John Gosslins' 350z Nismo

I have to start this entry with the statement that I love the new Nissan 350z. I say new because I had an old 340z, the original version of the 350z, which was actually a Datsun. AND it was yellow! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datsun Check the Wikipedia link for more details about Datsun and Nissan. At any rate, I really thought that car was the bomb! I bought it for $800. and it had no rear lights what so ever, including turn signals, and it ran rich. I didn't know there were no lights until I made a stop and right turn and heard the delivery truck behind me lay on his brakes and leave a patch of rubber during the panic stop to avoid catapulting me into the next intersection. I got the brakes lights fixed later on that day. So I have a special place in my heart for the Datsun 340z, now would like a Nissan 350z, but I'm content with my Mustang now.

So anyway, John Gosslin..... Ummm, I think he traded in the 350z in for a BMW M3, which is another good choice for a fun car. But I'm telling you right now, if he is going to get an apartment in New York City, he better get a beater Honda or Ford to drive up there. NYC is no place for a perfect, new BMW M3. But rumor says that he's going to be renting in the Trump Plaza (don't get me started about that fool!!), so he'll have valet parking. I suppose when you and your psycho, all-I've-ever-wanted-to-be-is-a-mom wife, have two litters of children and then get a reality show and then get divorced, you become an E-list celebrity.

Well, whatever... Enough of this foolishness.

My Husband, the Passenger Narcoleptic

I must be a good driver because when Tommy and I go somewhere and I am the driver, it takes about 5 minutes and Tommy's chin in bouncing off his chest. We could be going from my parents house to our house, roughly a 20 minute drive. He's done and snoozing in the front seat. Thankfully when we are going on vacation and he's the navigator (it works better like that) he'll manage to stay awake if there are some navigational changes that we would have to make. However, if the road is straight, like say, uummm, route 95 to Myrtle Beach, he's done! I'm driving, listening to the radio, watching him doze. The best part about all of this is that he doesn't lay the seat back. He thinks that he's going to stay awake! Nnooooo, I don't think so. None the less, I take it as a compliment that he thinks that I'm a good driver (insert rainman here) and he's comfortable enough to fall asleep. It's cool, I dig it!

New and exciting? Not really...

There are about a dozen things that I should be doing right now, and writing this Blog is not on that list. So what am I doing? Writing in this thing. Hell, why not? No sun, can't dry laundry outside and I have to start dinner soon.

On the other hand, there are about a hundred things that I could talk about... Oh where to start? Tommy and I just returned from Penn State where we watched Ani, Tommy's youngest sister, walk across the stage and get her degree in Agribusiness Management. Tom and Karen get a huge congratulations along with Ani because they have paid for college for nearly 10 years for all three of their children to attend college. Absolutely tremendous!

We took the Mustang and left the house at 6:15am. We arrived on campus at 8:20, exactly the time that I said I would be there... I know, I'm awesome. As I mentioned shortly before, we took the Mustang and I so totally and absolutely enjoy driving that machine. Up the hills, down the hills, around the corners; the damn thing sticks to the road so well, I wonder how fast I have to get the thing going to see if it'll fling itself off the road. I don't really want to try that, but its interesting to imagine. And, I couldn't have gauged the gas any better. We were pulling up to the gas station near the house and the gas readout said -0- miles until empty. I filled the tank with 14.5 gallons and realized that I had 1.5 gallons left in the tank. I could have driven to my parents house on that! Also, we got an average of 25.5 miles per gallon on this trip. Not bad for having my foot in it. We were about 80mph the whole way, except for the 45 mph through the town on the other side of the river at Harrisburg. Its a wonder you have to go from 80 to 45 through the town, which consists on not much more on the main strip than jerk off joints, seedy strip 'clubs', gas stops and restaurants. Interesting.

I forgot that Tommy drove home and he totally looks HOT driving that car. Well, he's the hottest thing on the planet to me, but he looks even hotter driving the Mustang. I love him...

And now onto a totally different subject (hello ADD!). The new Healthy Choice commercials with Julia Louis Dryfus are soooooo freeking funny! I nearly died when I saw this commercial for the first time. Check it...
http://www.spokespersonwanted.com/ Click on #2 and enjoy. If you get grossed out... well you need to lighten up! This is funny people!

That's all for me today!

Happy and safe driving!

Ash