David and Goliaths
Moments after merging onto the Dulles Toll Road today, I saw two gorgeous cars screaming towards me in my rearview mirror. [caption id="attachment_2415" align="aligncenter" width="400" caption="In red, that's a Ferrari 458 Italia, MSRP approximately $230k."][/caption] [caption id="attachment_2417" align="aligncenter" width="400" caption="In silver, that's a Ferrari California, MSRP approximately $192k."][/caption] And then there was me in my M Coupe (MSRP approximately nowhere near six figures), all "fuck yeah, bitches, let's go!" Suffice to say it was the high point of my life as a car enthusiast thus far and that the drive was worth every penny paid in tolls. As things, uh, quieted down just before the main toll plaza, I rolled alongside the silver one to smile and give a thumbs up like a huge dork, and was met with happy waves from the grinning pretty boys inside. So much of the time, life is all bills, work, chores, responsibilities, and so ...continue reading.
Happy Valentine’s Day!
I love Valentine's Day. Candy, flowers, sweet things, red and pink, bubbles, ribbons, sparkles, puppies...I want to be marinated in this festive crap. I'm serious; I'm even sitting here wearing a ridiculous flower in my hair: Okay. That's too much. My teeth hurt from all of that sweetness. And to be honest, I grabbed that flower off one of my Chanel boxes and superglued it to a hair clip while riding the trainer this morning. So really, this is probably more appropriate: But it's still a great holiday. What? You hate it and think it's manufactured by Hallmark? That's so original! You must be the first person ever to boldly make that assertion! It's a good thing that there are no other holidays that are over-commercialized [Christmas, Easter, Fourth of July, Halloween, Every Other Holiday That Is An Excuse To Sell Cars At A Discount]. However, while you are taking ...continue reading.
Snippets
[1] On Monday, some tremendous asshole person in the parking lot of my office opened their car door into mine and left scuffs and red paint. I love my car and try to keep it pristine, so this was very upsetting. By Tuesday, attempts to locate the perpetrator had failed and I whined to a friend by email, saying that it had made me cranky for the past two days. He replied, "Somewhere in Africa, a child is without food..." [2] When I got home from work today, I asked the dogs, "Ready to go outside?" But then I stopped for a moment to put my groceries away and when I turned around to the open door of the refrigerator, Scout was trying to find a way to climb in. I guess when you are blind and it is winter, an open door through which cold air is coming seems like ...continue reading.
Overheard at work:
"This is my roadkill jacket. It's like a dead skunk glued to my back that I paid a lot of money for."