weapons of massdistraction

Well, my ego has been under attack this week. My current car crisis is taking its toll on my self-esteem. I’ve always thought of myself as self-sufficient. But with the already woeful condition of my finances I’m having to borrow money to cover the car repairs. So that I can use said car to get the boy and back and forth to school and ferry me back and forth to my place of employment to continue making money to pay for the car, and to cover other expenses like putting a roof over our heads and putting food on the table. But I am grateful to have someone to turn to for help, however horribly awkward it is (I do hope to never have to do it again). And I feel very lucky to have such amazing co-worker friends. Ones who have happily gone out of their way to schlep my son and I around while we are car-less. And for other friends who have been keeping my spirits up through this bidness. RED OWL CREW 4EVER!

Five fun things for this upcoming and much needed four-day weekend:

• Bust, on Why We Love Betty White
• Yesterday my beloved Flickr turned six years old! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
• Clever video from France’s Poom for their song Rollercoaster, inserting video of their faces over the faces of people from vintage still ads.
• My son will be thrilled - Pixar has released a new Toy Story 3 trailer. We’ll watch it together tonight.
• The ladies from Cake Eater Bakery will be at Welna II Hardware again! On Saturday, March 13 12-noon ’til the treats are gone. Plus, this week in cupcakes. Mmmmmm vegan red velvet.

I may be nearly destitute now but still plan to get to the Women’s Prison Book Project all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast on Saturday. And to the Flickr Twin Cities group photowalk afterward. Other low-cost or cost-free weekend plans involve exciting home improvement projects like, oh, maybe CLEANING to start with. And most definitely some novel-writing. And since the boy has Monday off, for President’s Day, I see some sledding in our very near future. I’m still amused that his school has opted to celebrate President’s Day + Chinese New Year + Valentine’s Day all at once today. I wish we’d had enough lead time to construct suitable cards for such an amalgamated holiday.