continuing car saga
the other day, i was driving home and went over a speed bump and the next thing i knew, my car would barely move and there was this constant grating on my wheel. i was pretty sure it had something to do with my brakes. luckily, i was only a block from home because the thing would barely move. it turns out that an old brake pad had fallen loose and the person who had opened up my car at first didn't see it and it was left in there but then was dislodged when i went over the speed bump (at a speed faster than i should have, of course). for a day, i got to drive judith's lada. it's a russian car so i'm sure we don't have many of those in the states. it has a choke. it's full of character. and it was also the first time i drove a manual on public roads.

i'm never driving an old car again. every five years, a new car. ;) just kidding. i really like ladas and have decided, actually, that i really want an old car that's full of character. i'll just be super-vigilant with the service and tuneups and all that. cuz i know jack shit about cars. (although i'm learning a lot lately...)