If Colin has time, I think taking him with you is a really good idea. I know LA is teeming with celebs, and he's niche, but still...it could help.

/shameless strategist.

My dad has always gone with me to pick out cars, because I know jack-shit, but now one of my BFF's partner's a mechanic and I know the next time I have to get a car, he is going with me, and I will dicker like a BITCH.

The best ploy, according to friends of mine who have sold cars is to just get up and start walking out if they are going for a hard sell, esp. if there's paperwork on the desk. Car salespeople will NOT let a potential sale walk out the door, if at all possible.

Pick a man, too, if they have male and female salespeople. A woman will not be nicer.

Colin is trying to get his house in a livable state, so I'm not going to pull him in until I absolutely have to. He's a crazy stressball right now.

I finally sat down and started customising my ringtones for maximum amusement, and now I feel I don't get called enough. It's a weird place to be in. It's all TV theme music. I might fire up the Bond themes too.

So what are people doing this weekend?

Tomorrow night is the Steampunk Exhibition Ball, where I am a celebrity judge for the "enticing ensemble" and "beard and moustache" categories.

Sunday night is the Emilie Autumn concert, which I'm going to with Plei!

I only have a custom ringtone for Dad. I want a custom ringtone for Pete, but haven't gotten around to looking for the Cave Johnson rant from Portal 2. I should assign the opening riff of "Vampires Will Never Hurt You" to Cass, but I'd never hear it.

CJ picked the theme from Jaws as his ring tone on my phone. K-Bug is Sweet Child of Mine. My phone quacks when KCD calls. Oh, and I set work calls to an old fashioned phone ring tone.

Fuck! The Pete & Pete reunion show is sold out!

I used to have the theme music to Profitt as a ringtone for a friend, and now I hate the guy, so the theme music is ruined for me. It made me irrationally hesitant about assigning songs to people afterwards. Took me years before I pointedly customised again.

Co-workers get the "We have the technology" speech from Six Million Dollar Man. Doing that was what got me off my duff setting up other people.

Fuck! The Pete & Pete reunion show is sold out!

That was quick. I think we've just hit the pinnacle of 90s nostalgia.

I just had a ridiculous conversation with the PM on one of my projects where he alluded to a ridiculous phobia of something everyday that he has, but he won't reveal details because I'm not trustworthy and I'll use the knowledge to deliberately freak him out.

Does he not understand that this will only serve to set you off on a campaign of trying to freak him out with random everyday things until you hit the right one?

I have the theme music from The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly for my dad. I used to have Angry Birds sounds for text messages but it got annoying.

I have no theme music, but my phone used to be Dan's, so whenever I get a text, it's a Godzilla roar. Which I like, so...