Sooo...it's been a while...

Yeah...been a while since I been here to update...I'm almost getting as bad as my old friend Mossy when it comes to updating, but I guess in between lacrosse, Jackson his dog and his new wife Jenn, he's got a full plate of stuff going on.

Me, I'm just trying to get by as best I can with too much out-go and not enough income. I mean if it weren't for Debbie, my wonderful roommate, I'm certain we would all be out on the street somewhere, because without her, I'd be toast...of course, we do have to rein in our profligate spending (something about buying a car, road-tripping on VISAs, buying lacrosse jerseys, and other stuff), but that's another story...

So yes, it is true. I am no longer vehicle-less.

I am now a proud owner of a "new to me" 1999 VW Golf CL 5-door. It's red, 2.0L, 4-cyl, 4-spd auto transmission, just tuned, new spark plugs, new tires and a boatload of attitude. The best part? It's 7 years old and only had 78 000KM on it!

I've got a name for it already too, because I name all my cars: SMARTIE!

So here are my cars' names (and yaer acquired in parenthesess) by model year:
1991 (1993 - 2) Acura Integra RS: Flit
1989 (1995 - 1) Buick LeSabre: Beast
1989 (2001 - 2) Ford Festiva CL: Bubble
1989 (1996 - 5) VolksWagen Golf CL: Skeeter
1996 (1997 - 2) Pontiac Bonneville STS SE: Goliath
1999 (2006 - ???) VolksWagen Golf CL: Smartie

Yeah, yeah, I know, not exactly original, but hey, they're my cars, I can name 'em whatever I want...and for the most part they like their names, which is why I've kept each for as long as I possibly could before the cost of repairs is larger than the bluebook value of the car and committing them to the boneyard. I seem to have a preference for VWs though. They seem to be the cars that have lasted me the longest and will last me the longest.

My aunt, who sold me her VW has driven VW Golf's in all of their incarnations, starting with a 1978 VW Rabbit (white), a 1986 VW Rabbit (maroon) , a 1989 VW Golf (blue), a 1996 Golf (blue), a 1999 VW Golf (red) and finally, a hiccough in the road, a 2006 Subaru Impreza (red). If I can think of anything else to add, I will, but for now, that's it...

No, wait, I do have something else to add: NASHVILLE STAR RULES! It's a LOT better than that day-glo abortion of a karaoke competition called American Idol...and it doesn't pre-empt my favourite new show "House", like the aforementioned day-glo abortion of a karaoke competition. I was a little upset to see Shy voted off last night, because quite frankly, I thought he had the most potential, but Mlle. LeCompte just blew me away with her take on Reba McIntyre...talk about pipes! And Ms. Torres? Dag, yo! Who knew there was that much voice in that tiny a body? Jared Ashley and Chris Young impressed me the most amongst the guys...you all ROCK!