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Oct. 7th, 2008
Mother Unit and My Sweet, Sweet Ride
Oct. 7th, 2008 10:08 pmFor the short time I was at home in between jobs, I checked my email and I had one from the Mother Unit entitled "Christmas." This is what it said: So…what are you and Tudi doing between Dec. 20 and 29? If it ain’t nuthin special do ya think I could pop in for a visit? If yes, I’ll go forward with travel plans. If no, you get a crummy Christmas card. ;-)
So I wrote her back and told her to go to aytch-ee-double-hockey-sticks. KIDDING! I wrote her back before I left for work and told her to absolutely plan on coming to visit. My only regret is that I'll have to work for a goodly part of the Unit's visit. But it'll be so good to see her. I've gotten to see the Mother Unit twice since the late 80s, both times when Aunt Tudi and I went out for me to reunite with the Grandmother Unit before her passing. Since the Father Unit's passing, I've been really keen on strengthening my relationship with the Mother Unit. Maybe this is a step in that direction. I hope so, because I do love my Mother and I regret our not being able to spend more time together. It's kinda hard to do when an entire nation separates us. Come December, our proximity will be much closer. So. SQUEE!
In other news, I turned my car over to Bradshaw's body shop so they can do the necessary repairs. Within ten minutes, a dude from Enterprise was there to pick me up to take me to the Enterprise office and set me up with a rental car. It didn't take long before I was in my new rental vehicle. I didn't have much to choose from, based on what the insurance company would cover and what Enterprise had to offer. I was at first given a choice between a Chevy Impala and a Kia Rondo, but the Chevy Impala was reserved for someone else, so I was given the choice of the 2009 Kia Rondo. At first I was a little underwhelmed because I really didn't want an SUV, but what choice did I have? It turns out that this tiny SUV gets 30 MPG on the highway, so it's not that bad and, again, what choice did I have?
I signed my paperwork, thanked the dude who picked me up and got me in the Rondo, and hit the road. Wow. I was so impressed with the smooooothness of this ride, and the sound system is beyond nifty. My iPod thanked me for getting into a wreck. It pissed me off to have to go into work when all I wanted to do was ride around town and nod knowingly at people when stopped at a red light, as though to say "Yeah, I know. This is one sweet, sweet ride."
In fact, that's my nickname for this vehicle: Sweet, Sweet Ride.
( cut for pictures of the Sweet, Sweet Ride )
So I wrote her back and told her to go to aytch-ee-double-hockey-sticks. KIDDING! I wrote her back before I left for work and told her to absolutely plan on coming to visit. My only regret is that I'll have to work for a goodly part of the Unit's visit. But it'll be so good to see her. I've gotten to see the Mother Unit twice since the late 80s, both times when Aunt Tudi and I went out for me to reunite with the Grandmother Unit before her passing. Since the Father Unit's passing, I've been really keen on strengthening my relationship with the Mother Unit. Maybe this is a step in that direction. I hope so, because I do love my Mother and I regret our not being able to spend more time together. It's kinda hard to do when an entire nation separates us. Come December, our proximity will be much closer. So. SQUEE!
In other news, I turned my car over to Bradshaw's body shop so they can do the necessary repairs. Within ten minutes, a dude from Enterprise was there to pick me up to take me to the Enterprise office and set me up with a rental car. It didn't take long before I was in my new rental vehicle. I didn't have much to choose from, based on what the insurance company would cover and what Enterprise had to offer. I was at first given a choice between a Chevy Impala and a Kia Rondo, but the Chevy Impala was reserved for someone else, so I was given the choice of the 2009 Kia Rondo. At first I was a little underwhelmed because I really didn't want an SUV, but what choice did I have? It turns out that this tiny SUV gets 30 MPG on the highway, so it's not that bad and, again, what choice did I have?
I signed my paperwork, thanked the dude who picked me up and got me in the Rondo, and hit the road. Wow. I was so impressed with the smooooothness of this ride, and the sound system is beyond nifty. My iPod thanked me for getting into a wreck. It pissed me off to have to go into work when all I wanted to do was ride around town and nod knowingly at people when stopped at a red light, as though to say "Yeah, I know. This is one sweet, sweet ride."
In fact, that's my nickname for this vehicle: Sweet, Sweet Ride.
( cut for pictures of the Sweet, Sweet Ride )
Another Theory
Oct. 7th, 2008 11:23 pmI believe I've discovered the reason behind America's economic collapse: Dubya is trying to make certain no one can afford to go see this movie.