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[grrgoyl]

My car got broken into last night at work.

I even saw the fuckers, a half hour before the end of my shift, through the slats of the fence surrounding the exercise yard. Saw them pull into the parking lot, maybe just turning around, except their headlights were off. "Hmmmm, that's weird," I thought.

It was only when I got in my car to leave that I noticed all the crap that normally lives in my glove compartment was now strewn over my front seat and floor, commingling with the glittering remains of my passenger window. Fuck. Fuck. FUCK.

Was it worth the effort? They got my wallet, the only contents of which I cared about were my debit card (immediately cancelled) and my driver's license (I hated my picture anyway). Plus a partially punched card from Panda Express, good for one free bowl of soup or one eggroll. LIVE IT UP. And my iPod, stuck in the pocket of my messenger bag and left in the car literally for the first time since starting the job. Oh, the cold, uncaring, almost hilarious statistical improbabilities. I wish I could have seen the look on their faces as they pulled it greedily from the bag, only to see in the light of day how it's all scratched and scuffed to shit. Yeah, HIGH resale value there.

They were thoughtful enough to leave my hat and gloves for the frigid drive home, as well as my employer's letter to the IRS which to me is worth about $2,000.

After calling my bank I called the police, who told me to file my report online. Naturally I remember nothing that would be remotely helpful in tracking down the perps except a car color and vague shape, but I had to try. The injustice and personal feelings of violation are almost too great to bear (but are proving too much for Tery, who has a liberal side helping of guilt to boot. She said I could quit if I wanted, but ironically now I need the second job more than ever to buy another iPod).

Thus I have to waste precious time this holdiay shopping season waiting for a replacement debit card, not to mention stress about getting a photo ID in time to board a plane in about 2 weeks. Ho ho ho!!



However, all is not lost. I know I swore not to overload people with adorable Frances pics but, well, this one makes me smile:

Yeah, she's having a really hard time getting comfortable in our house

Comments

[swankyfunk.livejournal.com]

Motherfuckers! May they spend 24 hours in a locked room with Honus.

[grrgoyl.livejournal.com]

Ha! You know, Honus was there Fri night, so doped up and docile that he actually earned treats from me. The break-in must have been the universe restoring equilibrium.

[swankyfunk.livejournal.com]

Ahhh the universe is a harsh mistress.

[vagynafondue.livejournal.com]

Oh FUCK. I know this is such the obvious statement, but damn that sucks! As if the holidays aren't stressful enough.

Frances is so cute! When my cat sinistermitch had her first litter, she had calico twins, girls, that I named Bob and Frances. But "Frances" was meant to be said like Pee Wee in Pee Wee's Big Adventure after he realizes it was Frances who stole his bike.

Francesss.

[grrgoyl.livejournal.com]

It IS obvious, but it certainly bears repeating. I mean, where's the justice in me working two jobs to have nice things if some punk can just come along and take them like that?

Heeee! Calico twins. We love calico kitties!

[metatronis.livejournal.com]

Ugh, that's awful! I hope your new card zooms over to you as soon as possible.

Aww, kitty! She's in the exact same position that my puppy was when we were eating Thanksgiving dinner. He watched us bitterly from the couch, even though he never eats food when we TRY to feed him.

[grrgoyl.livejournal.com]

I know! I feel naked and poor without my debit card. She goes with me wherever I go. : (

You're lucky. Frances, it turns out, is a hellbeast of a beggar. I caught Tery sneaking her bites and flipped out, because now she'll never stop.

[life-on-stage.livejournal.com]

Bastards.

But, if it's any consolation.... I have an ipod which I don't think I'll ever be using. I got it two years ago or so for christmas and I've never done anything with it. I'm just happy with a cd player. If you'd like it, let me know. It's not anything fancy, just the original type of music-only ipod. It's out of the box, but everything is still packaged together. I'm so untechnological. All my cell phone does is *gasp* call people! Teh HORRORS!!!!!11!!!11!1!!!!!!!!

And poor Frances, she looks completely unhappy. Clearly you're horrible kitty parents.

[grrgoyl.livejournal.com]

Wow, that's awfully kind of you Jess, but to be honest I've fallen in love with the Nano and can't imagine owning anything bigger now. You should sell it on eBay, even well-used units go for close to retail value.

Yep. You can tell she just curses the day we dragged her out of the pet store, away from the cage she shared with two other cats that hogged the water dish. ; )

[kavieshana.livejournal.com]

The Nano, really? How do you function with less than 6,000 songs?

I can't believe I missed this post before! I'm terrible sorry about your lost bowl of soup.

[grrgoyl.livejournal.com]

I work from home 5 days a week, and am never more than 12 hours away from my computer. The only reason I could justify the Nano in the first place was because of a trip to England I might take some time in the unforeseeable future. 6,000 songs? Crikey. I've never gone over the halfway mark on the Nano's 500 capacity. I don't even think I KNOW 6,000 songs.

S'okay. I just thought you were terribly busy. Or perhaps had been struck by the mysterious LJ virus that deletes only your most interesting friends' posts from your f-page.

[kavieshana.livejournal.com]

I've just had to uncheck half of my iTunes library because I ran out of room on my 30-Gig. Of course that includes podcasts, but I'm sure I've got at least 6,000 songs. It might be a bit excessive, but I take my iPod everywhere and I need to be prepared in case the urge to listen to some Flock of Seagulls hits me.

Oh, I have been! I've barely had time to respond to things in my inbox. I hate this season.

[grrgoyl.livejournal.com]

I suppose if I had all that space I'd put all my CDs on there. I can see the appeal in being able to indulge every musical whim the second it hits you. For now though I'm more turned on by impossibly small electronics that perform beyond expectations.

[ms-hecubus.livejournal.com]

I remember my friend's sister-in-law had her purse stolen while visiting from Florida. The airlines have proceedures in place for such contingencies and she was able to fly even without the photo ID. Of course I can't remember what she had to do to be able to fly, but you could probably talk to the airline and find out.

[grrgoyl.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the advice, but it happens today I went to DMV and they assured me I could use my temporary license in conjunction with my expired card (which as luck would have it I found under the passenger seat this morning) if I had to.