Shhh. I'm pretending to be a teenager today - very self-involved, with useless information and memeage.
(Those of you who just laughed, shut up.)
(Am not!)
(okay, okay, I'm totally self-involved all the time. I admit it.)
First useless tidbit of information:
I worked out that my car (a '97 Mazda Miata) gets 27.6 miles to the gallon, with me driving at 80mph to work four days a week. If I drove the speed limit, I could up it to 30, but I like my speed. This is a bit of a relief, since I was afraid the efficiency of the engine had gone down a bit, seeing as it's 11 years old, and all. I love my car.
In perusing possible replacements, I have two requirements: Proper speedy acceleration, and a convertible top. I need speed, and I can't imagine being without a convertible, since the ability to cruise down 95 on a warm spring day with the top down and the empty road ahead of me is why I love this country, dammit!
Yes, I know - bad for the environment. And I'm admitting this on Earth Day, too. But I need my vices, and for the moment, the ability to drive fast is one of them. I have no excuse. I'll compost, I'll recycle, I'll switch to all earth-friendly products, I'll even eat Sun Chips, but don't take my speed.
Second:
You know the Bible 82%!
Wow! You are truly a student of the Bible! Some of the questions were difficult, but they didn't slow you down! You know the books, the characters, the events . . . Very impressive!
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Frankly, I'm amazed. I even admitted at the end that I don't read the Bible (and I don't; didn't google anything, either). I have a crossword-trivia brain, though, and Bible nibblies are always fodder for crosswords (especially the Washington Post - go figure).
I guess all those years of church school counted for something after all. I'm still waiting for the day math will save my life. I keep a calculator handy, just in case.
You never know.
Comments
My TT approaches 30 mpg on the highway, and that's with two turbochargers and me struggling to keep her under 80. That's a whole lot better for the environment than the huge SUVs I thread the needle between. =)
(...and if I go into a ditch, all I need is four guys to lift me out. Tow truck? Who needs a tow truck?)
Unfortunately, now I live in England. With so much rain, I somehow feel the experience would be a bit different. However, I have much love for the butt warmer in the Saab. :p
95 and still accelerating. If the CHP had pulled me over, that would have been an automatic trip to jail...
space and timespeed are bent on that highway-- but my guess is that the local judges are tired of having their clerks bothered with whiny out-of-town speeders, unless the infraction is really outrageous...And I was definitely not the fastest thing on the road.
I am torn. I hate the SUV types, and I'm bored to tears by the super economy hamster-mobiles. What I wish is that we in Canada would start getting the ars produced in Europe for Europeans. Efficient, incredi-cute and very well made. le sigh.
...what? I can't hear you, I have water in my ears.
Yup... just a wad of $5 bills to placate the local officers, and you're good...
I miss Montana... :P
;-) :-D
Just kidding on the recommendation, of course. I'd have thought the controls/vibrations on your arms alone would have ruled that out.
And there's nothing more sinfully luxurious than driving on a chilly day with the top down and the heat going. :)
And Alan scoffed at my desire for an 8 car garage...
I compensate for the fact that I don't drive real sports cars by getting them in dark red with a stick. Oh, and then blasting my goofy 80s music with occasional bouts of Arcade Fire.