driving.

i work for a rental car company, so cars are kind of my thing.  i love cars.  all kinds of cars.  i drive a different car every day and could probably tell you as much about the features of any car as well as a salesman could.
fortunately i also love driving.

the coolest perk about my job is the free car.  i'll never forget the day i got promoted and they said, "take any car you want for the day."  it was about labor day when i got the job, and the weather was perfect.  sunny, not too hot, you could feel fall approaching;  i couldn't think of a better day.  there was a brand new ford mustang, white, tan leather interior.  i said, "can i have that one?" to which my boss said, "absolutely."  i had an appointment an hour away that day.  i drove that car as fast as i could, music blasting, windows down.  it was perfection.

i've gotten to take amazing cars home:  a mercedes crusier, a hot camaro with the v8 engine, the adorable volvo c30 hatchback that was made for driving the backroads of west by-god virginia.  i've also had to drive some horrible cars:  the toyota yaris hatchback, the smartcar that makes you wonder what will happen if you get rear-ended, a salvaged corolla that was somehow still operable even with the entire driver's side smashed in, because they were the only cars left on the lot.  but i still love trying them all out.

recently my job has caused me to spend less time in the air and more time behind the wheel, and i am so thrilled about this.  i've had to go to places i didn't really care for, but at least the drive was nice.  i could go the rest of the year without making another trip to wheeling, three hours away, but at least this time i get to do it in a sweet car.  i'm hoping tomorrow is a great day weatherwise, i hope my boss doesn't mind my ipod, and i hope the cops have already hit their quota with the holiday traffic.  it could turn out to be a fantastic day for a drive.