Dad and Crashed Cars

My papa. An old drawing from the days of Monkey Whimsy.

My first (and only) car was a black Honda Civic that I shared with my sister.

After we graduated college and my sister moved across the country, the Honda became solely mine.

And I loved it.

That little car gave me a sense of freedom like no other.

But, after racking up about a thousand dollars worth of speeding tickets in the span of a month, I decided that my speeding car habit was getting kind of expensive so I gave the Honda to my dad.

Recently, my dad called me frantically to give me some news.

Dad: Janice, your car is gone.

Janice: What do you mean?

Dad: I was leaving work, I was tired and there was a lot of traffic on the highway. The car in front of me braked suddenly and I couldn't stop in time. I crashed into the car in front of me and ruined your car.

Janice: WHAT!! DAD, are you okay?!!

Dad: Yeah, but your car is not.

Janice: Dad, I don't care about my car, are you okay?

Dad: I'm sorry about your car.

Janice: Dad, did you go to the hospital?

Dad: No, I'm fine. Your car couldn't be saved though.

Janice: DAD, when it comes to YOU or my car, I couldn't care less about the damn car. Are you sure you're okay, no injuries? 100% OKAY?

Dad: Oh yeah yeah, I'm fine. The entire front half of your car was destroyed and unsalvageable.

Janice (giving up on steering the conversation back to my papa): That's okay, Dad.

Dad: Just wanted to tell you that the Honda is no more.

DAD, JUST GLAD YOU GOT OUT OF THE ACCIDENT UNSCATHED.

My dad clearly thought my Honda was a member of the family the way he broke the news to me.

Oh, Dad.

I do miss my bat mobile though.

It was good while it lasted.

[TBT] December Vacation

This time of year always makes me want to travel.

There's something about the waning daylight and the dreariness of the weather that makes me want to get away to the other side of the world.

Sadly, I don't think travelling will be on my horizon anytime soon.

Sigh.

So, for Throwback Thursday, here's a post from the Monkey Whimsy archives about my last trip to Asia.

Almost four years ago.

YIKES.

I need to go back soon.

How about you? Where would you like to travel to? Or, what do you dislike about this time of the year?

Friday, January 13, 2012
December Vacation

I spent a huge chunk of December in Asia.

I wasn't ready to go.

Because I felt like I was leaving behind things undone.

But I needed to go.

So I went.

And when I got there.

I didn't want to leave.

There was this:

versus this:

And this:

Making me feel like this:

(That's not me. That's my sister. But you get the idea.)

I did a lot of this:

And it looks like my sister did too:

But there was also a feeling of this:

Again, a feeling of this:

Which made all the difference.

I'm glad we had this conversation.

Sunny Day vs Rainy Day

I've always loved cool weather over warm weather.

I just didn't know how much until this past weekend.

With warnings about Hurricane Joaquin blowing through the east coast of the U.S., I realized how contrary I am when it comes to the weather.

When it's sunny and beautiful out:

I'm like this:

But, when the weather's more like this:

All of a sudden, I'm like:

And then, I realize how ridiculous I am:

Ugh, walking in the rain is not fun.
Why can't I be normal and go out when it's sunny?

Guess who was out walking around for hours when it was raining and storming like crazy on Friday?

How about you? What kind of weather do you like?