I was just leaving the office this morning to do the weekly grocery shopping when my mom called to tell me that Betsy the SuperJeep had been found and was, happily, still very driveable. I was so relieved that I didn't stop grinning for about twenty minutes.

The police found it parked on a corner near a grocery store, and no clue about who did it. They're some interesting thieves; they took out everything in the center console (fast-food napkins and a CD of Spanish music that would never play), my reuseable Target bag that I kept in the back, and everything in the glove compartment except for an old registration card and insurance card. Now I've got to get a replacement one from the DMV for... $17? I object. But that's nothing compared to the cost of getting, you know, another car.

Oh, and I have to get a new stereo. They didn't take the whole thing - only the faceplate (?) but it won't work without it. It wasn't a very good one, anyway; CD's were always getting stuck inside (the otherwise useless Spanish CD was good at prying them out).

Most outrageous, IMO: They smoked cigarettes in the car, and now Betsy smells like a musty ol' ashtray! How rude. My dad got the outside of the car washed already, but I'm taking it to get the inside cleaned tomorrow or Sunday.

All in all, a pretty damn good Friday. I got a few pizzas from Papa Murphy's for dinner, and while waiting (the place was seriously poppin' off) I walked down to Safeway for some snacks and drinks. I hate Safeway, mostly because of the way they try to make me get their club card. I shop at Safeway probably twice a year, and just don't want to deal with it. Today I had not only the cashier hassling me, but this old man in line behind me. "Once I saved thirty dollars with that card!" he said. Yeah, well, whatever.

Besides speaking too soon, I've also been putting my foot in my mouth way too often lately. One example from yesterday: My boss was in his office talking to someone on the phone, and pronounced my last name in a weird way. I said something about it to the secretary in what I thought was a quiet voice, but he heard me all right. At least he wasn't offended; it was actually all very hilarious, especially to the secretary. She was also very amused today when I called AT&T and talked to approximately five hundred different customer service reps and was disconnected twice. Life is too short to spend it on hold with phone companies.