Today, is the fifth day since the alternator in the Rodeo started going bad. It is intermittent, and keeps going out. We bought a new alternator for the Rodeo. Honestly, though I think the new alternator will just go bad in six months. I have KCBI off, now. Because I don’t like how things are going right now. I called the Navy, and got a voicemail for HM1. He is supposed to call me back. Meanwhile, for lunch I had Whataburger. The number 13, which is the Whatachicken strips. Yum. WordPress doesn’t know what Whatachicken is. But it is ok, I just ordered it. Then, I stopped at MR. T’s (The Lake Shop) and bought cigarettes.
I was almost out, so I bought a package of cigarettes. Ought to last me for about a day. When I don’t have to work I usually smoke less. But somedays, I just smoke and smoke. I think today is not an “I smoke and smoke” kind of day. Even though I have been thinking about Stephanie again, so it is hard to tell. I sure miss you, Stephanie. Wish we could chat.
Anyways, The Rodeo’s alternator went out. I believe it was Friday. Right before work. My Dad ended up taking me to work, and picking me up after I got relieved. The next day, my Dad encouraged me to drive the Rodeo. It seemed fine to him, the alternator light didn’t come on. The lights that come on for the alternator are the brake light and the battery light, for the Isuzu Rodeo. So, anyways, the battery died later that day, because I was running it thinking it would be ok. But in the end the battery died, so my Dad brought a freshly charged battery out. I just kept from running the battery until it was time to leave.
When it was time to leave, the alternator had cooled. I think. So, I drove home, no problems. But the brake light and battery light flashed on for a bit as I drove home. My Dad drove it again, the next day, same thing happened. He tried taking it to O’Reilly Auto Parts, to get the alternator tested. But the light stayed off again. So, he encouraged me to drive it to work, and not idle the Rodeo. So, I spent a large part of the day in the heat. I was able to sit inside UNIS for a while. But then, Charles came, and I wasn’t sure what he thought of me sitting in there. So, I left and started roving again. By this time it was much hotter, and I kept on having to wipe my eyes of the sweat.
This was on Sunday, so my last working day. I went and was able to make it to QT to get coffee, and some snacks. Which kept me until the morning. After Charles left, I went back into the cool air in UNIS. I waited to see if anyone else would come, but no one did. So, later that night I was able to charge my phone in UNIS. Instead of charging it using the Rodeo, then I went out and watered the bushes that I found that were dying. I did this three times.
The other day, we went by O’Reilly’s to get it tested again, but the lights didn’t come on. Instead we bought a new alternator to replace the defective one. But I am thinking, that we will need to do it again in six months. Milt’s Auto is going to replace the alternator on Wednesday. They said they would get to it, before the close of business. My Dad made an appointment, this is when I found out he is going out of town for the weekend.
I talked to my therapist, Mrs. Vicki Walls, and Taher today. I went on and on about Stephanie. Her name is no longer Stephanie, but she does not allow me to call her by her new name. As she said “Hearing Stephanie is light a kick in the gut” I am remise to even call her a name. Maybe I should just call her by her pronoun until we get this thing sorted out. She made me think that Persephone was a different person. So, I am a little bit confused when I write about her. Stephanie. Thats like my favorite name too. I like the “ph” sound, and how it is done using two letters. I have seen the name “Tiffany”, which does have the “ph” sound, but not the “ph”, that I have ever seen. So, I think that she is a genius because of that name. I wish she would let me catch up with her, so I could understand about her new name. I really like it. It keeps the “ph” sound, but almost has it at the beginning too. Double the genius, if you ask me.
Well, I have made it clear, that I miss Stephanie. But does she miss me? I wish I could know that. Then, maybe it would break my heart enough so that I wouldn’t think about her. Because of my intent to pursue this matter, I have made a video. I am uploading it to YouTube right now, and once it is uploaded I will share it here. It really just says, “I miss you Stephanie!”. You are my yen to the yang. I would like to say that you a truly a blessing from God. But you lied to me, and I am hurt by it. Nevertheless, I miss you!
I called about the Navy today. I got the voice mail of an HM1, and I left a voice message. I let the reason I am calling, and my phone number. I hope to hear back from HM1. This MRR has really muddled things up with the Navy. Oh, well. I still managed to see Top Gun: Maverick , with Tom Cruise. It was such a good film, it is clear Tom put a lot of work into it.
Here is a video I made about you, Steph. I miss you. I used to could write a small book about you. Now, it seems as though my cousin could write a New York Times Best seller about you. You always made Texas seem special. You even made being alive feel special. I hope you like the video.










