Little did they know, Mom was a former race car driver.
That's awesome.
I took driver's ed on an automatic (so I could pass the test!) but my parents had standards, so that's what I really learned to drive on. I don't drive at all now.
Don't belong. Dangerous, like you. Can't be controlled. Can't be trusted. Everyone could just go on without me and not have to worry. People could be what they wanted to be. Could be with the people they wanted. Live simple. No secrets.
River ,'Objects In Space'
The Minearverse 5: Closer to the Earth, Further from the Ax
[NAFDA] "There will be an occasional happy, so that it might be crushed under the boot of the writer." From Zorro to Angel (including Wonderfalls, The Inside and Drive), this is where Buffistas come to anoint themselves in the bloodbath.
Jesse - Jan 03, 2007 9:24:18 am PST #2726 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Laga - Jan 03, 2007 9:25:41 am PST #2727 of 10001
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
she didn't know how to fill the gas tank
This happened to me and my sister in a rental car once. We were all excited 'cause Mom said she was gonna rent us a "Sports Car" to drive home from Iowa and when MK got back to the apartment and I asked, "What'd we get?!!" She replied, "I got a bitchin' Fiero." In a very-not-pleased-about-it tone. The thing didn't come with an owners manual! We were at the gas station for a half an hour before someone pulled in who knew where the fuel door button was. Anybody want to guess?
Tamara - Jan 03, 2007 9:29:02 am PST #2728 of 10001
You know, we could experiment and cancel football.
bon bon - Jan 03, 2007 9:29:49 am PST #2729 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
I guess driver's side, near the door and floor. Is it a car from the late seventies/early eighties? There were some design elements given the gas crisis that made it harder to steal gas.
Laga - Jan 03, 2007 9:37:23 am PST #2730 of 10001
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
I think it was probably an '84
ETA: It was on the driver's side but not near the floor.
Zenkitty - Jan 03, 2007 9:55:19 am PST #2731 of 10001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Mom raced in rallies, I don't know what kind of car they drove. That's the kind where you're competing with other teams on a kind of scavenger hunt. She drove and her best friend Mac navigated. He was a cool English dude. I had a crush on him.
Here in New Jersey, it's illegal to pump your own gas. When I first moved here from the South, I couldn't believe there were grown people who didn't know how to pump gas.
Polter-Cow - Jan 03, 2007 9:56:53 am PST #2732 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
It's not that difficult, though. I mean...you squeeze the handle. The end.
Zenkitty - Jan 03, 2007 10:01:34 am PST #2733 of 10001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Seriously. A friend of mine joined me for a visit down South and I watched her try to pump gas. She didn't even know to squeeze the handle. I guess if you've never even watched someone do it, it could be baffling.
aurelia - Jan 03, 2007 10:05:20 am PST #2734 of 10001
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
"This child is sponsored by Tim Minear"
Kat, add "of TV's hit Drive" and you may have something there.
Zenkitty - Jan 03, 2007 10:07:49 am PST #2735 of 10001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Whoa. I just Googled Mom's friend, for no reason because I know he's dead, and found he was apparently a designer of rally equipment. Mac Cornforth. That's very cool.