I have reached an important time in my life. I have a job that will last for the rest of the school year. After which I will need to send out my resume in a crowded field to find a Social Studies teaching job somewhere in this country. Hopefully, I will be applying in one of the cities that is on Sarah’s list of graduate schools, but if that doesn’t work out I still need to get on the job market and look all pro.
Therefore with the blinding light of opportunity striking me squarely on the face I have decided to grow a mustache.
I wonder what Sarah will think.
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I forgot how much fun bike commuting is. Last year I rode my bike into work a grand total of 6 times. This is probably why I gained a bunch of weight and failed miserably in the bike game. Riding into work these past couple of days has been great and I even pulled out some of my old messenger clothes to look the part. Today I opted for the choppers of years past and they worked perfectly.
The commute today featured my first game of Leapfrog in a long time. Leapfrogging is when you get stuck with a bus on the commute and you are constantly passing each other, but you try to get far enough ahead to stay away from the Leisure Limo. I totally kicked the #3’s ass today.
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Nothing else to report. Except that we bought a car. Went with a 2007 Nissan Versa w/ 6000 miles on it. Sarah and I are pretty excited as the price tag fits nicely in our budget and the car will get the job done. Point A meet Point B in a nice hatchback:
The Poquet shopping experience was a ton of fun and I can see why so many friends recommended them to us. We will certainty be sending our pals to this place!
For the record, I am NOT ok with the mustache. Prepare for some lonely nights.
Comment by Sarah — December 3, 2009 @ 9:52 pm
It is unforunate when the lady in your life cannot fathom the awesomeness of the mustache. My mustache lasted 4 days before I shaved it off. Some of the awesomeness lingered for a day or so however, there seems to be an aura effect. But that starts to wear off shortly after shaving.
Comment by brandonissimo — December 4, 2009 @ 10:28 am
I would have gone with a blue Versa, just like Hiro. He didn’t have a mustache but his awesomeness is still great.
Comment by roughkat — December 4, 2009 @ 11:39 am
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renault_M%C3%A9gane
If you think the Versa is a better than average economy car, you can thank the French. might be bad news for the VW mechanic, Nissan seems to have gotten their quality control down.
Comment by random car guy — December 6, 2009 @ 10:21 pm
Still, compared with the MB E320 4 Matic, the Versa is a tin can. yet you bought it???? Man, for $5K, the Benz would have had a transformative affect upon your relationship with cars. The Versa will keep it real. Ho hum no biggie. Like you are going to care when this little heater on wheels takes a digger.
The Benz is far superior in every possible way. And safety??? Nothing better.
Get 28 mpg rather than the 32 your Versa will get.
You bought the Versa
It should be a song.
Comment by Ursula Frueller — December 7, 2009 @ 9:01 pm
Mercedes Benz sucks. I worked in the auto industry for the better part of a decade, and worked at a vendor who served all the MB dealers in town. And plus, the Hayes’s aren’t yuppie scum, so the Nissan makes sense.
Tim needs to save his money up for our rally car anyhow.
Love,
Dan
Comment by dano — December 9, 2009 @ 3:39 am
Do-it-yourself Benz ownership can be a cool thing, freind of mine in St.Paul did it with a CDI until recently:
http://e320cdi.blogspot.com/.
It’s definitly a hobby, not an investment, though.
Comment by random car guy — December 10, 2009 @ 7:12 pm