So the other day I pull into the Emissions Testing Facility to have the test done before my tabs are due at the end of the month. I went shortly after they opened in the morning to avoid long lines. While sitting in my car waiting for the person ahead of me to finish up, one of the guys who works there headed over purposefully to ask me a few pointed questions. "Are you supposed to be here? What year is your car?" he demanded. Although acting as though he meant to be helpful, his tone stung of "What are you thinking you stupid, STUPID girl???" I answered matter of factly that, yes, I am supposed to be here since my car is now five years old and my tabs are due. And then he walked away. In the moment I found the exchange kind of weird, but I carried on. After, as I thought about it more, I found the whole thing funny. What does he think, that people just show up for no reason to have their emissions checked?

Yeah man, I was just driving north on Aurora this Saturday morning, and I saw your sign, so I thought I'd pull on in and have my emissions checked for FUN!!! I have nothing better to do. I like crawling out of my warm bed bright and early to show up here. I've heard this is a good place to meet guys. Didn't you know that people obsess over their emissions going awry in their 2004 vehicles so they randomly stop by to have it checked out. It's worth the 15 bucks every time!

Right.

I have a friend--we'll call her Shmemily to protect her identity--who wrote the words "Blood Suckers" in the notes section of a check to her slumlord-landlord. This is awesome. Shmemily's landlords are terrible with their miscellaneous charges for things. They nickel and dime their tenants like nobody's business. The latest is their decision to charge her pet rent for an entire month after she got her dog at the very end of it. So she got her revenge with blood suckers.

The Boyfriend and I got the first disc of The United States of Tara from Netflix. I watched all of them Friday night, even after the BF fell asleep. He finished them Saturday morning. I do recommend! It's a funny and interesting show. Looking forward to the next disc and season two.

Did I mention that I finally ditched cable and went back to the basic stations? So far, so good. Not missing it at all. Sure, I have pangs for Millionaire Matchmaker and Real Housewives of New York and other things I'm forgetting at the moment, but when all is said and done, it just wasn't worth it.

I'm looking forward to Molly's visit next weekend! She won't bring Trav this visit, so it will just be girl time. I think we're going to have dinner with her friend Meg T. at Six Seven at the Edgewater Inn, which should be fun. The following weekend The Boyfriend and I are off to Port Townsend for a birthday weekend adventure. We're going to stay a couple of nights and do the red wine and chocolate tasting tour. I'm very excited for a little getaway, and this sounds like perfect birthday celebrating to me.

Sleepy time, peeps.