My Life is Average

So pretty much everyone knows about www.fmylife.com, just look at all your friends' facebook statuses, usually followed by "FML."

Now watch for "MLIA" after their status. My Life is Average is the opposite of F*** My Life, and maybe even more entertaining.

My favorite today:

"Today, I went to open a packet of Splenda. I noticed a line indicating where you should open the packet. I opened it from the other side. Splenda still came out. MLIA."


Genius.

Taking on Water

On a sailboat I am
slowly floating nowhere
lost the memories of
where I am and why

Black ocean churning
a million stars are burning
planetariums were
right About the sky

Once upon a day
I set off on a journey
wishing on the wind
to take me far from home
now I'm on the waves
and I'm taking on water
hard to see
I won't always be alone

There was a time
when August sun was high
and centered on me
but it dipped behind my back
and settled down
I Used to square it with the land
used to size it in my hand
but it fell
behind the line
that leads to sky

Once upon a day
I set off on a journey
wishing on the wind
take me far from home
now I'm on the waves
and I'm taking on water
hard to see
I won't always be alone

Inside this storm
whipping in the wind
my sail is torn
in other words
the ends
I met are not my own

Hard to see
I won't always be alone

On a sail boat I am
slowly floating nowhere
hoping someday
I'll wash upon
someone else's shore





I want to marry John Mayer's songwriting.

Mazdaspeed 3

If you are going to buy a car---this is the car to buy. It's expensive, maybe. But holy crap! This thing flies! I drove it yesterday after a brief recollection of how to drive a stick. I've only driven one twice before. Its kind of like forgetting someone's name when you've been introduced to that person a couple of times--embarrassing! But once you start having fun, who cares! This car is amazing to drive. I'm addicted to it. Go drive it.

Lots of torque, handles like a dream.... not so good on wet pavement, but who cares. I love it.

Oh No!! What do I do?!

Sad news.

The Mitsubishi is dying. Transmission is leaking oil. Drove it two hours from home back to GAC praying that we would make it. Checked oil when I got into the parking lot. Dang it. Needs another quart. This stuff isn't cheap, either. 7$ a quart. Takes 9 quarts to fill 'er up. 

I'm now thinking that maybe I should pay off the car and trade it in, hoping the dealership will not notice the leak, and if it continues to leak, hope they don't notice that going from 1st to 2nd gear feels like whiplash. 

Jason told me that I should sell it to some sucker high school kid who knows next to nothing about cars. 

I'm considering it.