Dagnabit

Last week was a little stressful. I got a flat tire, had an interview with a band, and was feeling just generally stressed about finishing shopping before the holiday. But it all worked out.


The flat was a quick repair job ($15 patch) after I fitted it with the spare. Well, technically, I didn't fit it with the spare, this helpful guy named Richard did. He had walked by when I was lying on the asphalt trying to figure out where to put the jack because nothing under there matched the illustration in the manual. Oh Volkswagen. He asked if I needed help and I said, yes, actually, I would love to know where to put the jack. Of course, because he's a dude (sorry guys, but it's true) he proceeded to change the tire himself, though I kept assuring him I really only needed to know where the jack went...


The interview, which was supposed to be later that day but was pushed to Friday was excellent. I was super geeked to get to go inside the Capitol building to do the interview as it's a Los Angeles landmark that I've always loved. So much so that when I was cleaning out holiday cards I'd received from corporations over the years, one of the few I kept was Capitol's card that had a big photo of the building on the front. Inside, it looks like most other office buildings, except that each floor was having a holiday decorating contest in the waiting areas just outside the elevator bank. One floor was hilarious. They had recreated a nativity scene with the Beatles as the four wise men and baby Jesus was wearing an iPod.

And, regarding the holiday stress, I'm almost done with shopping now, but I'm still a little bummed that we don't have any holiday decorations. I would love to go nuts and decorate the place, but K and I just haven't done so yet. Maybe I'll get some stuff today and just do it up.