So, it's been a mixture of rain and sleet today. There's snow on the ground, but it's too warm for the precipitation coming down to take snow form. There might have been a minute or two of light fluffy snow, but it didn't last. It'll probably turn into snow once the sun goes down which is any minute now. Yes, the sun goes down before 4:30 here... Depressing, I know.
My car went into the car shop to get looked at and fixed. Turns out the place that replaced the tires last year never balanced the tires. Makes me really mad because I had to cough up $200 to replace the now warped tires. It really urks me that people try to get things done as quick and as cheap as possible without taking a moment to make sure they're doing it right. Oh well, I live. And I let go.
I watched a movie today that I don't recommend. But the story of it went along the lines of how living by the law and doing the right thing doesn't always return the value you can get when taking shortcuts in life. It's based on a true story. A guy who had just gotten released from prison was trying to stay sober and get back on track with his family. Out of desperation from his son not talking to him, he asked, "What do you want from me?" His son replied, "I want you to stay sober. And I don't want you to leave us again." Then his bad-influence friend talked about a armored-car heist that would let them retire rich. The guy backed out of it in the end and went back to his can't-even-make-ends-meet job while his friend robbed the car. So, it was a little sad, but I'm happy the guy did the right thing in the end. It shows that his son mattered more to him than the money and 'easy life.'
And I finished my Vampire Academy book. The series is over. I'm a little sad. I felt a disconnect with this book. Granted, I'm a full time worker and had to read the book in the evenings when I was super tired. And instead of reading it in a day like I could with the other books, this one took me four days. The book did not end how I wanted it to end, but I'm okay with the ending I guess. It didn't all wrap-up in the end and there was no honky-dory happy ending to wrap it up either. And then it was over.
I love reading books, and I always can't wait to finish them. But once they're over, I get a feeling of, "That's it?" And then I'm a little depressed because I'm done with the book and it's over. But then I find another book to read (which I need to do). I think the moral of the story for me is "It's not the ending that matters but how you get there."
Off to the next book. Maybe I'll pick something up right away (or take another big break like I've been doing recently).
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