Nick Postagulous
Friday, January 07, 2005
Winter is Just Plain Lame
Sometimes in the summer I think, hey, it sure would be nice if it wasn't so hot. Well, forget that. I don't like winter. It's not the cold that gets to me so much, though it does, it's the lack of light and thus my near constant depressiony type state.
I don't like to say that I'm depressed. I think that I should be able to rise above such a thing, and generally I do. But I get this funky, distant feel. It's hard to really get motivated. Plus, it's just dang cold in the winter and I hate that.
Nina
One of the things I've been lacking in motivation in is Nina-ness. Granted, I have a great time with her when I get home and before Alison gets home. But usually, I'll flee upstairs once Alison gets home. Also, I just haven't taken many pictures of Nina lately. In the last week I've only taken four. Usually, I take about 700 or so pictures a week.
Well, really, I've taken about 420 pictures, since the first, when we went on the mountain, I took a little over 410ish.
Blah
But generally, I've been blah. I still haven't spent all of my money I got for Christmas. Now, depression or no, that's very atypical of me. But, what the heck am I going to buy. I've got video games stacked up that I don't have time to play. I have at least ten projects I want to start around the house but don't have time to do them. And besides, those housey projects have budjets that don't come out of my Christmas/biweekly passification money.
For the Price of a Good Used Car
There is an ad on the radio for Suzuki. The ad claims that you can pick up a new Suzuki for the price of a "good used car." Well, what about used Suzukis? Aren't they cheaper than the new ones? Are Suzuki not good cars?
As for cars, there are certain ones I like. Sedans, I like the looks of the Caddilac CTS and the Chrysler 300c. I don't know that I'd want to own one, but they look cool. For station wagons, I like the Mazda 3 and the Dodge Magnum. I'd own the 3 in a heartbeat, but I probably wouldn't want something the size of the Magnum unless I got very old, very quick, or perhaps had some Great Danes or something. For coupes, I like the Mitsubishi Eclipse (though neighbor Kurt says they ride squishy) and the Toyota Celica. Both, however, I must say look better without the spoiler. I'd probably, in my little dream world, get the decked out Celica, so I could get the ground effects kit, but then have the spoiler removed.
As far as roadsters, honestly, I think I like the first generation Miata best. Good think I own one, eh? But I wish I had time and more money to spend on the little thing. With more time/money, I'd have those shocks sitting in the garage already installed. I'll have a new top soon, mainly because the top now leaks not just on me, but on Nina, and Alison is fired up about me getting a new top. And I'd really like to put a few thousand into a supercharger for it. Maybe get it painted a Avacado mettalic. Go a one up on the wheels and keep super gummy, run out every other oil change tires.
And as far as smart cars that actually make sense, I like the Scion xA. The Mazda 3 makes sense too, but with my "build your own 3" car ending up being $23,000, I doubt I'll ever find that on the used market.
Oh, and Saturns. Yeah, boring but quite smart. Traction control is something I'd like to have.
