Sometimes I live my life with a soundtrack in my head, as if I’m a character in a movie. I walk to the mailbox to Neko Case, I cook to Spanish melodies pretending I’m Penelope Cruz, I daydream to U2, I sit and watch the world go by to Tom Waits and Jeff Buckley…and so on so forth.
I really need a new car but I’m too scared to approach a dealership, fearing they’ll just rip me off and give me a bunch of extras I don’t need. I need a SUV with 4WD because my little 10 year old Honda has finally given out after the many years of being brutalized by the cold snowy winters here. But I hate how terrible the gas mileage is on SUV (17-22 mpg, seriously?! my Honda got twice that!) and wish there was a hybrid SUV that is more environmentally friendly but can still give me the power of a 4WD so I can navigate the terrain here better. Engineers, step it up!
I’m going to be crazy busy these couple of weeks. I’ll be hittin’ the books in preparation for my final exams (did I mention I was studying part-time at a local college?). Sometimes I get a little depressed that my life isn’t as “big” as I’d like it to be but I’m glad that I’m making little changes that are steps in the right direction. Have you ever seen the movie My Big Fat Greek Wedding? I can relate to Toula so well.
April 27, 2008 at 11:47 am
I think, in the end, there’s really not much difference between a “big” life and a small, quiet one.
Good luck with your car hunt and with those final exams.
j