Posts Tagged ‘NERD’
QUICK AND DIRTY
So, this week, my car is in the shop. “Betty” is a 1991 VW Jetta and I love her. She is the only steady woman in my life who is always there for me, gets me where I need to go, with no complaints, keeps me safe, and gives me thrills that rival playland when I want them. I always cracked jokes about men who loved their cars. I never understood how they could love something made of metal, that was just a tool to get from somehere to someplace else. Boy.. I was wrong. There is something about Betty. She treats me really well, but also gives female passengers (and females ONLY for some reason) a small electrical shock as they get in. She’s a bit of the jealous type, but I like that. It shows she cares.
anyway, I digress… I needed a new clutch, brakes, and possibly a new starter. I know an excellent mechanic shop in Kelowna, so on Monday, I drove up there early in the morning, rented a car, and came back just after dinner. I love a good, short, Canadian road-trip.
The car I got… was this. 1995. Hideous… fake wood accents and all. Now, it’s like driving a Lay-Z-Boy, and moves about as fast. Plus, there is something demoralizing about driving a car that seems like it belongs either in Fargo, or in a low-budget TV movie about 3rd string New Jersey gangsters. The ONE redeeming feature is that because it only has a tape-deck, I get to listen to the only tape that I own that works in it… Some old, awesome Rock N Roll. Betty should be in the shop for a week, and then I am getting her back. The repairs should be easy and quick, and I can’t thank the mechanics enough for taking care of my baby. Friday can’t come soon enough. Betty, I miss you.
In the mean time, I have been thinking a lame amount about this woman (name unknown).
She is beautiful, well-spoken, loves Star Wars, and can make the same Chewbacca noise that I can. I think I might be in love.