Friday, September 14, 2007

A Day Gone Flat

You know how they say that things like misfortune and adversity build character and help you learn things about yourself? Well, unfortunately, they're right. My car developed a mysterious flat tire today as I was leaving a parking space at the university. Of course, it had to happen on the one day I have plans to take my required trip into the city to see the art museum's east asian collection. Stupid art history teachers. Anyway, after making some phone calls and getting annoyed, I popped open the trunk and assembled the necessary tools for replacing my tire. It was then that I realized that I actually knew what the hell I was doing. Yay for step-dads who teach you how to handle a flat! This was about the time that I was starting to think that everything was going to be ok after all. Bad move. The lugnuts on the wheel had apparently been applied by some man or machine with Herculean strength. No amount of pulling, pushing, or kicking could get them to move. Finally, one guy was nice enough to stop and help, and show me the trick to kicking tire irons just the right way to make then learn who's boss (where the hell was my step-dad for that lesson). So, after that, there was waiting around in a tire shop, only to discover my actual tire was fine and just needed a minor repair (Curse you treacherous tire!), and a pointless race to the train station, since I missed it by 4 minutes T_T But you know what? I not even pissed. Not angry, or even upset. Because now I'm planning on skipping two classes on Tuesday to spend the entire day in the city. Because I get to spend that entire day surrounded by art. And, best of all, because I can change a tire! Woooh! -Quotations of the Day- Prof. Higgins: "You see, the great secret, Eliza, is not a question of good manners or bad manners, or any particular sort of manners, but having the same manner for all human souls. The question is not whether I treat you rudely, but whether you've ever heard me treat anyone else better." Colonel Pickering: *On telephone to Scotland Yard after Eliza disappears* "No, she's no relation, no. What? Well, just let's call her a "good friend", shall we? I beg your pardon! Listen to me, my man, I don't like the tenor of that question - what we do with her is our affair - your affair is bringing her back so we can continue doing it!" Prof. Higgins: "All right, Eliza, say it again." Eliza Doolittle: "The rine in spine sties minely in the pline." Prof. Higgins: *sighs* "The *rain* in *Spain* stays *mainly* in the *plain*." Eliza Doolittle: "Didn't ah sy that?" Prof. Higgins: "No, Eliza, you didn't "sy" that, you didn't even "say" that. Now every night before you get into bed, where you used to say your prayers, I want you to say "The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain" fifty times. You'll get much further with the Lord if you learn not to offend His ears." -My Fair Lady- (That movie is so awesome ^_^)

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