jack Kerouac

Don't stress, but we almost lost Jimmy today. My car's been doing a thing lately, and I had it checked out back in Greenville. They flushed the cooling system, and everything seemed fine until last week. Since I had to be up bright and early anyway for jellyfish patrol, I thought today would be the perfect chance to go have it looked at. I found a mechanic and told him what was happening. About an hour later, he informed me that it was not worth fixing. He actually said "unless you are really in love with that truck, you shouldn't bother. I wouldn't drive it." So I went home and cried and called my dad. I gave him the guy's number, and within 15 minutes, my dad called back telling me to take it back, they think they can fix it. WHAT THE HELL? At that point, I still felt like vomiting because I don't have the money for a new car right now, and I was angry for so many reasons I couldn't think about them all at once. I can't believe that the shop in Greenville let me leave knowing the condition that my car was in, or that they were so stupid to not know, but that was the most minor problem. If the mechanic here would have just listened to what I was telling him or given me a straight answer when I asked what my options were, this could all have been avoided. Instead, he made me that girl who has to call her dad to fix her automotive problems. Of course I have the greatest dad on earth and don't mind asking him for help, but that's not the point...I hate being that girl!

Anyways, drama and histerics aside, the day was not an entire waste. Angie, a teacher who is working here for the summer took me to explore an old windmill. It's a historical landmark, and it was really cool. Then I went for a really long walk, took a nap on a dock, and talked to an old friend. It made my day.

And now for some random facts...

• Turkeys are large enough birds to actually be a little scary if you sneak up and scare them.
• Swans truly are ugly ducks. I've never seen a more awkward bird in my life.
• By wearing real shoes and socks instead of sandals, you can reduce the size but not the number of the ticks found in your clothes after a walk around here. Something has got to be done about the tick population. At this rate, I'll die of lime disease or some other bug bourn malady before Dany does.
• In all likelihood, I'm going to smell like cutter bug spray for the rest of my life. Here's hoping there are boys out there who think that's sexy.