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Friday, May 09, 2008

So, here I was writing about Carlita and how her nap time has evolved over the (soon multiple) year, when Jelly Man calls me and totally throws me for a loop.

First, it’s unusual for him to call me. We text most of the time when we are apart, mostly nonsense at that. But he called.

And then he told me he just got us a new car.

And then I had to pick up my jaw from my lap, and gingerly put it back in its proper place, so I could ask him;

Bla bla blaeurgh, eurgh herh, erm, sorry come again?

This is what I get for cohabitating and procreating with an Aquarius.

Now, don’t get me wrong. We have had our current car since 2001. Jelly Man actually bought it a few months before we got together, and it has served us pretty well, if you just choose to ignore the couple of times the exhaust pipe fell off mid-drive (yes, it happened at least twice, that I can remember), and considering it is a Lada I’m glad it has lasted us this long - lets not kid ourselves, a new car has been on the to-do list for quite some time now. And because it is Jelly Man who drives the car, it is only fair he gets to pick a suitable one.

I just wish I’d get some time to prepare, and maybe, just maybe the illusion of having some say in what kind of car we’ll be seen in in the next couple of years.

Apparently it’s some cheap Japanese thang that he is buying off a work buddy. White, no less. Gawd, I can’t believe we are going to be driving around in a white car, white! Our so far failed attempts at keeping a clean car will henceforth be visible failed attempts, as the green Lada blends in with our surroundings like nobody’s business, and white most definitely doesn’t.

It should be noted that the Lada nearly failed our last annual car inspection, and that any car is better than no car, white or not. And I’d be lying if I wasn’t excited at a new car, even if it isn’t NEW, new. But I am also slightly nerved out. What if I hate it? Also, how much you want to bet that Jelly Man is going to get pulled over twice as much with this flashy white machine?*

*Apparently, a green hunchback** Lada is the least offensive vehicle you could possibly find, and cops wouldn’t want to poke it with a stick, much less talk to the person driving it. I’m not even shitting you.

** LOL, hunchback! Suits the Lada so perfectly..

I am still half in shock. If a white Japanese car materializes on Monday/Tuesday next week, I’ll be sure to post pictures! Until then I think I’m going to stay in denial!