Looking for the best deal on car repairs

And yes I know the cheapest deal isn't always the best deal to take. I want to make sure a shop has a reputation for doing quality work before I let them work on my car. I don't have damages from a accident, so I don't need collision repair downey done. But I do need a paint job. Someone keyed my car like crazy and now I need the whole thing repainted. Which stinks because the total cost is coming out of my pocket.

Argh, sometimes I wonder if it's worth it to have a car.

I hate tv show marathons

This weekend there is a marathon on tv. It's a show that I don't particularly like so I'm not happy when it's on all day. Now if it was Law & Order or SVU I would really be happy. But not with the show that's on.

It's a little after midnight so it's over thank goodness.

Sometimes I wish I went to school online

I really don't like living where I am right now. I only have 6 months left of school but then I have to stay 2 additional months to save money. If I went to school online and got a degree online I could have moved last year. I considered a place like Capella and I don't know why I didn't just go with it. They offer over 100 majors for undergraduates and graduate programs. As well as 15 certificate programs. And I could have switched majors and studied business instead of keeping my current major just to get done.

The best part for me would be that I could live wherever I wanted to since I would be going to school online. Most jobs also offer tuition reimbursement for online schools, I know my current company offers it. It would have been a win-win situation.

If only I could go back in time.

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I hope there are so games on this weekend

There haven't really been any good baseball games on for the past few weeks. There have only been a few games on but not the really good teams. Because of all of the hurricanes most of the games have been rained out and rescheduled. Of course the new games don't come on tv.

Just one good game would make me happy.

Working hard or hardly working

It's Friday which means most people in the office are already in weekend mode. If you don't get your work done by noon, it probably won't get done today. Then on Monday, everyone will work like crazy to catch up.

I have a standing meeting at 10AM, but that's all that I have planned for today.

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Where are the baseball games?

There are no baseball games on tv today. There are several pennant races still going on and a couple of division races to boot. I'm really surprised that no games are on. I'm kinda upset too because I've been looking forward to seeing a good game for almost a week now. There never seem to be any on.

At least the playoffs are starting soon. Then I know I'll see a ton of games.

I really wish ILasik was around years ago

I really do want Lasik eye surgery. I've wanted it for quite some time. I have looked for LASIK information in the past but I'm extremely afraid of the procedure. I know it's quick and virtually painless. In fact, most surgery's take less than 20 seconds per eye. The laser does all of the work really quickly. That doesn't take away the fact that I'm extremely uneasy with the prospect of having it done.

Now the U.S. military and NASA are using a new procedure to help their employees and recruits. ILasik, which is nothing more than a fancy name for new Lasik technology, uses two lasers instead of one. The first laser cuts the corneal flap while the second laser does the actual correction. Out of 100 military personnel who had the procedure done, over 95% have better than 20/20 vision. And 100% of naval aviators said they would recommend the surgery.

Why do I wish it were around years ago? Because I thought of joining the military myself. Back then, LASIK technology was as advanced as it is now. If you had corrected vision, there were certain jobs that you couldn't do. Of course the job that I really wanted was one of them. So I decided against joining. Had ILasik been available then, I would have had perfect vision and been able to pursue my dream.

I'm still nervous about getting it done. But next year I'm going to start saving up for it. I'm getting tired of contact lenses and glasses.

What a horrible game

I was watching the Steelers vs the Eagles and it seemed like everything kept going wrong. First of all, the Steelers couldn't get anything started. Mainly because Ben got sacked about 641 times during the game. Ok ok it was only 8 but still, you get the picture. I think his shoulder is probably hurting more than the team wants to admit.

I was so disappointed watching the game. I don't get crazy about a loss but when the team looks that bad, it's hard to look towards next week.

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This blog is officially crazy

I just wrote up a post about missing a game. When I went to spell check it, I got an error message. It eventually let me save it but when I went to publish it, the entire post was gone. I always have trouble with this blog. I don't know if it's a template glitch or what but I'm tired of it.

You don't buy collectible coins from the bank

One of my coworkers is extremely annoying. He's a Mr. Know-it-all. Then when you prove him wrong, he just says something like "well I could be wrong but..." I hate when he starts talking.

Today he was talking about buy collectible coins from the bank. At least 3 of us immediately corrected him to say that you don't buy new dollar coins at the bank. 1 person goes to a coin dealer. I look on the CSN shopping channel. You can find a wide variety of coins at huge discounts over a dealer. Besides that, I can watch them on tv or go to their website to check out the products before hand. If I don't like a product, I can always send it back. You sure can't do that with a dealer.

Maybe now that he's been proven wrong, he'll be quiet. Somehow I doubt it though.

The buses are not striking

At least not yet they aren't. But the way people are in panic mode, you would think that they were going on strike tomorrow. I think some people are gonna lose their minds over this potential strike.

As for me, I just think the union is playing hardball. Who knows really? I just wish they would come to an agreement and shut up already.

Good games never come on tv

Last night the Cubs and Brewers were on. I don't like either team. On FSN the Pirates were playing the Dodgers. Ditto to the last game. Then there were a bunch of good games like the Rays vs the Red Sox and the Mets vs the Nationals. I would have loved to have seen either of those games.

Sometimes I wonder how they determine the schedule cause they sure have been putting on some sucky games lately.

Changing phone services

I use a regular phone company for my small business. My bill is over $30 per month with no additional features. That doesn't sound like a bad price but when you consider that I don't have any extras, it's extremely high. I'm thinking of switching to VoIP phone systems for the benefits and features that they offer.

