A silly rant:

Edmond recently cited an article that stated, among other interesting tidbits, that "women who drive the new Volkswagen Beetles and Minis are the most fun." I was referred to as one of these women, since I happen to drive one of those very bright yellow Beetles.

I guess there are people out there who are not aware of how much I dislike this car. Don't get me wrong - I drive it almost everywhere. I mean, it's a company car, so it's free. And my truck has over 120,000 miles on it and doesn't need any more. And it has a 6-CD changer. And a sunroof. And it can seat more than 2 normal sized people, or 1 normal person and 2 skinny people. And those would be the only reasons I drive it.

Why?

I don't like yellow cars and I don't like the new Beetles. I feel like I'm in a fishbowl when I'm driving it. This is, in part, because the dashboard takes up about a third of the interior space. You could eat a 5-course meal off that dashboard. And the backseat is uncomfortable. And it's trendy, which I'm anything but. Most of all, I really don't like the idea that people see me in this car and think, "she's the kind of girl who would buy a yellow Bug." Because I'm not. I'm so not that kind of girl (not that there's anything wrong with that).

It's only recently that I have been financially able to start saying No when people offer me free stuff, because I feel like I'm at a point in my life where I want the things I own and use to reflect me and my style. I use the car for the reasons stated above, but I don't particularly like it.

But I am a fun person, regardless of the car I drive.