6 jan 2012

this week my car was in the shop so i had a rental.

my car is a honda civic coupe. did you know that coupe is correctly coupé and is french for "cut off short"? well, it is. did you know that honda is correctly honda and is spanish for "slingshot"? well, it is. and, civic is from the latin "civis" which means citizen. so, my car is a short citizen slingshot. or, short slingshot citizen. or, slingshot short citizen. whatever - the point is: small, quick, and dutiful.

the rental was a toyota yaris. a few years back when i was car shopping, i would have been delighted with this yaris - a 4-door hatchback, dark grey. it's pretty much everything i was looking for. now? not so much. now, i miss my little brown car.

do i miss it simply because it is mine? or, do i miss it because i have come to love it? if i had a yaris, versa, vibe, or fit, would i love it just as much? i don't know. i do know that i love my little slingshot all out of proportion. i knew when i realised how much i loved her that it was just a matter of time before i mangled her, which i did, and now i have to pay dearly to put her right again. it's not right to love an object that much.

but she is so lovely... how can i help it?

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