car update

my ford has returned! and thankfully the problem wasn't anything grand or shockingly expensive. turns out it just needed a tune up, and after a few new belts and plugs and other things it's back to running smoothly. i did enjoy being reunited with Babar for a time, but i'm glad to have the ford back!

on an only slightly related note, i once named my car "Rufio" after

the character in hook. i mainly chose that name because i liked when people said "Rufio, Rufio, Ru-fi-ooooo" after i told them my car's name, but i've never felt like it truly fit. i'm now looking for new suggestions- any thoughts? it's a white ford explorer sport, similar to the one pictured below.

hello old friend

recently my car has been masquerading as a bucking bronco. whenever i idle at a stop light or stop sign it bucks from side to side or front to back, sometimes even lurching forward a bit if the break isn't pushed all the way down. this has been quite concerning, so it went into the shop on monday. until it returns i'm back to driving.......

Babar!

(this is the only picture of Babar i have- perhaps the end of sophomore year? and ashley is illustrating what a great parker i am)

i swore i would never drive Babar again after he repeatedly died in the middle of intersections junior year of college, but he's had some work done and works pretty well. the trick is to let him sit for 5-10 minutes when you turn it on. then he's pretty much good to go. it's actually been fun driving Babar, and feels a bit like a go-kart after driving a much bigger car. hopefully he will be kind to me for the next several days!