*kitten rocket pack*

• We learned that if you use the wrong batter in the (metaphorical) cupcake, nothing obviously goes wrong, just things start silently shitting themselves (metaphorically) later.
• We learned that my mechanic really wasn't kidding about that dodgy battery.
• We learned that I have in fact memorized the number for workplace security (they actually make it really easy on purpose).
• We learned that security does in fact do jumpstarts.
• We learned that my reaction to this is an impulsively blurted "I love you" to the (very amused) security guy doing the telephone tree thing.
• We learned that an actively dodgy battery results in -- oh gosh -- the Check Engine light turning the hell on.
• We learned that I can in fact walk someone generally internet-competent who has never touched a Bugzilla before through getting to it, creating an account and logging in, and finding a specific bug. (Not actually related to work, but it seems that norabombay has Feelings about the running of communities, and I'm working on a Thing.)
• We learned that my friendly neighborhood Spider-Man O RLY auto parts store is open at least until 9.
• We learned that even though I did not have the receipt on me, O'Reilly keeps a log of battery purchases by phone number, and the fact that my last battery died on Thanksgiving meant that I bought the battery the day after meant easier for the dude to search.
• We learned that when the more experienced dude says to the less experienced dude, "Dude, it's *boiling*," this means the old battery totally needs replacing.
• We learned that what was about an hour of trial, error, and swearing for me was less than five minutes for the dude (who did not appear to have an electricity phobia).
• We learned that when the problem was in fact the seriously fucking dodgy battery, the check engine light then goes *off* after it's been replaced.

In non-work news, I had a wonderful bad idea: what happens if I make orange-lime jello shots with Mountain Dew and vodka? Possibly also with a little added caffeine?

I may be referring to http://www.myscienceproject.org/j-shot.html over the course of the experiment.

Plans currently involve:

• Stopping by the supermarket on a probably-foggy evening
• Variously citrus jello
• I already have some of the good Dew with the real sugar
• I already have some vodka left over from the fruit infusions
• I already have caffeine
• Suitable vessels
• Some mixing time
• Some chilling time
• Some time with absoluuuutely no place to be for SOME TIME FOLLOWING.