Because I felt so crappy last night I wasn’t able to share the happiest bit of news. My parents and I spent the afternoon at our local BMW dealer. Tee hee hee. 🙂 We went looking at a 325i just to see what it feels like and of course, we’re all in love with the car. I don’t think we’re $30,000-in-love but it was such a nice car. They let us test drive it without a salesman in the car, so we took it over to an empty parking lot and went to town. *I* even got to drive it!! My loyalty to BMW has just cemented itself. It handled even better than I thought it would, the dynamic stability rules, and it just felt so perfect. It was just the right size – I don’t even want the 5series or 7series. The 325 is my kind of car. However, I am tempted by the 330, because of the bigger engine. 🙂

Nothing, though, compares with that Z4. I didn’t get to drive that one because we ran out of time, but I did get to sit in it. I must say, I fit so perfectly in that car. It’s just my size. 😀 As soon as we connected sparks went flying and I didn’t want to part with it. I’m afraid my old boyfriend, the vintage Morgan, is about to be dumped. Z and I just… click. We work so well together, we’re the epitome of compatible. Mmmhmmm. It seems we’ll always have things in common, we could spend hours together. Not even saying a word. Just being there. It’s almost like he reads my mind. What more could a girl ask for?

I’m dying to go back and take that Z4 for a spin. I just have to convince Dad to take me. 🙂 Maybe tomorrow for a Thanksgiving treat.

I’ve been working on the proposal all day, scanning and editing pictures, trying to get my brain to function well enough to write. Late this afternoon, when I finally ran out of pictures to scan, I decided I’d write the last section, the one about me and what I’ve done. I figured I’ve written enough crap about the Daily Prophet et al that I could whip that out no problem. I started writing and just let my fingers do what they wanted, flow however they felt like flowing. And guess what? I wrote an absolutely perfect introduction without even trying. (Well, I did have to work on it, meaning it wasn’t so easy to form great sentences, but it was the overall feeling that came so easily.) I’ve created the first 6 pages of the book and it looks *fantastic*. The pictures just amplify the words, making everything pop. But it’s a very stylish, elegant pop. 🙂

In between scanning pictures this afternoon my Dad came home early driving an Audi A6 wagon – he had stopped at a small foreign car dealership on his way home and spotted it. He brought it home for me to look at, but I wanted to drive it. I asked him if he could drive me up to the church parking lot, since it’s spacious and empty, but not too huge. He suggested I just drive it up the street then we can switch spots at the first stop sign. By the time I got to the stop sign, though, I felt so comfortable in that car I just kept driving! That was my first time interacting with other cars, driving on a long stretch of real road. I was behind the wheel for all of five minutes, but if I do say so myself, I did a beautiful job. I was patient, I took turns nicely, I didn’t hurt anybody. It was fantastic! I liked the car a lot, it felt similar to the BMW (not as oomphy, though, but I think that’s just cause I’m partial to those lovely three letters). Too bad it’s still $21,000. Stupid cars. They cost so much. Anybody have one they want to “donate” to me? 🙂 Echem, excuse me while I batt my eyelids and try to look cute and innocent…

I’ve set up a lovely new feature on the blog to try and satisfy my curiosity concerning where all you lovely readers come from. Sujit put one on his blog today and it reminded me I’ve been meaning to set one up. So, there you go, the link is on the left. Go to town, have a blast, eat a cookie! It’s all good.