It's a Boy!

Hector arrived today.

It was a horribly dreary and rainy day across the Bay Area. The dealer that I ordered him from is almost to San Jose and so I had to take a bus, then BART, then CalTrain to get to Mountain View. It gave me new appreciation for people who don't have cars. How do y'all get around? Inquiring minds want to know. Public transportation has gotten expensive. But I digress.

So I arrived at the dealer just before 1PM. The sales rep was like, "What's your last name?" I told him and he was like, "Oh, you got the red car!" I was like "Why YES I DID..." :) I have driven a black car for the last five years and the red is a much needed improvement. I debated blue, green, or grey, but that describes every piece of clothing that I own. So I opted for the Chili Red with silver stripes.



Once I had the standard car tour ("Make sure you read your manual. There are so many interesting features..." Blah blah blah.) The salesman droned on and on and on. I was so excited to be in my car that I did not retain more than 10% of what he said. Next, I headed over to financing. The woman who did all of my paperwork has been working as a car finance processor for 37 years (5 years longer than I have been alive, thank you very much). She was totally crazy. In fact, she reminded me of one of those late night Denny's waitresses. One can tell that she easily smokes a pack a day and the years have not been kind. Bad makeup, the hair was blonde, feathered and pasted to her head. The style was mid-80s, I suppose. I fervently hope I am able to work my white trash genes that strongly when I get to be 55 or so. She was fierce. I asked her, "Do you ever get confused with all of the paper?" as she had me sign my name 100 times over. She gave me a frosty smile and was like "Never...". Fierce, I tell ya.


So about an hour and a half later, I bid adieu to Mini of Mountain View and drove to work in my new car. The new car smell is intoxicating and I love the fact that the Mini is so much fun, yet environmentally friendly and so easy to park at the same time. The only thing thing missing from today was the sun. My friend called and left me a voicemail tonight... "Hey Noah, how's that ark coming?" Not a bad question to ask these days.


So that, boys and girls, was my exciting day in a nutshell. If any of you want a ride in my new car, you know where to find me. Cuidate.