Sometimes I'm prone to violence, it's in my chemistry

[exsequar]

The current soundtrack of my life: Morningwood's Morningwood, Cobra Starship's Hot Mess, The Used's Artwork, and My Chemical Romance's Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge.

One of these things is not like the others! I got the first three albums less than two months ago; I got Three Cheers two years ago. And yet! I never skip a Three Cheers track when it comes up. I still smile like an idiot and dance in my seat (or my lab) when Venom revs up. Or Prison. Or Give Em Hell. Or Deathwish, Helena, Hang Em, Not Okay. ANY OF THEM. This playlist makes every day sparkly, but that album is in my blood. It's really quite astonishing.

I think I might actually pass out when the new album arrives. *GRABBYHANDS*

I've been thinking a lot about buying a car. I've been reading reviews of the Camaro. They're largely raves, but the impression I'm left with is that it's very much a plaything, and the opposite of practical. The backseat is barely functional; the trunk can't even fit golf clubs. It's got a blind spot the size of Texas, and a windshield the size of a mail slot. All the reviews handwave this in favor of the throaty powerful V6 on the base model, the tight handling, the perfectly smooth rear suspension, and of COURSE the gorgeous styling. And while I think all of that would be fun as hell, I also would like to be able to see out of my car when I drive it! I'm considering as an option the 2010 Mustang. I've always considered the Mustang to be a more boring entry in the muscle class, but the newest model does have undeniably retro and somewhat sleek styling, and it's much more practical while still fun to drive. Also still cheap! Well, ish. I'd probably have to spring for the GT (V8) because by all accounts the V6 is pathetic. (Which is one of the best things about the Camaro, the great V6 - damn your hyper sexy and impractical styling!) So, not THAT cheap. And... it really is a lot more boring looking than the Camaro, which I currently have as my desktop in shiny midnight blue. WANT! :(

SIGH I DON'T KNOW. This is frustrating. Why does the perfect sexy and fun yet affordable, practical and safe American car not exist?!? :( I know I want a fun car, and I know I'm sick of my station wagon (though the fuel efficiency is pretty great...), but it's just kind of frustrating. Rar.

Maybe I'll wait and see what the 2011 Charger and Camaro bring... or consider getting a used foreign car, like the Nissan 370Z. Or the Mazda RX-8, Dom's sexy ride in the first FATF.

Sorry, wow. Car ramble! 95% of you have scrolled on. Sorry! I fail at being a girl. Ha.

I got actual RESULTS in the lab today!!!! Like, I found out something no one knew before! Isn't that exciting?! I'll get more results this week and then I'll actually have something to present in my talk at the end of the month! Yaye!

I'm going to put this post out of it's misery! Tomorrow will hopefully be fun, despite the forecast rain rain and more rain. I'm going out to lunch with a few girls I've met here, just as a fun way to break up the day on my bday, and maybe dinner with my family. Hopefully it'll be nice! I hope you all have a good Tuesday. ♥

Comments

[iamsupernova.livejournal.com]

MORNIGWOOOOOD <3 (and the others too, of course)

[fayemeadows.livejournal.com]

I think I might actually pass out when the new album arrives. *GRABBYHANDS*

YES THIS EXACTLY. :D I played TBP for about 8 months straight - waaaaant new music.

[vanitykidman.livejournal.com]

Look into the cars, there are some good deals out there right now!

YAY to discovery! How many of us can say we discovered something today - you know other than something strange in the fridge or garage :D

[jebbypal]

Happy birthday, hon!

And not to bring you down, but I just remembered one thing you want to look into when you're considering your car choices. Don't forget to check to see what you insurance rates will be with the v6 vs the 48, and the mustang vs a more boring car. Sometimes they'll charge you out the wazoo when they see you buying a "performance" or "muscle" car out of expectation you'd be crazy driving it. Just one more thing to think about.

