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today we sold mildred.
and sadly enough, it kind of reminded me of the giving tree.
which, by the by, makes me tear up every time i read it.
3 schools (RHS, texas state, and TCU). a handful of boyfriends, and friends who are boys. first kisses. last kisses. destinations i shouldn't have driven to. sneaking out. conquering I-35. 26 mile drives between texas state & UT. screaming out car windows. a substantial amount of brilliant music. sunny days. rainy days. clear skies & stars. rockwall, dallas, plano, fort worth, austin, san marcos, san antonio, galveston. aimless driving to several places in between. a token few cigarettes smoked carefully with my arm entirely out the window. trips to starbucks for the past four years. far too many left over coffee cups. packing up my life & moving all around. growing up.
mildred saw me through a lot.
she came as a rental car from hawaii, with 26,000 miles,
and watched me grow up.
and today we sold mildred, with her now-sketchy transmission problems, and the only remnant of me was a TCU sticker on the back,
and a fair few dents and scratches.
oh, and 79,000 miles.
i don't know why i feel kind of weird about it.
a car is an inanimate object.
i don't even like tauruses (taurii?) at all.
it's just..
i'm pretty much the most sentimental, nostalgic person you will ever meet, that's all.
oh yeah, i am hormonal and tired. and crampy. that combination = no bueno.
and i'm really, really, really worried about adam.
and life is weird
and parts of it are amazing
and boys are ridiculous
and work is busy & work-like
and i need sleep. my insomnia championship round is over. goodnight, life.
and sadly enough, it kind of reminded me of the giving tree.
which, by the by, makes me tear up every time i read it.
3 schools (RHS, texas state, and TCU). a handful of boyfriends, and friends who are boys. first kisses. last kisses. destinations i shouldn't have driven to. sneaking out. conquering I-35. 26 mile drives between texas state & UT. screaming out car windows. a substantial amount of brilliant music. sunny days. rainy days. clear skies & stars. rockwall, dallas, plano, fort worth, austin, san marcos, san antonio, galveston. aimless driving to several places in between. a token few cigarettes smoked carefully with my arm entirely out the window. trips to starbucks for the past four years. far too many left over coffee cups. packing up my life & moving all around. growing up.
mildred saw me through a lot.
she came as a rental car from hawaii, with 26,000 miles,
and watched me grow up.
and today we sold mildred, with her now-sketchy transmission problems, and the only remnant of me was a TCU sticker on the back,
and a fair few dents and scratches.
oh, and 79,000 miles.
i don't know why i feel kind of weird about it.
a car is an inanimate object.
i don't even like tauruses (taurii?) at all.
it's just..
i'm pretty much the most sentimental, nostalgic person you will ever meet, that's all.
oh yeah, i am hormonal and tired. and crampy. that combination = no bueno.
and i'm really, really, really worried about adam.
and life is weird
and parts of it are amazing
and boys are ridiculous
and work is busy & work-like
and i need sleep. my insomnia championship round is over. goodnight, life.