Summer Colds

[brigid]

Niko has a cold that he’s passed on to me. He’s in that last lingering phase of it, alternating between draping himself moodily over whatever adult is available and running around laughing and making jokes, full of energy. He’s been in a pretty good mood this whole time. I’m catching it now, though, and my throat is k.i.l.l.i.n.g. me. Ugh ugh ugh.

We’ve been hanging out doing indoor stuff lately. Still practicing writing, still making lots of drawings, and also checking out netflix a bit more. They’ve added some new stuff to the kids section, including a bunch of shorts of Scholastic kids’ books. We made a horrible discovery while watching “Who’s In Rabbit’s House”: James Earl Jones can make his voice go EVEN LOWER THAN HIS NORMAL SPEAKING VOICE. It’s chilling. And awesome.

We’ve been making money plans lately that we’ve had to put on hold indefinitely because Nesko’s car has given up the ghost. If we’re lucky, it’s NOT a transmission issue and can be fixed for under $1k, but we’ve already poured several hundred dollars into it in car parts in this month alone. It’s distressing and frustrating and we may be looking at having spent almost $2k on parts over the year on a car that can’t be fixed any further. Luckily, we can borrow a family member’s car while they’re traveling, so Nesko can get to work etc. I keep thinking, you know, OH WELL THIS IS AWFUL, THAT CAR IS BASICALLY NEW! IT’S JUST A FEW YEARS OLD! and then I start counting the years and it’s like ten years old, blargh.

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Comments

[syntheid]

How is it even possible for James Earl Jones to speak lower than his normal? I thought that was like, the lowest human voices went... I kind of want to hear this.

[brigid]

I'm telling you, he could kill a person and then resurrect them, just with the timbre of his voice. It's stunning.

[ofearthandstars]

Ugh, car problems are the absolute worst. I will send some good-mechanic vibes your way. I usually have to hang on to those since my own car is 10 years old, has a bit of an oil leak, and of course, is falling apart in every other way (no driver's side inner door handle, a crack windshield, etc.)

But, parts. Ugh. Those are the worst. Good luck!

[brigid]

Yeah, he took it in to a place that he trusts where he has a discount because he used to work for a company that worked closely with them.