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Friday, August 1, 2008

the car.

people often find themselves put out by the close relationship that i have had with my cars over the years. that i'm careful to take care of them (which i do with most of my possessions), that i enjoy just driving in them to nowhere in particular, and that i name them. i know that this is not a rare thing to name vehicles, people do it all the time. but i'm kind of superstitious when it comes to naming my cars, as i would be about naming a pet or a child. my superstitions were magnified ten fold when i named my last car "angel" not so loosely based after my last girlfriend's name. the car, whether by coincidence or by fate turned out to be the nightmare of my life. all that she didn't do was kill me. which i guess should be looked at as a victory in itself. but because of that experience i have hesitated to name my newest car for fear of putting a hex on her with the wrong name. for this i humbly request your assistance.

here are my criteria. i always name my cars with the same first letter as the first letter of the car make. in this case an "m." girl's names are mandatory. monica and any spelling of megan won't work. (sorry megan, i'm still a bit raw.) other than that, it's game on! oh, she's red by the way, and kinda stuck up, in case that matters in making your selections. any help you can offer would be greatly appreciated. hope you all have a filthy weekend! and remember, peanut butter does not work as lube, but can be wonderful in helping to set the mood.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

My nominations for the "Name dat car" contest: Medusa. It's appropriate...just use your imagination. Peace. Simran

JJ said...

Marina, it's Latin, meaning "from the god Mars," Mars is red as is your car. And you know you could imagine some stuck up chick with that name. Or scratch that and just go with Marisol, sun and water...perfect.

Anonymous said...

my bad, sun & sea. but you get the point.

Arrie said...

A lil late but better late then never! Mona ...Italian nickname meaning hearkening!