Posts made in November, 2008
Car shopping with the Gilmores
My car is exactly eight years old. Lorelai’s Jeep was also eight when it bit the dust. My car isn’t in it’s death throes yet, but I couldn’t figure out whether to keep fixing it, or buy a new one. So I turned to the Gilmores for advice.
- Lorelai & Rory suggested that I get a Delorean or batmobile.
- I couldn’t go for a convertible because it would require a tan & bad hair.
- Sports cars have an attitude.
- Whatever I buy I should drive around & wave & say top of the morning.
- A swan shaped float is a possibility.
- Vintage cars are cool until you realize that you are sitting in someone else’s filth.
- No matching cars or sweatsuits.
- Even if you find the exact same model it’s just different. (I actually did look at the exact same model/color of my current car that had less miles on it. It didn’t have the feeling.)
I’m at the point where I can just replace my car as it keeps breaking & eventually I’ll have a new car inside of my old car, like Lorelai. Yes, I even considered a Jeep Wrangler, but they weren’t as fuel efficient. However, that swan shaped float is looking mighty tempting.
Read MoreIt’s like riding a bike
I was very proud of myself, when I was faced with riding a bike. Without even thinking I basically quoted Lorelai when she was on her bike, that there’s a reason why they say “It’s like riding a bike you never forget”.
However, this is not exactly the case. I hadn’t ridden a bike in several years. Plus, I wasn’t riding a cool vintage bike. I was riding a mountain bike. It had gears. I am alive & my limbs are intact, but riding a bike is not just like riding a bike. No, I didn’t forget. Apparently the bike forgot that I wasn’t supposed to fall off. I for one am never going to use that saying again.
Read MoreThe Pursuit of Icecream
I was sitting in a diner that resembles Luke’s, looking at my town’s one & only stop light. (There was a ribbon cutting ceremony when it was installed. It reminded me of when Star’s Hollow got its first crosswalk.)
I turned the menu over & noticed there was a story on the back. I am a fan of stories on the back of menus, especially the one from Luke & Lorelai’s first date where the story is about a dog dying. So imagine my surprise when the story focused on how my town was founded by people wanting freedom of oppression & the desire to make their own choice to have whatever kind of milkshakes they wanted. I doubt the historical accuracy of this, but my town does put some crazy stuff in milkshakes like almonds. I can see why they would be persecuted for that. What is the weirdest story that you’ve ever read on the back of a menu?
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