Why was I right?

ME?! About cars?

So, on my way home from work, my left blinker stopped flashing when I turned it on, which means either the front or the back light are burned out. My blinker and my brake light are one and the same. Great. Last time that happened, I got pulled over the very same day. I didn't want to risk it, so after dinner, we immediately went to Auto Zone to get a new bulb.

I didn't know what kind to get, so I just asked the guy working. He looked it up on the computer and then got it and I bought it. We put it in and the brake light came back on. But my blinker wouldn't flash. It just stayed on.

I was thinking that he sold me the wrong bulb, but asked why it would suddenly just stop flashing even though the light was now working. He said it was probably something in my dashboard. Steve fought me about talking to them about it, but I knew that wasn't it. So we just went home because they were no help.

I decided to look in my glove box and found a spare bulb from when this happened last time. Steve tried putting it in, but it wouldn't go. So I took it away from him and put it in with no problem, and guess what? My blinker now works perfectly fine!

Loser at AutoZone sold me the wrong bulbs. :( But I was right! There's nothing wrong with my actual blinker because I knew there was something wrong with the bulb when the light came on but wouldn't flash.

Edit: I just got back from returning it. They "don't normally return opened packages, but weren't going to hassle me about it." Good! It's their fault! *sigh*

I'm happy my car is all better. :D

My gas gauge also went berserk after work and dropped down two inches past the "E." It's done it once before so I figured refilling it would fix it, and it slowly did about 10 minutes into my drive on my way home. I love my car. <-- Not said sarcastically. It's old, but it's awesome.

Don't worry, it's all fun and games!

I was innocently putting a book away for a customer pick-up when a co-worker started picking on me. She was ringing up another co-worker who told her not to because I'm "so tenderhearted."

She laughed and totally outed me! Going on about my dark streak, and I'm not so innocent or tenderhearted at all. :b WHAT?!

If you know "me" and then really know me... You know how much this is true. Haha. I love that woman and the fact that she can see right through me. :)

Overthinking, it's what I do best

I haven't had a new friend date in awhile, I'm not sure what we should do! I'm nervous. Haha.

I've kind of talked about this before... finding a couple to date with my husband (which I still haven't), but this is just a friend date.

Maybe lunch and an early movie? But she used a term that makes me think she wants to do something more interactive. :/

I KNOW I'm completely overthinking this entirely, but I want it to be a repeat thing because she's really fun to be around! And I want something to do! And someone to do them with! I'm bored and alone all the time at home, so I am really excited about it!

Ooh! But, I am going to the Harry Potter premier with another friend! Steve isn't a Harry Potter fan so he doesn't get excited seeing these imaginary people come to life in front of our eyes! He's coming because he's "seen all the rest, might as well see this one too." *eye roll* He even said no initially.

I have insurance!

My last dermatologist freaked out on me when I told her I got clobetasol (an ointment) from my regular doctor since her appointments were so far out. She tried two other creams on me that I swear caused my psoriasis to go wild. Then she put me on the pills I'm on now. Which worked! Hooray!

However, I didn't check in with a dermatologist when we moved here because we lost insurance, so I stopped taking the pills. And it's expensive to see a dermatologist, get tests done every other week and get the pills every month.

But, with my promotion I got insurance back! Hooray! So I saw my new derm. today. I told him what I had done in the past, and that the pills worked. They had some side effects I wasn't fond of and he said we could do the same thing, and then asked if I was taking another pill with them. I wasn't. I asked if I should have been and what it was. Folic acid. He laughed "you'll be on it with me!" *shrug* Okay.

I have to go back in a month for more tests to see how I'm reacting. I'm so glad it's not every other week like with my other derm! And then he wants to see me in two months and we can talk about lowering my dosage! Hooray!

Polynesian Pineapple Chicken

1/3 c ketchup
3 tbsp soy sauce
3 tbsp sugar
2 tbsp rice wine vinegar
1 tbsp cornstarch
1 tbsp olive oil
1 lb skinless boneless chicken breasts, cut into 1/2 inch cubes
1 tsp ground ginger
2 carrots, grated
1/4 c slivered almonds
1 (8 oz) can baby corn, drained
1 (8 oz) can water chestnuts, drained
1 (8 oz) can pineapple chunks, drained

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1. Combine the ketchup, soy sauce, sugar, vinegar, and cornstarch in a bowl.

2. Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add the chicken and cook through. Remove from the skillet and reserve.

3. Add ginger and carrots to the skillet, cook until the carrots begin to soften (2 minutes). Stir in the almonds, baby corn, water chestnuts, pineapple and the reserved chicken. Cook 3-4 minutes, stirring often. Add the ketchup mixture; bring to a boil and cook, stirring constantly until thickened, about 1 minute.

Serve over rice or rice noodles.