I bought a shiny car, so, of course, it’s not just raining today but SNOWING. With hail mixed in. The hell? The weatherman warned us about this when, exactly? I seem to recall the weather report saying something about no precipitation and a high of 44. Not exactly toasty, but SNOW??? The hell?
Good thing those heated seats are gonna keep my butt warm…
Oh my fucking god, people, I just Bought A Car!!! A real one! Not some crappy piece of crap to get me to work, but a Real Car. With options and stuff. Like leather seats. Heated leather seats. And a sun roof. And… uh… a TURBO. Dood. It’s all zippy and stuff. And low profile tires, and real suspension, and… did I mention the heated seats? Yeah, baby! A warm butt for the first time in my whole life! I am WAY too excited about this.
I’ll post a picture (or several, really) tomorrow when there’s daylight.
Wonder when the feeling that vomit is iminent is going to go away? I swear I’m never buying another car. And definitely not a house. Eesh. The stress would kill me.
oh, yeah, it’s a 2000 VW Beetle. Black on black. I gotta go look at it again…
That’s right, baby. Here at Beavercraft, it’s all dork, all the time!
Ok, maybe not, but today? Dorkville. Or maybe just Nerdville. It’s hard to tell some days.
Next friday, February 11th, is the (semi-unofficial) start of the local TSD rally season! I, sadly, still do not have a regular driver, but I hope to remedy that early in the season this year and get some prime rally time in.
I can see the vast majority of you scratching your heads and wondering just what the fuck I’m talking about, so I’ll briefly explain:
TSD stands for Time Speed Distance. Rally is self explanatory, no? TSD rallies are (generally) done on pavement, at or below posted speed limits, and are not about getting to the end before your competitors. For the Friday nighters, it’s all about observation and following directions EXACTLY, and being able to figure out very cryptic directions that are designed to throw you off track. For the Monte Carlo rallies it’s all about the math. The goal for both is to get from point A to point B in exactly the right amount of time. Without knowing what that exact amount of time is. That’s where the direction following comes in. And the math.
(if you’re even remotely interested, LOTS more info can be found here, and here, and here, here, here, and here. That last one is the team I rally with when I have a driver.) It’s the nerd sport to end all nerd sports! It’s chess with moving vehicles!
Any of you local NW’ers want to learn? I’m a decent navigator, and I’ve never puked during a rally (yet - there’s always time). Drop me a line!
I. Can. Not. Wait.
And yes, I realize just exactly how dorky that really proves me to be. But c’mon! Those bad pastel suits? That bad blue filter? The bad synthesizer music? You KNOW you loved it. You know you’re jealous.
Quick! Hie thee over to Amyville and getcherself some sushi stitch markers! I saw them on Froggy’s site , and had to have some. They arrived SO freakin’ fast, and oh, holy crap, they’re a million times cuter up close and in person than the pictures could ever show. Run! Don’t walk! Do it noooooowwwwww.
