Semi-Charmed Kind of Life

My leave has been extended until February 1st because of my car registration issues. I am glad that my unit was so understanding about the issue, although, there wasn’t much for them to do, considering I had no other way home otherwise. (I suppose they could have told me to just fly home and deal with it, but that doesn’t resolve my car issue, either.) North Carolina got their asses in gear and sent the title finally, and the dealership got it yesterday and then overnighted it immediately to me. We got it this morning, drove down to the Secretary of State office in Illinois, and we registered it then. There were a few hiccups there, as they didn’t want to accept the tax I already paid in Chicago, but they let that slide. I wasn’t about to pay near a hundred dollars again, that was for damn sure.

Mom and I drove home after that and I drove her around the rest of the day. My tires were extremely low on air, so we got them filled almost immediately. There’s also a funny noise going on near the front passenger wheel. I’m a little concerned. It doesn’t sound too bad and it doesn’t happen that often.

It was so nice being able to drive, though. I could just drive everywhere. I’m getting used to it again, too, after about a year of not driving.

Anyway.

I went on date last night and I had a lot of fun. I met the guy at the party on Saturday night (see this entry for details – and it’s not Guy #1 or #2). Guy #1 tried to tell him that he wasn’t allowed to talk to me, but he did anyway. He gains major “points” for that!

We went to a nice Italian restaurant and then we got dessert at a nice bar/restaurant downtown. We went for a ride at my request, which was nice. I like to drive around aimlessly sometimes. It’s most fun to do with a friend. Then, we stopped at the bar that my mom used to own. We had a drink there and we both agreed that we liked the bar’s enviroment better when my mom owned it. After that, we said our farewells and made plans to go out tomorrow night.

It’s been crazy these past few days. An old friend from high school I also met at the party (not the one I went to the party with) went to lunch and the mall earlier that day (yesterday). I got a pair of really cool razor blade earrings from Hot Topic. I also got my eyes examined at Lenscrafters. The Army had me under the impression that I had a really bad stigmatism, but when I got glasses from them, I looked at the ground and I nearly fell over the prescription was so strong. So, I decided to get a second opinion, even if it cost me out of pocket. It wasn’t nearly as bad as they were saying it was, but I still needed a pair of glasses (I could hardly read the menu on the wall where we went to lunch and had to move closer to read it). I spent a pretty penny on a pair of DKNY glasses. They’re so nice, though, and they make me look really sophisticated and a little older. (Just a bit.)

Tomorrow is going to be non-stop, too. But in the fun way.