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March 6, 2004
free martha
Jeez Louise people, lighten up! I made the Free Martha graphic a year or so ago when the issue first popped up. I'm not really concerned with Mz. Stewart's emanicpation, but since she's a Domestic Diva I had to crack a joke at it. If she broke the law, she broke the law, and I agree her sentence will probably be cushy. Plus, I was experimenting with the block letter layout in the style of those 80's tee-shirts that said 'FRANKIE SAYS RELAX' and Wham's sweatshirts that said 'CHOOSE LIFE' or whatever. Did anyone catch that?
Good news on the car front: I took the thing to the dealership up the street from work, which is part of the chain from which I bought it. The dude said he'd take it from me without a trade for a little less than my current loan value. I got an offer for a small loan from my other credit union which will cover the difference. The remainder of that loan will go to my overburdened overdraft account, and the rest to savings and all that. While it will be a great burden off my shoulders, I am sad to get rid of it. When I got canned from my first job years ago, I made a vow that I would not lose the car, and I don't make vows lightly. However, this will allow me to breathe easier, work on the credit card debt, and not have to sacrifice my weekends with a part time job. Plus, DC is a fairly easy place to live without a car anyway, and I'm an aggressive driver and driving burns me out in this town.
Jimbo weekend! Very few commitments, but I want to finish the grad school application now that all the letters of reference and transcript requests are done with.
Posted by jimbo at March 6, 2004 9:43 PM
Comments
As much as I feel for her plight, she isn't going to Riker's Island Correctional Facility. She's going so some unfancy country club where she can roam freely. She is free.
Posted by: tim at March 5, 2004 11:07 PM
Sorry but no sympathy for America's newest convicted celebrity felon here. She'll be in a nice country club prison, thousands of housewives will send her care packages so she can tastefully decorate and entertain, and when she gets out she'll still be richer then you and me with her illgotten gains.
Posted by: Chuck at March 5, 2004 11:22 PM
There is little satisfaction in seeing Martha on her way to the hoosgow. I liked the graphic jimbo, it brought me right back to the "wake me up before you go-go" Martha in her heyday. We'd only just begun to hate her then. When are they going to nail the Enron boys to the cross?
Posted by: Timothy at March 6, 2004 6:39 PM
Hey and congrats on the car thingy. I was carless for years in Boston and neve missed it. There's always enterprise for trips to the country.
Posted by: Timothy at March 6, 2004 6:40 PM
Glad you're getting the car thing taken care of. Should help a great deal.
Enjoy your weekend. I'm enjoying mine, just relaxing watching movies and eating pizza. :)
Posted by: mark at March 6, 2004 7:26 PM
Glad your car issue is handled. I went without a car here in SF for a year - here it's no big deal. The only reason I got one was for taking road trips with the bf - which we don't do enough of!
Posted by: Rob at March 6, 2004 7:45 PM