Amazingly enough, they did plan on charging me for that, but when the phone person said,"Well, I'll have to clear it with my manager." I assured her,"You should do that." On top of it, they told me I had to have the alternator installed before I brought in the car, in order for them to find the stupid short, and had the sense of humor to offer to install a factory direct Nissan alternator to the tune of $400. I let them know that I had a warranty on the alternator currently installed and that I had no intention of buying a second one for $400, when I'd already bought one for $200, for a car I intended to get rid of in a year. I also let them know I was more than a little irate about being sent home empty-handed after I'd warned them that the alternator was going out when I made the blinkin' appointment. I hate stupid people.

It was all I could do not to rip someone a new asshole at the car dealership yesterday.

On top of that, the university has further fucked up my pay. The benefits I had removed and then replaced got paid, but then the car insurance I already called and paid to the insurance company directly, got removed from my pay. I called payroll and bitched. They agreed it sucked and said they'll refund that payment,as soon as possible, which is university speak for "when we feel like it, buttslut. In the meantime, bend over and howl, bitch." In addition, the insurance company insists they haven't been paid. When in fact, they have.

I'd like to unilaterally tell the corporations, large universities and assorted other bureacracies to bite me.

I'd like my payroll paid now... in advance...I'll pay the deductions by hand, when I deign it appropriate. Otherwise, I think they can all eat shit and die.

How dare I go and have a baby? What the hell was I thinking? Love, schmove. There's bureacracy to be run. Red tape to wrap in. Pointless phonecalls to helpless peons caught in the machinery of the conglomerates they work for. What the hell was I thinking?

The only thing that's pretty cool is that rent-a-wreck has given me a weekly rate, which will make the whole transportation thing a lot more affordable. And I'm not going back to the dealer until I get paid on the first. For that matter, I'm not sure I'm going back to that dealer.