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[giddygeek]

On Monday, I go pick up my new car. It's a Dodge Neon '05 and anyone who is rolling their eyes is told to go look at my bank account, then my old car with its broken axle (*sobs* Bonneville! How much I loved you!) and then roll their eyes again because I really think it's cute, even when it's directed at me.

I've composed probably a half dozen posts about the horrors of car shopping since I started doing it three weeks ago. Most of them are sort of vaguely incoherent. I spent a lot of time being really, really pissed off, plus I drove a Hyundai Accent. I'm pretty sure now that the twenty-fifth level of hell involves driving an Accent full of more salesmen than you could fit in a clown car, bugs in amber, cold molasses, glaciers, turtles, and a shiny flat highway you can never drive on because the bugs, molasses, glaciers and turtles are going so much faster than you that you can't merge--

Anyway.

Today, I cleaned out the Bonneville. So many things hoarded in that car! Directions to everywhere: if I want to get a really good hot dog, visit G. in NH, visit a college none of my friends attend anymore, visit the old (and old old) apartments of Sparklyjammers, get breakfast at the cool buffet place, see a movie in Albany NY or visit kerri_berri, I'm set! Plus I've got the Magnadoodle of Adventure! Four pairs of mittens! Three ice scrapers! A full-sized shovel! Rain coat in a bag! A computer monitor! A quilt, two sweaters, some socks, and 2 years worth of Christmas cards I never mailed--and all of that was just in the trunk, cause the rest of the car was never a good stashing place. I like to hide my mess. *G*

So on the one hand, omg I have a disorder and no wonder I can never find mittens when I need them--on the other hand, wow, I had a lot of really great adventures in the time I've owned the Bonneville. Sniff.

In other news, last night I ate alligator at the Mexican restaurant where we were celebrating a friend's birthday. The alligator tasted like chicken nuggets from McDonald's. And then my chimichunga tasted like tuna. Failed adventures in food are so tragic, man. Especially when they clean out your wallet. It was like getting mugged and not even having cool bruises to show for it later.

And now I go watch SGA, then Buffy. I'm halfway through Season 4--at this pace, I'll be caught up on the Joss shows sometime around 2012, and I'll finally be able to read behind the 2313918321 Serenity cut tags! Excellent.

Comments

[hammerhead22.livejournal.com]

My brother has about 130,000 miles on his Neon and still loves it. Great little cars for the price and good gas mileage. Congrats!

[giddygeek.livejournal.com]

Good, I'm glad to hear that. Everyone's been like '...dude. A Neon?' but I love it. It was dirt cheap and it's so cute and so me and SO much better than all the other inexpensive cars that I looked at. I'm excited! Thank you :)

[hammerhead22.livejournal.com]

I think they are awfully cute:) What color did you get?

[giddygeek.livejournal.com]

Dark grey, black interior. It's got a spoiler, which normally I don't go for, but it looks great on this car. And it had 2 miles on it when I took it for a test drive which was the best thing ever. I've always had used cars before--never anything with less than 80k miles! So I'm totally thrilled.

Expect a photo post. *grins!*

[hammerhead22.livejournal.com]

As you now know, there is nothing in the world like a new car. The smell, the clean floorboards, the shiny new instruments, the smell! I can't wait to see pictures:)

[neery.livejournal.com]

The alligator tasted like chicken nuggets from McDonald's.

I still find it really hard to believe that all the exotic/strange/disgusting meats (snake, alligator, ostrich, even human) are supposed to taste like either chicken or pork, considering that the "normal" meats taste nothing like each other. But since they're all either completely out of the question or way too expensive for my current budget, I guess I'll never know...

[giddygeek.livejournal.com]

Expensive, no kidding. It was like $15 for 6 skewers and each skewer had about an ounce of meat on it. And it didn't exactly taste like chicken--it tasted like a McDonald's chicken nugget, which is an entirely different creature. *grins*

Interesting, though. I'd try it again!

[neery.livejournal.com]

Well, in that case, I'd go with the chicken nuggets - same taste, fifteen times cheaper... But then, I'm not so keen on McDonald's, either. I'm one of those spoiled home-cooked-food snobs. *g*

[poohbearfpc.livejournal.com]

No its true - I ate frogs legs at a French restaurant and they tasted like chicken too.

And little Miss Alison - I had GOOD things to say about Neons!

Oh and btw - I am SO glad to hear that you never mail out XMas cards BECAUSE *I* never mail birthday cards. So you know what that means? It means between the two of us WE COULD OPEN A HALLMARK FRANCHISE AND NOT HAVE TO PURCHASE SUPPLIES!!!

