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Megen has made the decision not to put the $1100+ in the Neon. My gut agrees with that decision, since she'd already put about the same amount in the car already this year, and Bluebook value on it is less than $1,500, and even if she fixed it, she'd still have a car with no A.C. and a head gasket leak that one day will cost yet another $1,500 to repair.
But... that leaves us with the issue of finding another newer and more reliable car. She has a full-time job now, so can at least afford a (low) monthly payment, but we're trying to cobble together as large a down payment for her as we can, so her monthly payment will be as low as possible. And we need to find something ASAP, so we can get our car back from her...
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In my office at NKU, there was an ancient Dell computer. I disassembled it and put in the corner on the floor and just used Denise's laptop (which I use for classes). My Dept. Chair called to let me know that my computer was on the replacement list for this year. I asked if it was possible to get a Mac rather than a Dell; rather to my surprise, I found that it was. So I should have a shiny new iMac on my desk come next semester! Whee!
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I passed the 10,000 word mark on A MAGIC OF DAWN today -- pretty rapid progress for me! However, I have deadlines looming for my material in the third book of the latest WILD CARDS trilogy, so I don't think the progress on DAWN will be quite so fast for the next few months while I turn my attention to that...
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This weekend is Midwestcon here in Cincinnati. Gay is flying in to bring Rusty down for the con (Yay!) and![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
jdonat and mdonat will be there (Yay!) but missing Kristin (Boo!). haniaw won't be there (Boo!) and neither will the minnehahas (Boo!). Still, I'm sure we'll manage to have fun. Besides, the missing people will mean there will be more room on beccal's comfy couches.
But... that leaves us with the issue of finding another newer and more reliable car. She has a full-time job now, so can at least afford a (low) monthly payment, but we're trying to cobble together as large a down payment for her as we can, so her monthly payment will be as low as possible. And we need to find something ASAP, so we can get our car back from her...
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In my office at NKU, there was an ancient Dell computer. I disassembled it and put in the corner on the floor and just used Denise's laptop (which I use for classes). My Dept. Chair called to let me know that my computer was on the replacement list for this year. I asked if it was possible to get a Mac rather than a Dell; rather to my surprise, I found that it was. So I should have a shiny new iMac on my desk come next semester! Whee!
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I passed the 10,000 word mark on A MAGIC OF DAWN today -- pretty rapid progress for me! However, I have deadlines looming for my material in the third book of the latest WILD CARDS trilogy, so I don't think the progress on DAWN will be quite so fast for the next few months while I turn my attention to that...
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This weekend is Midwestcon here in Cincinnati. Gay is flying in to bring Rusty down for the con (Yay!) and
jdonat and mdonat will be there (Yay!) but missing Kristin (Boo!). haniaw won't be there (Boo!) and neither will the minnehahas (Boo!). Still, I'm sure we'll manage to have fun. Besides, the missing people will mean there will be more room on beccal's comfy couches.