this one time when my car stopped 7 times on the freeway...
True story. It happened today, you can ask my car if you don't believe me. I was going to blog about that other time when my car stalled in the intersection while I was with my friend Steph and everyone had to go around me while cursing and shaking their fists at me for holding up traffic, but today's is so much better because the sheer number of times I turned off my engine while on the freeway within 10 minutes is astounding. Now I'm making my car sound bad, but it's really never had a problem before, until two months ago and I don't know why. My car has been with me ever since I started learning to drive when I was sixteen. I took my driver's test in it. I got in my first fender bender in it (death match between Car vs. Garage). It accompanied me so faithfully every other weekend from LA to San Diego, and trips to Vegas. I even taught my 13 year old sister to park in it. Most importantly, it has the most beautiful voice!!!! We sing together everywhere we go, and I've never heard music so beautiful as it does coming from my car. I'm no automobile fiend, and I know I could've given my car more attention, but still it has been loyal.
So now, I sit here in an empty gas station off the 10 freeway somewhere between La Brea and Crenshaw at 9:38pm and cherish these last moments we have together because I don't know if this is the end. It takes losing to know you'll miss it.
In the words of Maroon 5,
"It's not over tonight
Just give me one more chance to make it right
I may not make it through the night
I won't go home without you."
The first time I watched my car being towed, I almost cried. Glad to hear that you are not stranded in some shady neighborhood between La Brea and Crenshaw. Don't you recognize that neighborhood? The Chevron is only a stone's throw from Cienega Elementary!
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the other H (not nearly as cool as you, of course)
hahahh i just know it was somewhat near arlington heights. i'm the last person to know about directions and knowing my way around!! thank you for your support during this stressful time though...you know you can call me any time you get stuck or forgot your wallet at home.
ReplyDeleteThis happened to my old car too! but it was able to get fixed! Don't worry about it!
ReplyDeleteAnd how did you blog from your car?!?! Did you find an app for that????
no i don't have an app for it..i just had my laptop with me cause i was coming from class so i wrote while i was waiting in the car. blogger probably has a mobile version of the site though so you can blog??
ReplyDeleteNo! Google is being a big stinge monster and there are no good mobile blogging apps. You need like an iPad or one of those special mobile blogging wanna-be-iPads. I think.
ReplyDeleteWhat a trooper.
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