| ladies and gentlemen--a quick quiz
what does the word "rod" remind you of?
a. a movie?
b. a man?
c. a classic car?
d. a CAR ENGINE?
if you picked "d", then you are correct. yes.
what is the reason for this quiz, you might ask.
a weird noise.
a mechanic.
a 2003 toyota matrix.
$2500.00.
NOT MY FAULT!!!!
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| hey hey hey!! the excitement in my life is never-ending!!! my laptop and my ipod got stolen yesterday! woohoo! (and my south africa bag!) i am so beyond pissed. giselle's laptop and digital camera are gone too. from OUR HOUSE. IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FREAKING DAY. ugh. but! butbutbutbutbut! all is not lost. i have good news, my friends--my car is still ok. |
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| i had a flat today on the interstate. once again, absolutely nothing that i did. a freaking fluke. |
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| a 2003 toyota matrix.
dark blue.
beautiful.
absolutely unbelievable.
yes...goodbye to the saturn. FOREVER.
praise God. want to hear something funny, though? of course you do.
let me preface this by saying that it has been almost SIX YEARS since i have been in a wreck.
i haven't even had the matrix for twenty four hours. my side mirror hit a mailbox.
i wasn't speeding. i was paying complete attention to my surroundings! i wasn't messing the the radio or the volume or ANYTHING!! i was going 20 miles an hour. and now the mirror is cracked. oh. my. Lord.
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| so we're heading home on thursday morning...5:15 am to be exact.
the trip has had it's ups and downs, i'd say.
naples is kind of dirty. once you've seen one brick in pompeii, you've seen them all. but seeing something historic is pretty spectacular.
venice is full of gondolas and water. duh. and pigeons. it's so beautiful. i want to live there.
dubrovnik is breathtaking. seriously. it's full of castles and expensive shops.
sicily is absolutely perfect. it's full of olive oil, garlic, cheese, and cannolis. home sweet home. i'd be as big as a house if i stayed there more than a week. and i'd reek of garlic.
barcelona, for me, was peaceful. except for the skinned lamb heads in the market staring at you with glossy eyes and crooked teeth.
cannes is full of topless beaches that NEVER END and streets that are identical (to me, anyway). and really good kebabs. mom, ginger, and i got lost. yes. it was FUN.
tomorrow we're going to riomaggiore (sp??), italy to visit the place where my cousin died in 1999. my uncle is renting a car and driving us there. God help us. they don't have speed limits in italy.
hopefully, my other piece of luggage will arrive tomorrow...just in time for me to put it on the next place home (my first piece arrived the day before yesterday). gotta love delta. NOT. our luggage has been following us from port, to port, to port. these last two pieces haven't made it to a single port in time to be picked before the boat leaves. (mom and i are each STILL missing one piece.) honestly. why did i even pack a second suitcase??!!? truthfully, it just really pisses me off that i got my luggage four days before the end of a twelve day cruise. seriously. and i know that i shouldn't complain. i'm lucky to even be on this trip. crap. i'm lucky delta just lost my luggage and not me. i need to remember that and stop complaining.
it really has been a fun trip, though. i'm just ready for the familiar, i suppose. :)
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