I got a car! Who could have guessed that I would want a car on Thursday and get one on Saturday?? Not me!


Like my favorite rapper Trina says, I'm the same woman, Mercedes or the Civic. So, I got a Civic. I saw it. It was blue. I had to have it. Mechanically, everything is great so I'm planning to drive this baby until it won't drive no mo'.


I found it at a used car lot all the way up in Oceanside. I forgot to bring a check or anything so the salesman followed me all the way home (about 30 miles) to get it.

You might notice that there's no license plate in the front. There's one in the back, but I'm pretty sure the law is that you need both. Hopefully the DMV can get me the hook-ups on that.

Last night, I let Brian drive a little bit, and he noticed a weird knocking sound. Now that's one of the worst things you can hear in a car, a knocking sound. I got really worried because I hadn't heard that during the test drive. Then I realized that the knocking was coming from the trunk. I looked inside and found that the tire-changing tools were loosely scattered under the trunk, and they were causing the knocking. What a scare!

Anyway, thanks to all of you who have ever given me rides or listened to me rant about the bus! Now it's your turn to call ME when you need a ride.

In other news, my current obsession is watching youtube videos of "Starting Over" featuring Vanessa Atler. SO was a daytime reality show about women who need help to make a change in their lives. Vanessa Atler was a famous gymnast who peaked in a non-Olympic year and eventually had a dramatic breakdown at the 2000 Olympic trials. If you ever saw the Lifetime gymnastics movie, "Little Girls in Pretty Boxes," she did the gymnastics stunts for it. Well, someone uploaded ALL of Nessa's segments from the show, and they are fascinating to watch. You can start here.