May 7, 2010
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My Inner Bad Ass…
OK, when I am this down from exhaustion, I look for inspiration to draw on whatever reserve of adrenaline that I might have.
Now I have seen this ad on TV so many times but for some reason the other night, I found the way to tap into my inner bad ass ~ THE SOCK MONKEY!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJqs3D2vv4I
Let me segue for a minute. Back to the marriage. When I was married, my ex drove an Audi TT. I was not allowed to drive his car. Yes I was allow to pay for the insurance and the maintenance and the repairs but no driving. I didn’t have a problem with that. I respect that we all have “stuff” that isn’t for anyone else to play with. My current boyfriend has a few motorcycles, one is a Ducati Monster…. Oh it makes my toes curl. I love it. I wanted to go to take classes from Ducati in Italy I love it so much. I have a motorcycle license but would NEVER take his bike out for a spin. I get asked a lot why I don’t ask my honey to put a sissy bar (back rest) on his Harley Road King for my comfort. Easy ~ you don’t mess with the man’s bike. I never messed with my ex’s car as I get it.
I did however wonder about how much fun it would be to drive a car like that. Now I am not a big fan of Audi but I am a great fan of all of Toyota. I have owned three toyotas, a Celica, a Lexus RX300 and now a Lexus IS 250. And let me tell you, when I drop that IS 250 down a gear and pass and hug curves with ease and grace, I am glad that I had enough respect for my ex to leave his car alone.
Here is the problem, I love my dogs and I love to foster and help dogs more than I love that IS. I also go to Target and the grocery store and Home Depot and Lowes all the time ~ I need another SUV. I don’t want another Lexus as the RX is too big for my in town home. Still, emotionally there goes that cool feeling you get from driving a car that really can HANDLE ~ I mean SING around town.
THEN CAME THE SOCK MONKEY. Thank you Kia, for making the SUV cool. Too bad I am picking a RAV4 on Wednesday but I salute you and your marketing team. You brought out my inner bad ass with a childhood toy! KIA, you rock!
How you like me now??
(PS although I enjoy driving cars and motorcycles, that doesn’t mean I have any talent whatsoever. Just ask me to parallel park, very sad)
Comments (2)
A strange note about cars is all of the bells and whistles that they have. For instance there are a number of models which can actualy parallel park for themselves; which freaks out a lot of people to watch the steering wheel move all by itself. I was also a backseat passenger in one recently; and observed it doing the parking thing quite well, with just one front set passengr problem- I guess they were in such a hurry to get out that the front seat passenger flung the door open and then got it stuck on the curb. Total damage- about 2k- ouch.
More bells and whistes on card in general… The caddy night vision thing is impressive; and maybe someday every car will have one. I also really have this thing for both air conditioned and heated leather seats.
And then there’s my driving history; which can be added to by stating (literally I might add) that I’ve lived on all except for one continent- and of course we all know which one that would be.
In all of the places that i’ve lived my three favorites are Israel, Austria, and Italy. The two European ones are quite fun to drive in. My three favorite all time owned care are as follows… A RUF Porche, a highly modified Dakota 5.9, and the all time fav a Subaru STI.
When the road conditions are empty enough and safe enough I also tend to push the subie to the limit, and sometimes beyond. It’s all difficult to believe (but true) that my little turbo four banger subie can take all except one of the model Corvettes.
In closing let me make a suggestion for the original poster (the roofer manager/owner). You might want to check out the track in the (general) Atlanta area- it’s quite fun- I’ve got quite a time there myself- although not quite the record yet. They even filmed a movie there a while back with one of the Rolling Stones as one of the lead actors- go figure.
@nixon101 - I absolutely MUST have heated seats. I LOVE them. Yes I live in GA but it is one item that I could not give up in a car. What kind of a freak does that make me??? I don’t own a “heated” couch but that heated seat in a car is a must! And on another note, I WISH I would have driven the motorcycle in Italy. WOW ~ or even the scooter! I let my honey do it. I chickened out. What happened to my inner bad ass then? What happened to my “when in Rome blah blah blah”? I bet you LOVED driving there! I can only imagine Austria and Israel as I have never been!