Last Weekend

Self,

I had another enjoyable weekend. Friday night I went to see "For Colored Girls" with my Ex (who I will now refer to as Saint Angel, because I think he was named for both a Saint and an Angel.) I must say I enjoy myself whenever we get together, that has been the case for years. I'm pleased to see he is making an effort to be more social. But there are a few hurdles to clear still.

Saturday I didn't really do much I did the grandparent-sitting which wasn't that hard. What was hard was receiving a call from a friend who had been in a car accident on Friday. Fortunately, he is ok. The difficult thing is that it seems the accident is going to cause some financial hardships for him and delay some other goals he has for himself. I wish there was more I could do for him than just be an sympathetic ear.

Sunday I went to see Ledisi in concert...I love this woman! She is a dynamic artist on stage. The house was PACKED!!!! I managed to sneak a quick video to share with y'all. However it doesn't seem to want to upload here.

Then Monday, I happen to be off and decide to make it a day to take care of some things. The top of that list was getting Thunderbolt a SMOG check in order to register it with the DMV. SO I took him to the mechanic, the same one I have seen almost every other month since May. the last time I took Thunderbolt to the shop I had an oxygen sensor problem that was replaced and I was told I had to drive the car a while before I can do the smog check but everything is fine. So I figured that this trip was going to only cost me about $50. WHY then was it $600? Apparently, the diagnostic computer found another sensor that was faulty. My mechanic said he could run the test but it would fail unless I replaced this other sensor. So I did and now I'm in the poor house! I immediately informed my friend who was in the car accident that we are in the same boat. The boat being is just as you think things are in an "up swing" something comes along to cut the rope. After I dealt with my car, they took my grandmother to the Emergency room. Fortunately she is home and is doing well....I wasn't told what the diagnosis was in her case.

Anyway that's just my life.

Sincerely,
Pharoah