[giddygeek.livejournal.com]

Maybe it's just the brain's way of qualifying an unusual taste sensation: hmm. Well, it's not entirely unfamiliar. What other kind of meat looks and isn't totally unlike this kind of meat? I know! Chicken and/or pork!

Also, you said 'at least it's not a Kia!' if I recall correctly! *grins at you*

OMG WE'D BE THE WORST HALLMARK EVER. Can you imagine? 'Why does this card have writing in it already?' 'SHUT UP AND BUY THE DAMN CARD! AND GIVE ME YOUR LUNCH MONEY WHILE YOU'RE AT IT!'

[neofsc25.livejournal.com]

wow........thats a store I'd visit...maybe if there was punch and pie....or wings ;-)

I have a ton of cards you guys can have to, a little whiteout....good as new

[giddygeek.livejournal.com]

LOL, no one goes to Hooters for wings, but they will go to Alison-and-Cait's-Hallmark-from-Hell for them? Awesome! And thanks for the cards. I'm sure they'll come in handy! Uh. Sort of. In our, uh, imaginary business. That we created in LJ comments. Um. Well, anyway, thanks. *grins*

[neofsc25.livejournal.com]

well they sure as hell won't be going for the cards LOL

I LOVE IT!

[poohbearfpc.livejournal.com]

Customer: Why does this card have "Happy Birthday Kerri" written on it?

Cait: Aww how sweet. I am sure Kerri will be very appreciative of it!

Customer: No...no I'm saying I didnt write this - its-its already written on the card...

Cait: Well sir, Alison and I would appreciate it if you didn't write on the cards before you bought them

Customer:NO! I didn't write this! There is writing on all your cards here! Like look - ::holds up a different card:: This one says "Merry Christmas Justin" WHO THE HELL IS JUSTIN?!

Cait: ::Blank Stare:: Sir - if you are going to write to all your alleged "fictitious" friends on our cards I am going to have to ask you to leave......

Re: I LOVE IT!

[giddygeek.livejournal.com]

Heeheehee! Oh, Caitlin, I love you. Clearly all your years of retail have served you well and made you very very evil.

I can't imagine a better quality in a business partner! ;-)

I also have a card that I made at a very thrilling co-workers stamping party--you know, like the sex toy parties, but with paper and glue sticks and $50 stamp sets? I tried to get all creative so that my cookie-cutter card wouldn't look like all the other cookie cutter cards and it came out kind of, um, unique, but if we can market used cards, I'm sure we can market repulsive ones too!

HEY!

[trishazilla.livejournal.com]

I loved my accent. Aside from hating it, that is. I wish I had it back now though. Lower car payment and small parking spaces in Hawaii. Bleh.

Re: HEY!

[giddygeek.livejournal.com]

This Accent I drove--Trisha, it was unbelievably bad. I didn't even want to drive it off the lot. We got about 50 ft down the road and I wanted to turn around but the salesman made me get on the highway, and I seriously didn't think we were going to hit 45 mph by the time we hit the next exit.

But your car was clearly different. It wore a bra! Therefore, it must've been a zippy little automobile! Uh. Please don't put me in a choke hold. Hurts. Owwie. Okay, good night.

[ropo.livejournal.com]

Hey, getting a brand new car is teh koooool! I've never had one in my life. (But I don't deserve one, so it's okay. I'm hard on cars.)

[giddygeek.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it is a total thrill. 2 miles when I test drove it! Insanity! But also, I've never had to make payments before either. Kind of terrifying. I walked in my parents' door after signing the paperwork and they were watching a television show about repossessions. You won't be shocked to realize I took that as a bad omen, I'm sure. *g*

But it's cool. I'm so excited! I can't wait to not use tanks and tanks of gas to get to work ever week!

[cute-bunny.livejournal.com]

You had some alligator too! I thought it tasted like over-boiled, chewy chicken. It wasn't as good as I thought it would be, but now I feel all cool for saying I tried some Louisiana Gator!

I remember being slightly dissappointed at the size of my meal, because it cost so much and we waited so long for it to come out. But I don't remember much because I passed the time by drinking many margaritas!!!! :P

[arallara.livejournal.com]

Hey, I just got a new car, too! Only mine is "new" in the sense that it's new to me, but in reality it's a 1987 Honda Civic wagon. But I love it!!! It's in really good shape, and it's really zippy, and it shifts and brakes so smoothly, and it's super super fun to drive. So I will not make fun of your Dodge Neon! Enjoy, and congratulations! *g*

(Also, it's so good to see you pop up on my friendslist! I miss yoooouuu!)