Warning! This entire post is about personal finance because it’s something I nerd out to all the time. Part of it is reposted because I’m lazy this fine morning. I have too many savings accounts already, but I opened another one anyway because it was too good a deal to pass up. It’s through ING, their ‘orange’ savings account, which ...
Meet my new car!! It’s a 2006 Pontiac GTO in BRAZEN ORANGE. 6-speed, V8, practically guaranteed to earn me some speeding tickets, but it’ll be worth it. (More pictures here!) Moondance was spectacular as always, and I can’t really explain things like Thomas Slade, the log who killed two dudes in prison, or the bobcat that sounded more like a ...
Oh god, I’m car-less! Yesterday, I accompanied Miguel’s buyer to my bank to pay off the loan and hand the title over. I was a little sad because Miguel is far and away the awesomest car I’ve ever owned, but then I’m more happy about the way it worked out: his buyer is fantastic (and loves Minis a lot), I ...
This holiday weekend was glorious. Even better than the fact that I only have three days of work this week! We spent the fourth with Dan and Kate, grilling at Hyland Park, playing bocce, laying in the grass, and kayaking. Later, we hung out at Dan’s playing Rock Band and Scrabble til almost 2 in the morning. We didn’t exactly ...