I Got the Dealership Blues
I took my car to the dealership today to have some work done on the interiors of the passenger-side doors. I also told them to give it an oil change and a new air filter. The impetus for this work is that I'm finally getting around to titling my car here in Pennsylvania, and I don't think it will pass inspection without the door repair.
The oil change part of this is interesting: my oil change was due April 6, but the car still has about 1,800 miles to go until it hits the mileage threshold, since I rarely drive anywhere. I figured the mileage part is probably more important than the date part, but why not have the oil changed while it's in the shop, anyway? And, the air filter... well, cars need new air filters once in a while.
The dealership has to order a part, so the car will be in the South Hills for another few days. I'm stuck at home (or on a bus) until that happens, but that isn't much of an inconvenience these days.
Tristram, the Australian house-mate/tenant, came back from his summer in Melbourne last night, and he's already left dirty dishes (sans rinse) in the kitchen sink and left the toilet seat up at least once. Oh, well; he is moving out August 1.
Speaking of moving, I'm also in the process of finding somewhere new to live, since Katy and I decided it would be best to part ways. We're still on quite good terms, despite a number of irreconcilable differences, and I hope that continues.
Katy's mom and sister are turning up tonight, and they'll stay for a few days to help Katy paint some of the walls here. Katy's sister is tentatively interested in the engineering department at Carnegie Mellon, too, so I guess she'll check that out while she's here.