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Finally! The “Oh, my lack of gods!” shirt!
oh. my. god.
(not really)
..and as if that wasn’t awesome enough!
Even awesomer is the new “Intelligent Design Associates” shirt..
Both designs are available on a huge pile of things and stuff in the UrsusPacificus section of the UrsusPacificus KitschKave!
Whee!
I finally took the Assateague out Yesterday!
It’s fast. I mean faaaaaast! Whee!
The skeg is glorious! Whee!
It makes my Rav look tiny! Awww…
Here’s hoping the weather holds out a little longer!
Welp… I traded in the 2008 Scion tC.
I traded “down” to a 2009 Toyota Yaris.
Why would I do such a thing?
Well, the tC was barely 2 years old, but had 34,000 miles on it (Remember the LifeCrest VisionQuest), which means the warranty was going to run out a year early. Kind of a bummer.
The glass panel for the sunroof had been squeaking and rattling for some time. I’d really hate to have that become an issue out of warranty.
Plus, the driver seat had … lost … some of its… foamy comfort…? …and that made it not so comfortable to drive any more.
I’m operating on a thinner budget, now, so a more frugal “daily driver” wagon made sense… cheaper insurance, better on gas, taxes a little lower.
The tC had power windows and locks, which is “nice” but prone to failure out of warranty. It also had fairly pricey tires, which were approaching end-of-life.
…and the seat/door arrangement was kinda crummy for narrow parking spaces (and my one-car garage).
Of course the Yaris is no tC in terms of handling and acceleration, but… it’s not too bad. It’s better than the Rav4 I have 
… oh, and the Yaris actually opens up a bunch of room in my garage, which is awesome!
Oh, yeah, and since I gave up smoking back in January, it’s nice to have a car that doesn’t smell like smoke
