Tuesday, March 21, 2006

The remnants of my car...



So, this is the only piece of my car that I have right now. Yep, it's the little logo thingy that was (up until today) on the hood of my Honda Civic. I was in a car wreck this afternoon involving my civic and a large white truck that stopped without signaling and without break lights (i think). I AM FINE by the way, for anyone who might read this and anxiously worry. I hit my knee on the dash board, and I'm sure I'll be stiff tomorrow, but I am very lucky that is all that happened. My car was not so fortunate. The large trailer hitch on the back of the truck that I rear-ended did a number on the front of my car: nearly tore off the bumper, crunched up the hood, broke the thingy that holds the antifreeze, and cracked the lights. I also believe that the engine block and several other important car innards have been somewhat rearranged. It did not look good. The large, sturdy, heavy truck, by the way, did not have so much as the smallest ding in the bumper.
So....
As the 600lb greasy man with a cigarette hanging out of his mouth and a scary bandage around his leg swept up the scraps of my car after loading it on the tow truck, I found this piece on the side of the road. B suggested that I use my creativity and art supplies from my work to turn it into some "bling". It has also been suggested that I make it into a belt buckle. I think I might frame it so when I look at it I will remember how glad I am that it was this little piece of plastic that got smashed up and thrown across the road and not me. I never want to drive again...

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