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| 07.28.04 (3:42 pm) [edit] |
Well, I found the perfect Jeep today. It was a 1998 Jeep Cherokee Sport in teal with 4 wheel drive and the inline six engine. The only thing that wasn't perfect is that it was an automatic, but the low mileage (75,000) helps balance it out in my mental equation.
Since last time I posted about this, I have managed to obtain a low-limit CapitalOne card, but apparently I still DO NOT have a Beacon score! Amazing! The lenders I contacted said CapitalOne appears on my report, but that's the only item, and I have no score at all. I can't get a loan for a Jeep with a selling price that is $1600 below Blue Book! I have $1000 down, and only need about $6000 financed. I have a VERY low expense-to-income ratio, so you'd think I'd be fine. But no, that damn Beacon still refuses to shine brightly.
Someone please leave a comment and say how they managed to obtain their first car loan. Remember, I have nobody to co-sign, and I need a car!
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| 07.03.04 (5:58 pm) [edit] |
Well, I've been reading on Google news (my favorite news compiler/syndicate lately) about all the security holes of Internet Explorer. I've done a strange thing (strange for me, anyhow): I have changed my default browser to Mozilla Firefox. I've always been a huge fan of IE, but I think this latest bout of worms that has exploited some serious security holes in the program has given me the nudge to rethink my affiliations.
I downloaded it at first to help me proof changes I was making to TroubletownRecords.com, but I ended up actually making it my default web browser. Everything shows up pretty well, with two exceptions (so far): the little pop-up ad windows on Yahoo! Geocities pages are not closeable in Mozilla, and my tBlog looks kind of odd. The lines under the links sort of float somewhere above where they should be, which is a really weird glitch. Aside from that, I like the Firefox GUI, and I definately support its open-source architecture.
I also switched versions of my AIM hack. I've been on AOL's instant messenger for years as AttorneyKid, but I always hated AOL's version of the program. I even volunteered as a beta tester for AOL Version 7.0 when it was still in its earliest stages, and the resulting computer disaster made me swear off AOL software for good. I tried Trillian and a couple of other AIM programs, and up until a couple of days ago I have been using AIM Version 4.8 with a very solid hack called MyIM. I decided to switch to Aimutation, and use the features of the current AIM 5.x version. It's a little glitchy, but I think Aimutation Version 2.0 will prove pretty solid when it comes out.
Oh, well. Enough computer geek rambling. I think my next entry will be about the decline of our national folklore, so keep an eye out for that one.
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