I've survived the week, yay! So I've been researching cars alot lately. I still think the Acura RSX Type S is the best car. It would be a very fun car to have, but reality is starting to set in. At $24K, the price of the car is definitely affordable for what you get. It's a great sporty car, but for that reason, it would double my insurance. I'm not sure I want to take that hit every month. So then I was thinking I should check out the Accord Coupes again because I liked those except I thought the back looked big. But I checked out the 2004 models and they look alot better than the 2003. So now I'm thinking about Accords again. Even if I got the EX V6, the insurance would be cheaper than the Acura, but it would still be more than I pay now. However, the cost of the EX V6 is more than I want to spend (almost $27K). I would get the LX V6, but I want a manual and it doesn't come in manual, so I would have to settle for the LX. The good news about the LX is it is a bit cheaper plus the insurance would be much more affordable since the car is not considered a sporty vehicle. It's alot more powerful than my Civic, but it's also heavier. I think a test drive is in order. I could also imagine getting the regular RSX. It wouldn't have the whiz bang features, but when I think about it, would I really take advantage of the whiz bang features? The regular RSX has 160 hp just like the Accord LX, but the RSX is lighter. I think a test drive is in order. The Type S has 200 hp. It's definitely a performance vehicle. I think it would be really cool to have tight shifting and quick acceleration, but since I don't drive over 100 mph, I don't know how useful that kind of engine would be for me. No matter what car I choose, it will be far better than my Civic so that may be all I need. Oh, and of course the color will be black.

Some people have told me that they can't imagine me driving any other car besides my red Civic. It was a good car, but there were always a couple things I never liked about it. My car has a big butt. It looks cool from the front, but I never liked the back. The car is also manual everything. Manual windows, manual locks, no power steering, no cruise control, and manual mirror adjustment, etc. The only manual thing I like is manual transmission. I learned how to drive stick on that car. The car also has NO CLOCK...AGAIN! There's no armrest that you can store cool stuff inside like CDs or your sunglasses so my glove box is packed to the rim. It's like a jack-in-the-box when I open it. The ladies always complain that there is no mirror on the passenger side visor. (Probably the hugest sin of all, ha ha!) I always liked the car's quick pick up and my next car must definitely have this as well. The engine is only 100 hp, but it's so light, that's really all it needs. I like that I could store alot of stuff in it when I put the seats down. I could store every thing I own in that car (though not all at one time of course). That's very convenient for moving. The interior held up really well, probably because 95% of the time only I was in the car, but even my seat held up pretty good. Anyways, kudos to Honda for building such great cars. I think I'm going to buy Hondas for life.

Anyways, today is my last day of work before vacation. It kinda feels like the last day of school before Christmas break. You're there, but you don't really get any work done. The day totally drags even though you're taking a half day. Tonight I'm watching the last installment of the greatest trilogy ever made. Yes, better than Star Wars. Especially since Star Wars has been cheapened lately by the recent prequels. Most trilogies usually have one (cough, cough, Matrix) or two (ahem, Indiana Jones) good movies, but there is always one you don't like as much as the others or one that just plain stinks. Lord of the Rings will not disappoint. Every film is excellent. It's hard to tell which one I like better because they are so dynamic yet contain all the things that I like. I also know it will be good if everyone I've talked to has seen it twice already. I still can't wait for the extended version. That's the real movie as far as I'm concerned.