Om nom nom.
…Ish muh 25th berfday!!!!! Exclamation Point Central!!!!!
Plans include frolicking in the rain with best friend Brandon Quan, formerly aka Dwight on this blog (will we go to Disneyland again for their “get in free birthday club”? See “Alice in Wonderland” in 3-D? Grab a Subway sandwich and a boba tea and sit around his apartment watching “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” for the 18th time? Who knows?! The mind boggles to think of the possibilities! It’s so great to have a best friend you can count on!) and also German Chocolate Cake with candles from Sage (my first birthday cake! Yay!)
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There is also a special little quarter-century crisis gift to myself…I’ve traded in my mechanically unstable, inherited piece-o-crap truck for something older, cuter, cheaper, longer-running, easier to fix, and much more uniquely “me”…
I have named him Kermit. Kermit Kafka. If you don't know why Kafka (Come on, I assume you must know Kermit!!!), read more classic literature! Or, you know, just Google Kafka. We live in the information age, right?
Old cars make me happy. And I’ve wanted a Bug for about a decade. So now I have a little 1968 coupe. Just need to learn to drive stick, which Sage (proud owner of a Miata) has generously offered to teach me. Several years ago I drove a motorcycle as my sole means of transportation for two years, so I imagine it’s much the same principle…just using completely different appendages to operate everything. Should pick it up in no time. (Right? Right???? – Gaaaaah! Terror!!!) Plus, the engine on it has just been rebuilt, so yay! No worrying about that for a while. Whew.
Thanks to Sage and her mechanic friend Charlie for checking the car out for me yesterday! It feels good to have somewhat reliable transport again, and something that doesn’t guzzle gas or pour clouds of black smoke when started. Thanks also to the very kind sellers Marvin and Marjorie, who even knocked a few hundred dollars off the price for my birthday! You guys rock, and also have the most lovely house ever (they built it themselves, and it’s chock full of antiques and much other loveliness).
Happy birthday and enjoy the cake!
Happy birthday!!! What a fabulous car!
Happy birthday! Enjoy your lovely day, your lovely cake, and your lovely plans for your lovely new career. Have a big piece of that German Chocolate deliciousness for me.
Happy Birthday! Love your bug! My first car was a bug and I loved it. Miss the little lady. Hope your wheels bring you many years of happiness.
Kafka- Holy Metamorphosis, BatGirl ! Seeing your new ride & hearing its name, I automatically thought of Kermit the frog. Here he is singing, “Its Not Easy to be Green”- a great lesson in self-love for all of us:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpiIWMWWVco
Happiest of Birthdays, Bri !
Happy Birffday! And congrats on the Bug! My Dad has a 65, 67, and a 71! Don’t have them anymore, and none of them had heat (which is necessary in the Northeast!). Enjoy YOUR day!
Happy Birthday!!! Hope it’s a great day!
Happy Birthday! Say ‘hi’ to Mickey for me!
Happy Birthday!! LOVE the bug! I’m green with envy. :p
Very nice Bri…great choice! I’ve recently been prowling http://thesamba.com looking for Type II buses. I used to own a ’73 camper and selling that has been a huge regret of mine for many years.
…don’t worry about learning to drive a manual too much, the ‘old v dubs are the easiest ones to learn because they’re internal mechanics are very forgiving:)
Happy birthday!! Great car too and glad you finally own a bug. I had a newish model myself a few years ago but had to give it up for moving overseas. Now that I’m back I would love another one. Hope you enjoy yours and that it is more reliable!
Happy birthday! Love the car! I have always wanted a VW van, but the stick thing is a horrible hurdle for me. I think it took me something like 6 years to get my license in an automatic. lol
Happy birthday and congrats on the car! Go you! Enjoy your day!!!!!!!
Happy birthday Bri! Welcome back to California. I hope you enjoyed all your planned activities today. Love your ‘new’ car. We have a VW as well (Jetta wagon) Please send me an e-mail I have something important to share with you.
Sarolta
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