check

washed car twice since she's been home - yes

joined a mini motoring group - yes. nerd.

going on my first mini motoring group event - in a few more weeks

burned through a tank of gas in 4 days - yes. must slow down.

still calling my car she even though she's been named spike - yes

new vanity plates - few more weeks till they get here!

need to see a therapist about my mini love - I really should.



I just love that damn car. if I could I would put her in the house. little ferris bueller action. I did hear that house was for sale.




mini love

there she is!

they showcase your car at the front like a little rockstar. the shiny little plaque says who her owner is and that she's being picked up that day.

how cute is that???



she's home! how's that for an awesome parking job?




yeah. I'm cool. with my cool parking skillz.

that's damn funny

freaking love the new mini! it is most definitely very very zippy. however, after driving it for over a week I have come to the following conclusion.

I am entirely to stoopid for the car.


case in point: I wanted to modify some of the personal settings associated with my key. and all I managed to do was reset the settings that my motoring adviser put in for me and screw the time on the clock so that it's now 5 minutes behind.


I have read the manual. AND...watched the "get to know" your mini video three times now.

and still. my stoopidity runs rampant.

my doors no longer lock when I start to drive. my blinker won't blink three times when I want to pass someone. my day time running lights don't go on.


I think mini annapolis is running a self help class on monday for people who keep pushing the buttons in the car with no rhyme or reason.




I'll be there! 5 minutes late of course.

yeah. that's right.

so cute, makes me want to squeeze him tight.

he doesn't really like it when I do that though.




what? at least I don't call him george.

making the snoopy dance sad.

going to pick up the mini. I mean. MY mini. tough to change the mindset there. picking up my mini tomorrow.

there has been a bit of sadness about trading the beetle in. all week I've been riding with the top down. tomorrow morning will be our last ride. it seems silly to be so bummed about seeing my little beetle go. but it's there. she was my first new car. she took car of me. we zipped around all kinds of fools on the highway. we sang ting tings songs really loudly together. she rocked the "just hanging by the ocean" look. we went to sonic together for pete's sake. "the man" won't let me keep two cars. said it's INSANE for me to have two cars. hello. how long has he known me? I swear it's like he's in denial.

I'm also the person who felt sad for the lamp out in the rain in that ikea commercial. yeah.




hate being a girl sometimes.

tee hee

my mini is currently in production.

tee hee
hehhehe

the waiting is excruciating.



so yeah. the house selling thing kind of went south. the a/c unit died. it was circa 1970s. so we dropped a chunk of dough on that sucker. let me tell you. if the new house doesn't have a trane I'll consider it unlivable.

I've been basking in the luxury of chilly air....and it's only set at 74 degrees. hello. I can't believe I was toiling away with a 1970s a/c unit for so long.

what is wrong with me!

incident number 2 was the last straw. we had a massive water leak/river flowing through all three levels of the house. which meant drywall work had to happen. and I said THAT IS IT. we're not moving. I can't take it ANYMORE. I hate painting.



instead of a house. we bought new cars. though mine has to be born from my surrogate u.k. manufacturer.

I'm very excited. her delivery is set for mid-july. it'll be an early birthday present!



in about a year we'll evaluate the whole moving thing. and maybe by then we can have 20% down saved up.



though, I have my eye on a new couch.