my greatest accomplishment to date

so now that i'm 25, i'm finally old enough to rent a car, right?

and with all the traveling i've been doing this year, i've actually had to RENT a few cars...and try to remember how to drive them. which is mildly nerve-wracking

but it turns out driving really is kind of a skill you don't lose. like gymnastics (yes, i can still do backflips).

after being in L.A. for only a week, i'm already a pro -- i can send text messages, check email, and use google maps on Tonya Nader (my blackberry...has a name) while on the road (if any police are reading this, please don't give me a ticket. also, i don't recommend using your mobile device while driving as it will probably cause me to have a wreck and die soon if not kill someone else. DON'T DO IT! DON'T! i'll stop too.)

but i have to say, there was one thing i really didn't think i'd remember how to do and it's had me waking up in cold sweats for weeks in anticipation. however, as it turns out...I CAN STILL PARALLEL PARK!!! that shit is hard, yo. especially in a rental. when you own a car, the dimensions of the car become extensions of yourself after awhile. you instictively know how far your car extends on all sides, and how much room you have. not with a rental, ladies & gentleman. not with a rental.

i was so impressed with myself, i took pictures so there could be no doubt as to whether or not this truly happened.





as long as we're on the topic of L.A., i'm so allergic to the air here. i've spent the whole week with swollen sinuses and a sore throat. this place is soooo dry & toxic! tell me whyee.

i'm staying with my best friend brent and his boyfriend vin. brent's mom is the modern equivalent of a witch doctor (midwestern housewife with internet access), and she is ultimately the reason i have medicated q-tips up my nose.



finally...why does this web page exist?