*SIGH*
Poor Heath Ledger. :(

It really is a shame. Not only did we lose a strong talent, but he was so young and vibrant, and handsome, to boot. And he seemed like a decent guy -- he wasn't one of those wacky celebrities always in the news for their drug problems and just generally being an asshole, you know? If there were any bad stories about him (I don't recall anything big), it was just like there are about every celebrity out there who's unfortunate enough to do something stupid in the public eye. I even remember reading about how he had to do research on drug use for the movie Candy, I think, because he had never done drugs in RL, nor abused alcohol. And he never seemed to be one of those "troubled" types, so to me that makes his death all the more a pity; I truly believe it was accidental. It was just so unexpected, and so sad. I feel bad for him, and for his family, especially his baby daughter. I liked him very much as an actor and always looked forward to seeing his films. I'll miss him.

*************************************************
You know, yesterday had started out good. Jenn (gooniegal) and I went to the mall and were having a nice day out. Then it started pouring rain and we got all wet. Then her friend from work called and told us Heath had died. Then when we went out to eat, I ordered a meal to take home for my husband but he called to tell me to cancel it... and I forgot, so I had to buy an extra meal (but it's Olive Garden, so mmm, I'll eat it tonght). And then, when I came home late that night after dropping Jenn off....



We have one of those houses where the garage is on the side, facing away from the house, and I have to make a really tight turn to get in there. I always hate that turn, too, because the driveway has such a wide curve right where I need to turn in, and many times my tires wind up falling off the edge because I have to come so close. So last night it was pouring rain (still) when I got home and I had a hard time seeing out of my windshield. I took that damn turn a bit too close, and sure enough, my rear tire fell off the edge right when I accelerated to pull into the garage, and my car leaned over toward the outer wall and my accelration took me right into it. *headdesks* Oy. I knew I'd do it one of these days -- but dammit, I was trying to be so careful! How the hell did I manage this?? *g* It made an awful scratching, grinding noise, too, but luckily it doesn't really look as bad as it sounded. Will still probably cost a ridiculous amount, though. :P


The scratch-polishing stuff I used on it made it look quite a bit better than it originally did, but it still sucks. The whole door is pretty much f****d up. There was s bit of a dent, too, but luckily it popped back into place when I opened the door. Ignore my filthy tires -- I live off a dirt road. The only reason the door panel looks as clean as it does is because of the polish, otherwise it's usually just as filthy as the tires. *g*


The wall. At least that's not so bad. Should be an easy fix. I should've taken a pic of the turn so you can see what I mean, but oh well.

But hey, on the brighter side, this is the first time I've EVER damaged any of my cars or had ANY kind of accident. EVER. SRSLY! Now I just need to get my first ever speeding ticket, and I'll be set. (Watch, I probably just jinxed myself, hehe.)


Last night I also started feeling like I was getting the flu or something. Luckily today I'm feeling better, though I think I'm a bit feverish. I had to get up early (only to wait FOUR HOURS) for the AC guys to come change our filters, which are big and need to be ordered. So I feel really groggy and gross now.

Oh, and I just had to fish a dead frog out of the pool. Dead animals always make me sad. I've been so upset this past week over that Tyson chicken thing (OMG, the way they abuse those poor birds!). And then I watched PETA's "Meet Your Meat" video... *sobs* I can't say I'm sorry I watched it, though, because I always believe in knowing the truth, and if you're going to eat animals, you should know exactly where they came from and what they went through. I wish I could be a vegetarian, but I don't think I could. I am going to look for alternative food sources, though. I absolutely loathe how they treat those poor animals in those factories. There are such disgusting, vile, ignorant assholes who work in those horrible places... I know it's probably bad karma for myself to wish them ill, but I do. I hope they all die slow, agonizing deaths, just like they inflict on the animals in their "care."

It's been kind of a sad, crappy time overall lately, it seems.