The Sign helped when I had to deal with the Crazy

Even though I was up early (all night) I let Mini Red sleep a little. When I got her up I forewarned her that I had no sleep and why. She put on her robe and looked out on the balcony over at the loud boys who were still out on their balcony.

We did our usual morning rush around and got out the door at a decent time. I dropped her off and she was walking over to the bus stop when I saw it. It was a sign… a good sign. It was Walking Man and he walked right past Mini Red. She hadn’t even seen him but I promptly pointed him out. Even Mini Red knew it was a sign that it was gonna be a good day.

I was now off to work and a lot less grumpy but lately, the traffic into work has been a bit on the heavy side, at least in Maryland. DC hasn’t been so bad except for one person this morning and that was the Horn Happy Ho. I was about to turn off Connecticut Ave when I hear this obnoxious horn. She didn’t want to let a car in but the car need to get in our lane so he could turn. This isn’t the kind of driving you would expect from a driver of a VW Green Beetle plus this Beetle had a really obnoxious sounding horn.

We continue down to Rock Creek Parkway and I left room in front of me because I knew this one car would need to get over since his lane was ending. But the Horn Happy Ho wasn’t having it and blew her horn at me. I gave her the “Are You Nuts!” look via my rearview mirror but I don’t think she got it because I had my sunglasses on. As soon as she could she got around me and was trying her damndest to move along as fast as possible but she got stuck at the light. HAHAHA. I could hear her honking that horn again at someone else because she didn’t think anyone was moving fast enough when the light turned green. I switched lanes to see if I could get any closer and maybe this would be my first time to ever flip someone off. I realized that if I did get close enough I wouldn’t flip her off because she just wouldn’t get how special it was.

She was flitting back and forth between lanes and looked ridiculous and I swear all the cars around her slowed just to piss her off. I have to admit I did the same and enjoyed watching her frustration. Finally, on Memorial Bridge she was able to get around everyone and shoot ahead. I was still hoping to catch up to her because I thought it would be really cool if I snapped a picture of her while driving next to her. No such luck I was off onto GW Parkway and she headed to Arlington Cemetery.

I love seeing people like this. It really puts any of my own road rage in check because I don’t want to look as idiotic as they do.

The Washington Auto Show

After work I rushed home to pick up Mini Red so we could pick up the tickets, from the dealership and get on our way. My goal was to get to the Auto show by 7pm, if we were lucky.

As luck would have it we got there by 6:30. We immediately got in line to ride in the Jeeps and thank goodness the line wasn’t too bad and we only had to wait about 35 minutes.

As we stood there watching the Jeeps drive by it was noticed that the Cherokee bumper was scraping as it came down the last hill. As it got closer to our turn I counted and realized we would have the Cherokee with the messed up bumper. The two dudes behind us were happy they weren’t going to be in the Cherokee. As the Jeeps pulled up they asked Mini Red and I if we would like to double up with the people in front of us and ride in the open Rubicon. We were more than happy to as to avoid the messed up bumper car. The dudes behind us were pissed. In hindsight I don’t see why it would matter about the bumper but in our 35 minutes in line it’s as if it became a status thing. The ride was really cool so I suggest doing this if you can.

We moved along to see the other cars. Scion is always giving away something and Mini Red loves that. We sat in one of those odd boxy cars and it just didn’t even seem like a car.

We mulled around and came across the Lamborghinis and the classic cars. Some of the specialty cars had these scantily clad women hanging all over them. There was this one chick that was all made up with a short skirt and a very small top. I just couldn’t get over the muffin top she had considering she was a skinny girl. Just didn’t make no damn sense to me.

We moved to the upper level where we could check out Ford, Cadillac, Mazda and Pontiac to name a few. We had only 30 minutes until the show closed.

The first stop was Mini Red’s favorite, the Hummer. We sat in three with her driver’s seat. Next stop was Pontiac because I wanted to see the G6 convertible and if there was much of a change for the 2007. I asked to see the trunk of the convertible out of curiosity and was surprised to see it’s nearly unusable when the top is down because it’s hard top moves into the trunk. The thing I love about my G6 is all the space it has considering it’s a coupe. I can fit at least two sets of golf clubs in the trunk and four people inside.

As we were walking away from Pontiac they announced the show was closing in ten minutes and to walk to the exit. Well I wasn’t done and wanted to walk by Ford first, but Mini Red panicked and said, “But Mom! They told us to leave!”

“It’s ok Mini Red we have ten minutes which is more than enough to walk by Ford first.”

This made her uneasy but she soon succumbed to my ways and after seeing Ford we started making our way to the exit. This wasn’t fast enough though so they took to chasing us out. I have photographic evidence.

Mini Red and I had a great time together. We were disappointed at the lack of concept cars but the day ended on a wonderful note, considering how it had begun.

Maybe next year I can get to the International Auto Show in Detroit but at least I have the Washington one. See you there next year.

Oh Lordy... It's just been one of those days

Everything I have tried to do today has been difficult. Nothing wants to work and stoopid things are happening. So everything has been twice as difficult as is necessary.

I was working on site, downtown, for most of the day and when I arrived back at the office Ms. Na'Imah demonstrated and posed for a photo that defines how I feel about today.

(She's beautiful even when making lewd gestures)

On the upside... I was able to procure two tickets for the Auto Show from my car dealership. This means a lot to me since:

1) I missed out on the tickets my office had.

2) The pocketbook hasn't been feeling well and Mini Red and I have been trying to save money.

It's snowing at my desk!

I walk in this morning to find this:

Evidently, yesterday when I was on-site the afternoon proved to be quiet as it tends to be around this time of year. So my co-workers made snowflakes and hung them above my desk.

I'm feeling the love!

Oh... Here is the only photo we were able to catch of the Delorean:

I'm losing my mind but I'm taking you with me.

Ok here's another...

Recently, I've seen this Gray Convertible VW Beetle with a maroon roof driving around.

I can't help but think of the Armadillo Groom's Cake in the movie Steele Magnolias.

The New Family Truckster

Whenever I see Cadillac's SRX Crossover I can't help but be reminded of...

The Family Truckster from National Lampoon's Vacation.

Ohh, ohh, ohh... check out this new concept car!

Check out this new concept car from Ford called THE REFLEX. It is absolutely beautiful integrating more technology than any car out there.


It has reverse butterfly doors and it's a three-seater, how unusual. It was going to be just a two-seater but then they thought of the young married couples starting a family. The back seat is designed to accomidate the different stages of a baby growing up or to seat a third adult. It even has a baby cam!

The tires are concave for a thinner tire and aerodynamic. The seats are a mesh almost like hammocks and air bags deploy out of the seat belts. They used exposed circuitry on the outside of the car as well as solar energy. It's a diesel hybrid engine that gets 65 mpg.

Click on the photo to take you to the site to investigate it more.

TOO COOL!