please Mtv, pimp my ride

so, i'm just hanging out on a sunday night watching some TV, as is the custom for me at 1.30am. i really like this show, though sometimes they go too far and do some really guady things (i mean, friggin video screens on the fenders, who the hell is going to see them?). anyway, the show starts and i wait with bated breath to see what ugly duckling they are going to change into a swan. what car are they 'pimping'? a friggin Buick Century...... exactly like mine. ok, so this hurts the pride a little bit. i mean, the cars they feature on this show are obviously pieces of crap. at the beginning of the show, the guy is going through the car and listing off all of the things he hates about it: broken sound system, rust, bad suspension, headliner that is falling into his face; the exact same things that are wrong with mine. frig.

i know i should have the right attitude and be greatful that i even have a car. on top of that, i should be greatful that it was free (which i really am, honestly), but i am feeling the itch..... the consumer-driven itch for a new car. you know, i have a sincere desire to live simply, to live above materialism, but it is so damn hard to do that these days.

the sirens of Neophilia* are calling, i hope i don't dash my ship on the rocks and drown.



*the love of all things new (see: thecomplexchrist.com)