[exsequar.livejournal.com]

Thank you! :)

No no, don't worry about bringing me down - I need to be very practical about this! That's an excellent point, and one I hadn't considered. I had thought about insurance in a general way, but didn't consider it might be higher for the fun cars. How should I go about looking into that? I don't even know what insurance company I'm going to use. Any recommendations?

[jebbypal]

Basically, you can just call some local insurance agents, and ask them to give you a ballpark figure based on your age, make/model/year of car you are buying (ask if v6 vs v8 matters), etc. For ballpark estimates, don't let them check your credit -- too many credit checks will actually bring your credit down which will adversely affect your car buying and insurance state (yes, car insurance prices changed based on your credit rating).

Your uncle will probably know some of the local agents based on his car insurance as well as that of friends etc.

Your rate will go down based on safety features (air bags, anti lock breaks, car alarms), but will go up based on performance things (4-wheel drive, which hit me in college when I took my parents jeep, engine size, etc).

You'll be lucky that you're still in the midwest, price wise, but probably get a college town/metro area hit on price still.

[tuesdaysgone.livejournal.com]

Happy birthday my dear!


Also, I love the car talk. IDC if it's not girly. I'm totally obsessed with cars too. I'd buy one of the new Chargers if I had the moola to do it :D Also, this is a good time to buy a new car because of the trade-in deal they're doing, if you've got an older car that's worth less than $3500-$4500.

[exsequar.livejournal.com]

Thaaank you! ♥

Hee, yay cars! :D I don't know about the Charger, it's kind of... stocky looking? Idk, it just isn't as sexy as the Camaro. Then again nothing is, so perhaps I should stop using that as a standard. :P

Isn't that trade in deal only for cars with bad mileage? My car actually has quite good mileage! But it's definitely worth less than that, probably more like $2000 with its 130k miles and dinged up exterior.

[tuesdaysgone.livejournal.com]

It is stockier...but I like a muscle car to look like a giant hunk of steel, personally. Ultimate muscle car wish list still: '66 or '67 GTO, '68 Mustang fastback.

Well, if you go to the dealer web page, there's a little calculator thingy where you type in your make/model/mileage and it tells you if you're eligible.

[hebrew-hernia.livejournal.com]

Like, I found out something no one knew before!

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Also, good luck with the car hunt. I'm going to take out my Feminist Soapbox for one teensy second and say that you don't fail at being a girl at all, and in fact, you've managed to resist a lot of ridiculous gendered socialization. I think it's pretty awesome that you are interested in and knowledgeable about cars. I hate feeling so helpless/uninformed about such a crucial piece of technology, but at the same time, it's just not how my brain works.

[exsequar.livejournal.com]

LOL. It's not the MOST exciting thing in the world, but! I'm working with 10 yeast strains, each with a different deletion, and I reproduced the sensitivity of one of the strains to a certain compound, then found out that one of the other strains is sensitive to it at 30 degrees and 38, while another is sensitive *only* at 38. And those were just the first ones I tried! :D I'm plating four more strains today and we'll see what happens! \o/

Heehee. That's very true, and I actually had a pang of feminist guilt when I typed that sentence! Doesn't stop it being true that car talk bores a lot of my flist. :P <33

[hebrew-hernia.livejournal.com]

Not suuuper exciting, but still badass. Deletion as in a single amino acid in a specific protein, or several amino acids, or what? And how many temperatures did you test them at? And what does it MEAN?

Just pointing out that boring =/= un-girly. Especially since a lot of "girly" things tend to bore me. I saw a pretty sweet red convertible on the highway this morning and I thought of you.

[redbrickrose.livejournal.com]

Happy Birthday!! <333

And congrats on the results in the lab! That's so exciting.

[exsequar.livejournal.com]

Thank you my dear! :)

It really is! I can't wait to get more results and put them together all pretty-like. Hee.

[pau494.livejournal.com]

I did little victory arms when reading about your results! That must feel so awesome. \o/

Give us the new album, MCR. *grabby hands*

Happy birthday again, bb!!! ♥♥♥