Last week I noticed that something was wrong with Wesley. His temperature gauge would jump up to maximum hotness whenever I pressed the accelerator, which seemed pretty bad. It got worse on the weekend, so I put him in to be serviced at Auto Masters. When I called up they said that his water pump was broken and the engine needed to be taken apart to put a new one in. He also needed a new timing belt. Total cost: twelve hundred freakin’ dollars. So I was like “screw that” and rang Ultra Tune, who said they’d do the same thing for $500. Happily, I took Wesley over to them to be worked on. Then this morning, they called me up and said that everything was actually fine, all he needed was a few hoses tightened and some new belts. Total cost: $350. Sweet! That’s the last time I go over to those wallet rapists at Auto Masters.

Anyway, the point of the story is that my temperature needle jumps up to the top because the sensor gets a steam bubble in it, and it’s just something that Wesley and I will have to live with. Accordingly, I’m getting a bit of paper and some sticky tape and changing the temperature gauge to the AWESOMENESS gauge. It’s fitting, since it goes up to maximum whenever I put my foot down.

Also in the news this week: my first job interview went nicely. I don’t think I’ll get the job, but I’m still waiting to hear back from them so there’s hope. It’s a damn good school. I also have another interview lined up for next week. It’s a cheaper school, so I suppose my chances will be better?

Finally, I have curry for dinner tonight. You probably don’t care, but it makes me happy.