Jerzei Collie's journal

I got a few pairs of pants and an Airmoto car tire inflater for Christmas. This year's stocking of goodies included a handful of mini candy bars and several packets of fruit snacks with Pokémon, Sonic the Hedgehog and Scooby-Doo labels.

At Dave & Buster's, I had a Philly cheesesteak sandwich with fries and two of their "Dangerous Waters Island Punch" drinks. I will have my family's traditional ravioli for dinner tonight at Dad's house.

My car must have sensed I made a service appointment with the Subaru dealer about the car's "low tire pressure" light. The light turned off while I was driving home from a catering order this morning. I just called to cancel the appointment.

What can I say about last night's show except...it was a show. I couldn't do certain things during the show due to certain factors. Also, the audio glitched a few times because I was trying to run other programs in addition to Mixxx and Second Life. I'll have to use the travel laptop for any additional work I need to do. I actually had to do an extra hour of the show for someone on Second Life who selects DJs.

I called USAA's Roadside Assistance this morning to help me put the spare tire on. The mechanic saw a screw had embedded itself in the tire that was leaking. When I went to get the spare tire, I saw there was no spare. My car is a used car, so whoever had it before took out the spare and forgot to replace it. (Either that, or the car didn't originally come with a spare tire.) The mechanic plugged the hole in my tire and reinflated it. I'll be heading to a tire store in about an hour to get a new tire.

UPDATE (2:45 PM): The tire store said the plugged tire wasn't leaking anymore and suggested leaving it as is instead of replacing it. I'm glad the tire check didn't cost anything. The "low tire pressure" light is still on, so I'll see if that needs to be reset.

I got my car's oil changed today. According to the car's owner's manual, the oil should be changed every 6,000 miles or every 6 months, whichever comes first. The odometer reading was 5,422, but I've had the car for over 8 months.

I'll attend a meetup in a bit at the Rock Bottom restaurant that's just a mile away. When I took improv classes in Denver long ago, the group would often go to the Rock Bottom location near the theater after class. That location had a parking garage below it and validated parking for anyone parked there.

I went to put my latest car insurance document in my car's insurance/registration folder, only to find it wasn't in the glove compartment. I looked all over the car and my condo and couldn't find it. I'll ask my dad if I left it in his car after our last visit to the Space Force base. Just in case I lost it somewhere else, I ordered a new copy of my registration and should receive it in a week or two.

Wednesday's dinner at the Rabbit Hole was nice, even though the restaurant was dimly lit. I had the truffle mac and cheese with bacon and two cherry limeade martinis. After dinner, the group went to a piano bar called Louie Louie's. It's similar to the chain Howl at the Moon since it has two pianos on stage, along with guitars and drums for some of the songs.

I double checked my old Subaru to make sure everything is out of it and also removed the license plates. My dad said a tow truck will take the car away on Wednesday.

UPDATE: The car was actually towed away on Thursday.

My new Subaru has both AM/FM radio and SiriusXM radio. While listening to one Sirius channel, the radio-friendly version of DNCE's "Cake by the Ocean" came on. In addition to the usual alternate lyrics for radio play, I noticed Diddy's name was censored in the line "I'll be Diddy, you'll be Naomi." I don't know if regular radio stations also censor this now.

I'll be seeing a local band with a meetup group Saturday night at a bar called O'Furry's.

My new Subaru Impreza was delivered this afternoon. I called my insurance company to set up the car insurance.

I cancelled my room reservation for Furry Fiesta since I want to save the money for DenFur in August.

My brother said he will look for newer but still used Subaru Impreza models at a local dealer. I saw a few models on the dealer's website.

UPDATE: My new car will be a silver 2024 Impreza. It only has 1,919 miles on it, so it's practically new.

The second shop I went to initially said they'd be able to fix my car. Unfortunately, they called me later today and said it would be too hard to find parts and also too expensive for the value of the car. I'm running out of options and patience. If I can't find a shop to repair my car, I'll need to use my tax refund to put a down payment on a new or used car.

I rented a car today after bringing my car to the shop. I need to return the rental next Wednesday.