They offer plug and play phones anywhere you get broadband. I can also reroute my extension and voicemail. I would have total control over my phone and features which is really important when you own your own business. Anyone who saves me money but doesn't cut features works for me.

What channel is this?!?!

The cable company changed the line-up recently. They took off some of the channels that I really like to watch and put them on the higher tier digital package. Of course that means more money to get that package. Now we have a few channels that show mostly infomercials all day. Great snatch the good channels and give us junk.

This blog is officially crazy

I just wrote up a post about missing a game. When I went to spell check it, I got an error message. It eventually let me save it but when I went to publish it, the entire post was gone. I always have trouble with this blog. I don't know if it's a template glitch or what but I'm tired of it.

I missed the game

I can't believe this. They haven't shown a Yankees game on tv in almost 3 weeks. The last one they were supposed to show was rained out. A game is on right now and I slept through it. Yeah the Yanks are winning, which is usually what happens when I miss a game.

Who cares about these teams?

Yeah I know I'm biased because I'm a Yankees fan. I also like the Phillies. So who's on tv today? The Cubs and Brewers. I hate the Brewers and I'm ambivalent towards the Cubs. It's a nice story that they're doing well but I don't really care.

I never thought I would rather see a Rays vs Red Sox game.

I could go to a baseball game

This is the last week of baseball at home here in Pittsburgh. The rest of the games are on the road. I can go to premiumseatsusa.com to get good seats. Everything from Pirates to Miami Heat tickets are available. They make sure you get the best seats available to sporting events, concerts and Vegas shows. Now you know that's right up my alley since I love Vegas.

Instead of worrying about the Pirates, I should try to get tickets to Yankees Stadium for their last home stand before the stadium closes for good. Hmmm, now that's a good idea now that I think about it.

I'm glad my cable is back on

My cable has been off for two days. It finally came back on last night. I thought I would go crazy without it. I don't think there was anything really good on tv but it drove me crazy that I couldn't watch it.

I hope that doesn't happen again.

What costume are you gonna wear for Halloween?

It's hard to believe that it's already time to dress up for Halloween. I haven't dressed up the past couple of years but I think I'm going to dress up this year. I haven't exactly figured out what I want to dress as yet though. I've been looking at different Costumes but I'm still not sure yet. I'm looking towards Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz. Wonder Woman is really my first choice, but I'm not in shape to put on that costume. I'm not even gonna go outside and embarrass myself like that. I could be a nurse since a lot of people love that outfit.

What are you wearing this year?

I wish we could do this season over

All of my baseball teams are sucking this year. At least the Phillies are still in the playoff race. I wish they definitely had a spot though so they could rest some of the starters. The Yankees super stink this year. They are getting some individual accolades but they won't make the playoffs. Not unless they win every game and all of the competitors lose every game. Well all know that's not likely.

I guess I have to go with the losers mantra of "There's always next year".

I'm not the only one that gets lost

My coworker was supposed to go to her son's football game this past weekend. She made it at half-time because she got lost on her way there. If she had a live GPS Tracking device, she would have been there before the start of the game. The device is live so she could have had her son carry it and then just follow the signal to the game.

I bet she's thinking of getting one before the next home game.

Everything is cancelled

Hurricane Ike is creating havoc everywhere. 6 baseball games were postponed or cancelled. Most were re-scheduled for Saturday as double-headers. They also cancelled a bunch of college football games.

I'm really surprised at how strong the winds and rain from this storm are. It's "only" a category 2 storm right now but it's going to get much worse.

I hope everybody stays safe!

Please don't let me get sick

I woke up this morning very stuffy and congested. It's been cool here and I've had my windows open. It's actually been quite chilly in my apartment in fact. Now I think I'm paying for it. I know it's nothing serious like Acute Sinusitis but you can never be too careful. Last year I thought I had a bad cold and I found out later that I had walking pneumonia. Not fun!

The worse part of being sick is that the doctors prescribe all of these different medications for each symptom. Most of them use epocrates.com to see what medicine cures what ailment. I also want them to make sure that the drugs they prescribe won't interact with each other. No nasty side effects for me thank you very much.

I know that doctors aren't perfect and they sometimes need help too. And I'm not so impatient that I can't wait a minute or two while they look something up. I want them to get it right the first time.

Now to find some tea or something until my appointment this afternoon.

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I'm not really into sports this year

I don't know why. I love baseball and football but I haven't really watched either one lately. I guess maybe it's because they Yankees aren't doing well and the Phillies are still fighting to get into the playoffs. I also don't get to worked up over pre-season football.

This week there's a Sunday night game. Maybe I'll get hyped up watching that. I sure hope so. I feel like a have a huge sports hangover!

Winning a trip is right up my alley

I love to travel but it gets very expensive. So when I saw this opportunity I was super excited. I always enter to win trips whenever I see them. Alas it's for Canadian residents only. So if you live in Canada enter to Win a trip to Atlanta Georgia. You also need 500 Coke coins to enter. It's to celebrate John Pemberton who is the inventor of Coca Cola. Can you believe he created Coke way back in 1886?

I have pretty good luck entering to win trips. I've won 2 even though I had to give 1 up because of school. I would definitely enter this contest if I was eligible. I never thought I'd be jealous that I didn't live in Canada before!

I should have gotten water for the reunion

Can you believe that no-one thought to buy bottles of water? I thought of it but I didn't drive so I was at the mercy of someone elses car. We did have some soda but it wasn't enough. We ran out of that really quickly.

I know the next time to just say I'm bringing cases of water and/or soda.