Woe Is Me

Much to the amusement of my friends, this is what I call “Wet Cat Face” which is a typical look I give people whenever they say something insulting or try to aggrivate me. It’s a trademark Leo facial expression; you may even know a Leo or two that makes this face occassionally.

This is how I looked when I got into work today. After all the trouble my car has given me lately, I finally got (most) of the repairs done to it. All it REALLY needed was a basic tune-up. My friend Shannon helped me a lot this weekend with the basics, however the only part we DIDN’T replace was the spark plug wires. What was wrong with my car? The spark plug wires. One mechanic, one set of spark plug wires, and $213 later, my car is working and the goddamn Check Engine Soon light is finally gone.

Except for this morning. Because of a GIANT screw up that Dish Network made, my bank account is currently -$300 which means I have no gas money, or any money at all for that matter. I was driving home from work yesterday pretty much on fumes, and when I started my car up this morning the CES light came back on. I was FURIOUS. So during lunch I went over to AutoZone and hooked the computer up to my car again and it read “Electronic Throttle Monitor Data Available.” WTF does that EVEN mean?!

Doesn’t matter though, because as soon as I started my car back up to leave AutoZone, the light went off. Go figure. I still have to take my car back into the shop tomorrow because I have a hole in my muffler that won’t pass inspection. Good thing I finally found a decent mechanic. Will this auto drama ever end?