Heh. I went shopping. Unfortunately, the two things I really needed/wanted to do (get a specific song on CD, and return a shirt) I didn't manage to do (the CD store was closed, and I forgot the shirt at home, grr). BUT, I got two t-shirts, a skirt, a pair of jeans, and two bras for $70! Which is awesome.

I just went grocery shopping. I took the MINI Cooper zipcar, which is really the most fun car to drive ever. (Well, most fun car I've ever driven. Which means more fun than a Camry, Prius, or Lexus, which really are all practically the same car, anyway.)

Unfortunately, it looks like that's about as fun as my New Years Eve is going to get.

I went shopping, too! I got these shoes in regular black leather for cheeeep. I love shoes.

How is it fun? Acceleration, handling?

Those MINIs just look like fun to drive. I want to try one some day.

Oooh, those are super cute shoes, juliana!

I'm trying to decide what to wear tonight. I'm going to a party at some friends' house. I think it will be fairly casual, so I'm thinking jeans and a cute top. But can't decide which top to wear.

How is it fun? Acceleration, handling, what?

The acceleration is good, but I've really never driven any car that's supposed to have great acceleration, so I can't really compare. It's got practically no mass compared to most cars, so it'll stop on a dime, no problem. The maneuverability is great -- I was able to get it through all kinds of weird twisty turns in an over-crowded parking garage without any problem at all.

The Lexuses I've driven have had great acceleration, but I'd not call them fun, exactly. Quietest and smoothest drive I've ever had, so you don't come out of the car all energised. More, rested.

My funnest drive is, I think, the BMW 3 Series. Small enough for that fun feel, and nice safe handling.

Hil, it sounds - am I mistaken? - as if the car is ultra-light, which is why it handles so easily. Which, if so, puts it out of court for me. I'm all about the mass; not the size, just the weight. I remember coming back from Vegas to LA in MaryEllen's convertible Geo Metro, also a fun little car to handle (although, with the top up, I couldn't drive the thing, because I couldn't see - it was nothing but blind spots). And we had to have the top down and the heat on at the same time, because the car was so light that, with the top up, we apparently risked getting blown over the hill by some of the big rigs out there.

I can see a nice light car for city driving, though, in a heartbeat.

I haven't willingly gone out on New Years Eve in a couple of decades.

My funnest drive is, I think, the BMW 3 Series.

My experience with Beemers is that they are just generally fun to drive. I think they put crack in the steering wheel or something, but damn those German engineers know how to build a car.