Things I Need/Birthday List:

So, after weeks, nay, MONTHS, near YEARS of needing new windshield wipers, I got them, today, along with $85 worth of other shit I'd been needing, inside my car. Oil change, coolant, tire rotation, etc.

This evening, my transmission starts dying.

The universe loves its funny jokes.

So I need: A new transmission.

A new catalytic converter.

A new window unit (Driver's Side, Actuator).

A new car stereo.

Some other shit.

Excuse me. I have a beer to drink.

Must remember that cigarettes, though instantly gratifying, are expensive, and will not help with my Needing Money.

You and Me:

I live in hope that you will follow through, on what I've asked you. I plan, very carefully, for what I will do if you don't.

I don't imagine that we're very different, in this regard.

The Future is Weird: William Gibson, on Twitter.

It should not please me anywhere near as much as it does that I just had a very, very brief conversation with William Gibson (@GreatDismal) about Yeats and magic, on Twitter.

Or Should it?

I don't know, anymore...