norange and ollie

magnet is sitting in what is currently the purgatory for totalled family cars: our farm. It will soon be transformed into a hay truck or my 5 year old nephew's first car, or a parts bucket. and trucky, after its most recent painful journey home is parked just next to it.

My dad spent all of sunday working on trucky trying to make the gurgling and sputtering and fluttering noises coming from the engine disappear, but as one loud noise was silenced, he could then hear others.

in a fit of panic induced by the loss of two old friends: magnet and trucky, I bought a new car. I spent the next 5 hours or so feeling queezy at the thought of car payments and increased insurance and the look on Andrew's face when I tell him I bought a car even though i'm broke and unemployed. But all else seemed to lead me to this decision. it was going to have to happen sooner or later. The north bay has no comprehensive public transit system. As far as I can tell, they are planning LA in the north bay: widening highway 101, encouraging suburbia, running over cool little towns with new rapid development and terrible transportation planning.

okay, enough planning rant.

trucky wouldn't pass Caltrans emissions standards even if it was running great, and magnet is uninsurable = I have no car to drive in California if i plan on moving there. so... I found myself the cutest little low emissions vehicle that gets nearly 40-50 miles/gallon, can turn into a giant bed inside, or a giant backseat for jerry dog or bike. and it is orange. and it is almost identical to my dad's new car. In fact, i almost insured my dad's car instead of mine.

but Ollie has a pinstripe. Norange does not.
this pic soon to be replaced by an actual picture of Ollie.