*-Functioning air conditioning
*-A "compact-disc" player (at least it's MP3/WMA compatible too)
*-A crack free windshield
And that's not even touching the fact it runs like a dream, provided your sleep is dominated with relatively boring visions of a Toyota 4-Runner. You probably need more excitement in your life if this is case. But I digress; my new ride is everything I was looking for: a good price, manual transmission, relatively low miles, strong true 4x4 and enough room to sleep in the back for adventures. It also comes in sweet powder blue (I was going to post pictures but it's raining and gloomy today, bad light for digital pics). I guess I'm just following Candice's lead with getting some new wheels (though her new car gets waaaay better gas mileage and can probably fit in my truck).
For those of you wondering the fate of the Accord, it's still in service for now. It's gone above and beyond the call of duty and it feels kind of weird to retire it from mountain service but, after losing the exhaust system multiple times on 4x4 roads and straining it's humble 4-cylinder engine on mountain passes, it's earned the right to be put out to pasture. That car has some major heart and so now it's used exclusively for around town errands, the commute to work and other shortish jaunts. I'm thinking of putting it into my "gear hall of fame" for its hard work in making my book a reality. Heck, at only 225,000 miles it probably has another 200,000 in its metallic bones.
So that's the scoop for now--more news to come, but that's been the big deal of the past week or so. I am prepping my classic 2001 Battletoads FAQ for revisions, something that should get me back in the groove of writing again (outside of work stuff). Oh and football season is underway-- woo hoo!!! Ah and one more bit of news. If you get a chance, check out our new, revised work site that I've been working on that is all about the Galapagos Islands! We put the site up a while ago but we're prettying it up (and what's more beautiful than a blue-footed booby?) If you get a spare sec, check it out!
