Yay for the car, ita!

Oh, this is awesome:

Newt Gingrich has been using "Eye of the Tiger" at his campaign events (has the man no sense of taste? Even Dean Winchester is aware it's ridiculous!), but without permission!

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Love it.

sara, I'm not going to be helpful because I see both sides of the situation. I'm seriously contemplating the same thing this summer (LWOP) because I don't know how many more times I will get to be with my entire family in the same place. It could be Italy or it could be France, but the important thing is that we'll be together. I won't get into the drama regarding this with my current place of employment.

You're conservative with money, which I TOTALLY get, but my inclination is to deal with a little less of a cushion temporarily for what could be the memories of a lifetime.

ita !, congrats! I'm so happy you found something you like that was in your price range. Yay for new car!

'suela, I love a good dose of schadenfreude. I'm thinking that's a violation of SOPA, but of course Newt is special and above that petty copyright nonsense.

I see both side too and that I'm sure is a large part of my ire: I can't wholly take a side and be fucking decisive! Instead, I'm just bent.

I'm pleased with the purchase. I ended up putting $5K down on the card for the points, and financing the rest, with the understanding that I can pay it off in full when the first payment is due, with no penalty or accrued anything. So that was all board-informed, and shit. I did also let her sell me a warranty-lite, because I am a bit nervous about potential maintenance costs, but I feel okay with the idea that I can cancel that at any time.

Hey, is that Brady from SPN is on Alcatraz? He's so pretty. I full believe him and Sam had a thing.

I just need to fucking get over myself. To reiterate.

Ack. Why does my freezer sound like there is a frog in it? For the past several hours it's been making a weird croaking noise every few seconds. Driving me crazy, and making me worry it's going to break. I am all excited about FUN things I could do with my tax refund, not "buy new fridge" type things!

Fantastic news on the no-prepayment penalty. Warranty is not a bad thing, not when an OEM window motor costs $800.

sara, you don't need to do anything. It's not a done deal yet. There are a number of factors outside your control that could scuttle the whole mission. Be aggravated that your parents are tone-deaf right now, but get bent when there's actually something to get bent about. In the meantime, run all the scenarios (like I know you will) and figure out what you'd be comfortable doing.

meara, that sucks. I was going to do something frivolous with the money that ended up covering the bumper replacement on my company car. Being a grownup stinks sometimes.