I get a new car next week. That should be fun. I've never really felt like my car is my car, and I've taken to keeping my "car crap" in a box, so it's easy to move around without finding official places to store it.

Still, just as the car is showing signs of sawdust, plaster dust and crumbs - many crumbs, it's going to be replaced with an identical model, only about 20000 miles younger.

In other good news, my Newcastle tenant is staying on. I celebrated by advertising the house for other people to join him. He's only staying on a little extra, but enough to make me feel less poor for the next few days.