I decided earlier this week to take it upon myself to change the oil in my car myself. This is not something I normally do, primarily because it is worth the $10 overhead not to do it myself. (more…)
I finally decided to bite the bullet this past weekend and purchase some new tires for my car. I had decided to go with Michelin’s HydroEdge tire, mostly because I’ve been very pleased with Michelins in the past, and it seemed to be a better tire than what I already had (the X Radial). I did a little research at the Web site of my preferred tire retailer, and discovered that my chosen tire is a special-order item, so I went ahead and placed an order. Since the order was being shipped to a store for me to pick up, I didn’t have to provide any payment info, just my login/membership details. This felt weird to me, but it really makes sense, since I hadn’t yet committed to actually receiving the tires. Delivery time was estimated at 5 to 10 business days – reasonable enough, and I was in no big hurry.
I had the distinct misfortune today of paying actual money to see House of Wax. I was prepared to say that it holds the distinction of behing the worst movie I have ever seen, but luckily, it did redeem itself in the end. I got to see Paris Hilton’s head impaled on a spike, and quite frankly, I would have paid about triple the $7 ticket price for that pleasure.
I also wish to note that when purchasing my ticket for this film, I was actually carded. I have never been carded before for an R-rated film, and I’m not entirely sure why the clerk felt the need to. It’s not like it was even good enough to warrant it.