camwyn | Bleah.

Had an off-site meeting today that was supposed to start at 10 AM and last until 3 PM. The 10 AM start time meant I got to sleep until 9, which made me very happy. The meeting, however, ended around 12:30 and so I went off to handle my duties to the State of New Jersey, namely: renewing my driver's license and registration, and getting my car inspected. Both my rear tires failed inspection, and the light over my license plate was out, along with my passenger side parking light. Fortunately, all the expensive tests were passed - emissions with flying colours, I might add. That one had worried me. Suspension was ok too, and despite the 'eek I'm hot' light coming on for the radiator two days ago, nothing else went wrong or triggered alarms in the testing.

I got the tires replaced in back; it cost $125, labor included. I need to replace the front ones at some point but they're not as bad as the back yet, so the state says it's ok for me to keep going with them for a while. Maybe when I have money. As it stands I had to put this on my credit card. The parking light had to be ordered online, as it wasn't the bulb but the whole assembly that was missing; I think it was broken a year or more ago on a trip up to Canada where I seem to recall finding broken reflector bits in a parking lot at a rest stop in upstate New York. I'm getting the plate bulb at NAPA and having my dad install that and the parking light. I have 45 days to get this done, then bring the car to a state facility for re-inspection on the bad items.

Took myself over to the nearest DMV to the inspection place, rather than one near my house. They were pretty well organized and very quick, and no blaring TV or screaming kids, which I appreciated. I just wish I'd thought to bring my knitting from home; it would've been something to do. Trust me to pick the one day I would really need distraction to leave my knitting and my books at home. At least I got my license & reg done quickly.

Now to get things cleaned up around here. My sister has a shower going on come Sunday, and

mountainspeak is coming to New York later on in Sunday, so I want things to be in some semblance of order. Just not my room. It's a mess beyond all telling and it'll take forever to straighten up.