You Can't Even Tell, Really (Day 3382 - 2/27/19)

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The vlog starts out in Stephen and Mallory's car. Stephen says that they were driving and they heard a noise. Mal looked back and saw that the back window behind the driver's seat was down. Stephen tried to press the button to make the window go back up, but it didn't work. He says that at that time the window was still only slightly open. Stephen said that as they drove and hit bumps in the road, the window went down further to the point that it was halfway open. He says that halfway is the farthest the window can go down, so technically the window is all the way open. Stephen says they went to pick up mail at the post office and were planning to go to Lunch Bunch. However, since the window is halfway open, someone can reach in and steal the packages. So, they are going to head home and drop off the packages first. Stephen also says that their car is worthless now and even if it costs a small amount of money to fix the window, it wouldn't be worth it.

He says that he knows that the mileage of the car is almost 196,000 miles, so it makes sense that the car is breaking down. Stephen then says that they might have to get a new car. He wonders what they are going to do with the half open window since rain can get in. He says that they have to either buy a new car, get the window fixed, or cover up the window. Stephen said that might try and get a quote and see if it's expensive to fix the window. He said that he is not sure how the car window mechanism works, but it's probably a really old gear that broke.

There is then a transition to Lunch Bunch. Lunch Bunch was at some Mall Food Court with Dan, Jarrett, Lindsey, Roland, William, and Justin. Stephen said that it was Justin's first time at Lunch Bunch. He also said that a lot of people were asking what happened to Justin since he hasn't appeared on the vlog for a long time. Stephen and Mal then return home. Stephen says that it was nice seeing Justin and that Justin will start attending Lunch Bunch on Wednesdays so he will appear on the vlog more often.

He then gives an update about the car window situation. Stephen said that he called his dad since his dad knows a mechanic. The mechanic said that he can't do anything without a window regulator, so he told them to go buy a window regulator from a local auto parts store. Stephen said that he went to go buy it and a guy working there told them that they have window regulators for every type of window except for the one they needed. The guy told them that they would have to specially order it.

Stephen then wonders how they are going to cover the window. Mal said that the guy told them to cover it with saran wrap. Stephen then shows Mal taping saran wrap onto the open window. He said that it was much harder to put the saran wrap on the window because it's windy outside. Stephen then sarcastically says "You can't even tell, really" while looking at the saran wrapped window. The video then transitions to Mal playing Tetris 99 on her Nintendo Switch. Stephen says that Mal has been try to get 1st place in Tetris 99. Stephen says that he deleted Tetris 99 once he got 1st place since it was too big of a time sink long term. He then talks about how they called another auto parts store which had the window regulator they needed, so they are going to go pick it up tomorrow. Mal then says that it's going to rain tomorrow. Stephen says that they have covered the window to the best of their ability, so they will have to see what happens. He hopes the saran wrap won't break since rain would get in and make the car wet.

Stephen then mentions that he has a follow-up appointment with the ENT. He says that he hasn't really been mentioning it in the vlogs recently since he doesn't want to the vlog to just consist of him complaining about his vertigo. Stephen says that even though he hasn't been talking about it, he still feels the effect of vertigo everyday. Stephen then mentions that they there is a special thing tonight. Mal then repeatedly says that she doesn't know what the special thing is. Stephen says that she does know, but that she is too focused on playing Tetris 99.

Kit Kat Flavor Tried: Mainichi no Zeitaku (Everyday Luxury) with Strawberry Cheesecake

Stephen says that the Kit Kat smells exactly like strawberry cheesecake. He said that it tastes exactly like strawberry cheesecake too. Mal says that it tasted good.

Stephen then talks about the "special thing" he mentioned earlier. He says that his mom works at a spa in a hotel and the person who was responsible for making Lard Lad Donuts was giving them away to the hotel staff. So, Stephen's mom got a Lard Lad Donut and gave it to Stephen. Stephen says that the Lard Lad Dounts are from The Simpsons. He said that it was funny listening to his mom trying to explain the doughnut because she didn't know anything about The Simpsons. She was saying that the doughnut was from some cartoon and that Stephen probably knew what the cartoon is because he knows these things. Stephen's mom also said that the packaging of the doughnut has "the little man that eats the doughnuts".

Mal then says that they had built a Kwik-E-Mart on Broadway and a Simpsons themed theater (Aztec Theater). Mal mentions that they sell bigger versions of this doughnut at the Kwik-E-Mart and that they are dinner plate sized doughnuts. She also says that everything in the store is themed like the show. Stephen takes the doughnut out of the box and was surprised since he wasn't expecting it to be fresh. He then asks Mal about what Homer says in the Simpsons and he asks if Homer says "Marge get me a Brewsky! Wh-what's the name? Buff! Duff! Duff Beer!" Stephen says that Mal knows because she grew up watching The Simpsons. He says that he has only watched a couple episodes of The Simpsons. Stephen eats the doughnut and says that it is strangely fresh since he expected a packaged doughnut to not be fresh.

Stephen then talks about how he knows that the car has various problems. For example, it has trouble turning over, the car mileage is approaching 200,000 miles, the car makes weird noises, and now the window is stuck open. But, Stephen says if he can fix the car and get more value out of it then he is going to try.