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Today I finally finished the week-long ordeal of repairing my 1999 Honda CR-V to get it ready for sale. It's generally in very good condition, so I'm polishing all the rough edges so I can get top dollar for it. The biggest task was replacing all four struts, which I had never done before. Thousands of brutal, greasy ratchet turns later, and I'm finished. I had to install the equivalent of six shocks rather than four, because I had to re-do two of them almost completely due to various first-timer errors. It now rides like it was brand new, however, so the effort was well worth it. The previous Pronounced Bouncing Wobble it was doing was definitely a sale preventer.

The other issue I was trying to solve was the downstream oxygen sensor saying that the catalytic converter wasn't working. I replaced the sensor today and reset the computer, hoping to God that it was the sensor that was broken and not the catalytic converter itself. Previously the Check Engine light would come on after around 45 miles, and the round trip to dirtwitch's place was over 70, and it *didn't* *come* *on*.

That, at least, I'm ecstatic about.

The thing I'm less happy about is dropping off the Loki Dog at dirtwitch's house for a weekend visit. It was a much shorter visit later in the day, and everyone but Loki was tired and cranky, but this should tell us whether on not Loki will really fit in in his new home.

Inspired by virgogrrl77, I decided it was high time to get a baby sling for my Italian Greyhound Loki. I daresay I have found one that could even be described as "masculine." Not a single colorful giraffe in evidence!



I don't really have "drinking buddies" per-se, but if I did, I'm sure they'd be very supportive.

It's time to go a sports bar. Too bad I didn't own this yesterday. We could have watched Slash rise up out of the stage *together*.

Tonight I pulled out my performance setup and plugged it into the home theater system. I wanted to see and hear it big and live as it will be on stage, and also start working bugs out of the system. Although I've ordered a Rocktron MIDI Mate pedalboard, it hasn't arrived yet, so I'm still using my keyboard for triggering.

The dogs were *very* confused.
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My puppy should be coming home tomorrow with a cybernetic implant holding his bones together. The surgery today went very well, and odds for full recovery are high. On the downside, Loki's going to have live almost entirely in his crate for the next 6-8 weeks, which can't be good for anyone involved.

Poor puppy!

...when I accuse Loki of being a Thief, he attempts to convince me that he is instead a Cutie-Pie.

Here's a picture of my *real* puppy.