Three weeks after I signed up for my new Civic, I finally received an e-mail from Bill at Roush Honda Monday morning indicating my car had been built! They estimated it would take 3-4 weeks, and with the weather in Ohio lately, which caused the Honda plant to close for at least two days, I was expecting to receive the car closer to 4-5 weeks. The e-mail supplied my car’s VIN and said the only thing between my car and I was the time for delivery. Imagine my surprise when Bill called me at 6 p.m. that same evening to tell me the car had just been rolled of the truck.
I picked it up last night and I gotta say, after driving the Prot-e around for the last six year, this new whip feels pretty pimp.
Introducing the new Civy. May it earn a better nickname than “the shoe.”
Tiffany continued her manipulation, er motivation, of a Price American Idol tryout over the weekend while hanging out at Club 185. The seed was first planted a couple weeks back when she mentioned to Price that she and I thought he should do it. I think he’s starting to give it some serious thought. C’mon, how sweet would that be — Even just for entertainment purposes alone? Not to mention, I think he’d have a serious shot.
If we can convince Price to go through with it, I promise full coverage on this site.
In fact, here’s a clip from the future. Price performs a bit of “Type One” by House of Cards for the judges:
In other Price news, he has a new girlfriend, though still ended up as the 5th wheel somehow with Craig, Erin, Tiff & me.
Through all this F-ing snow, my Protege, or “the shoe” as Bell named it, is still alive and ticking — kind of. A few weeks back the A/C compressor locked up, which is tied to the power steering. A $700 problem according to the guy at Star and Northwest Auto Care. So, I’ve had no air conditioning (no problem, it’s been 0 degrees outside anyway) and no power steering (huge problem when the steering is already hindered by a foot of ice and snow). Not to mention the brakes need to be replaced soon and the whole front end creaks like this guy’s bed every time i hit a bump.
And considering my car would barely qualify as “fair” condition on its report in Kelley Blue Book without the broken compressor, I took the plunge a few weeks ago and signed up for a new 2007 Honda Civic.
I wanted a stick shift, so I still haven’t received the car because Honda doesn’t make many stick shift Civics here in the states. They’re supposedly huge over in Asia, though.
By the way, if you’re in the market for a new Honda in Columbus, just go to straight to Roush Honda. And ask about Honfidence.
Hopefully the Civy will arrive soon. There’s nothing worse than driving a broken Prot-e when you already approved a new car.
Besides the worst snow storm in Columbus to date dumping on the city Feb. 13-14, that Wednesday also marked the annual convention of the organization of which I’m employed. As some sort of humorous symbolism the skies opened and the lands turned to ice the same day I’d travel to a hotel to be holed up in for three days. OK, it’s not that bad. The hotel’s nice, the meals are comped and I was able to meet Gov. Ted Strickland and hang with OSU’s Athletic Director Gene Smith for an hour. Still, after three days of living out of a suitcase, you get a little worn down. So, I laid low this weekend, which is why there is no photo update.
Laying low this weekend, however, does not mean I was idle. Saturday marked the 1-year anniversary of my relationship with Tiffany and we celebrated accordingly. One year ago from that day she and I met in person for the first time at B. Hampton’s. Our first conversations occurred just three days earlier, on Valentine’s Day. Depending on who you are, one year may seem too long or not quite long enough.
Luckily for me, Tiffany was a trooper on Valentine’s Day and made the trip all the way out to the hotel so we could spend the evening together. We ate at a Tuscan restaurant, had some wine and spent the night in a nice hotel room — it was perfect. Then on Saturday night, to celebrate the anniversary, we went to Mitchell’s Steakhouse and Oh My God! I had the best $35 piece of rare meat I’ve ever tasted. And when I say $35 piece of meat, I mean just that — the place is a la carte. But it was so worth it. Seriously, if happiness is a warm gun, then that steak was like an AK-47 in your mouth. I digress, but I want to say following what was nearly a week of Tiffany and me celebrating … well, ourselves … that I’m the happiest I’ve ever been. No contest.
It’s official. After two and a half years of B.A.’s little men falling short of their destination, one soldier finally got through. B.A. actually got Jenn pregnant. They just learned the news yesterday.
Additionally, B.A. reported something about Jenn’s midi-chlorian levels being through the roof, which is a strong indicator of twins — or just that the force will be strong with this one.
Either way, I wish them congratulations. They’ve been trying for a while. And now join a pretty impressive list of friends with offspring: Gabe C., Doug H., Jose O., and the Duffs (pregnant) just to name a few.
It’s getting to the point socially where you’re in the minority if you’re not married with children.
For that minority, however, B.A. and Jenn’s wake will be held roughly nine months from now. In lieu of sending flowers, please consume one additional adult drink of choice and be sure to pour a little out for your fallen homie.
Hello and welcome to my blog. That’s right, my blog. The idea of a blog seemed appealing to me, so I thought I’d toy with the idea a little, then a little more, then more still, until finally, I ended up writing the words you are reading right now. I’m not sure where I’ll go with this exactly. It’ll probably always be a work in progress, if it gets off the ground at all. But it’s something.
The main section of Sprkus.com doesn’t get updated as often because I’m not going out four nights a week anymore. Good for my wallet, bad for my Web site. And the Message Board is dead. Was always dead, really. Most days if you looked at the topic lineup where it tells you who the last to comment was, it would be a vertical line of “Rick”s all the way down the page. So it makes sense to share things in the form of a blog as opposed to message board topics.
I always felt I needed a venue to talk about certain events in addition to posting photos of them. With this blog, I can link to and from pictures at will and not be confined to the small “This Just In” section, which I’m sure will be replaced. This blog might replace the message board entirely — one decision of many I have yet to make. Additionally, even if nobody reads the blog, at least I’m writing in my spare time — a skill I should always be improving. After all, that’s a large part of how I earn a living.
Whether or not anyone SHOULD be paying me… well, that’s another matter.
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