Car Gone

[darkemeralds]

Well, I'm now the proud former owner of a car.

I sold it to a rock star! Kind of. This guy, in fact. He drove a hard bargain, but I wanted to be able to say that I sold my car to a rock star, so everyone wins.

I have cancelled my insurance, that necessary evil, that form of institutionalized gambling. I've put my car-trunk blanket, and the just-in-case Ikea bag, and my "Here's Something You Can't Do" Firefly license plate frame (which I never could find a way to attach without obscuring the tags) into the giveaway bag, and as of noon tomorrow I'll officially embark on my Life Without A Car.

I'll buy the guy's album as soon as I see the money order.

Comments

[quayle]

No friggin' way! I've seen them in concert! I'd say this gives you major street cred ;D

[darkemeralds]

You have?? Are they good? I liked the bits I listened to on the NPR site.

Wow, that's so cool. Hee! I don't know why, but I'm getting a real charge out of having sold my car to an up and coming creative.

[quayle]

They're music is not really something I'd normally listen to much, but they did such good live performance! It was all very theatrical and it felt a little bit like you'd accidentally stumbled in on the meeting of a really cool cult.
I would be excited too if I were you!

[darkemeralds]

Great description! Thank you. Sounds really interesting.

[dine]

congrats! enjoy your carfree status (and the attendant savings)

I really like the guy's curls - that's an awesome 'do

[darkemeralds]

I didn't deal with him personally because my sister handled the whole negotiation, bless her, but she said he was a very nice guy and really interesting. I wish him well--and he brought the cashier's check by tonight so I'm about to go buy his album!

[kis]

This is going to make me cry buckets..

Hee. Though really, he should throw one into the deal.

[ranunculus]

Congratulations!!

[(Anonymous)]

Thanks! I feel pretty good about it

[writerscramp]

So you pulled the trigger. Nice. Very cool how it all worked out. And now, an exciting new chapter for you!

[darkemeralds]

Yep. Now what?? Eeep! I have to admit, it's a bit scary. There's an exchange of one freedom for another, really. I have no idea how long this experiment will last, and I have to keep reminding myself that my car was ripe for selling in any case, that I'm saving money every day, that I wasn't actually using my car, etc.

In reality, I haven't noticed a difference yet. I might as well just relax.

[lyr]

Happy former car-ness! I hope the guy's albumn turns out to be good, too. It's even better to be able to say you sold your car to a good rock star.

[darkemeralds]

Acquiring music is one thing. Listening to it, for me, is quite another. I'll get there eventually. He seems, at least, to be an interesting musician. And I know he drives a pretty nice car! :D