Mindful Musings

Today was one of those really strange days. I woke up with a bitter disdain for thesis. I knew that I had a bunch of personal errands to run and that was going to be my first priority. I have not gotten my brakes replaced since I bought my Honda a couple of years ago (it was a few years old back then and I still have the original shoes) The age of my brakes really bother me and the last I had them inspected was about a year ago when it was half shaved off. I figure I still have some time to go but brakes are a matter of being safe rather than sorry. Anyways, I had a coupon to get my oil replaced from Midas for $16 and I could have gotten my brakes looked at for free while I was there. However, I get most of my repair work done from an import car mechanics’ at Waterville and I am due for a 60,000 mile service for my car. In addition to that, I get my oil changed from a Valvoline at Perrysburg and I always use a synthetic blend which they carry (goes to 6000 miles instead of 3000). So rather than save a few bucks and get cheap oil and get fleeced by Midas, I decided to go to Perrysburg and get my oil change there. I will have to set up and appointment with Chris at Waterville Imports and get my service done sometime in the next few weeks. I will have to get a rental for the day (which is fine by me and Chris arranges for that as well) and I will ask them to replace the brakes if they are close to completely wearing out. The loss of a few millimeters of brake shoes is worth me having to go through this hassle again. I visited Doug (my old boss from Direct Computer) while I was at Perrysburg and we chatted for a while. Luckey had a good time playing with his son. Ever since I got back from our little excursion, I have been trying to get back into work and tweaking my crawler. I switch back and forth between my thesis and my code to keep my mind from falling asleep. Judging from the amount of productivity I have acheived today, tomorrow will be a busy day!