So this is set up day. What's happening with me? Lots.

To start with I am dealing with Kalongi ( the 16 year old love of my life that is a green two-door Tercel). I have recently made the move after a decade from NYC to B'more and inevitably brought Kalongi along for the ride so to speak. Having driven only about 3 miles each day for the past three years, he was notably shell shocked with the daily 20 mile journey each way to trek me back and forth to work. This also excludes pick up from soccer, swimming and basketball!

On first getting here, poor Kalongi was running without oil, and the engine gave on a trip that had been my fourth from the two hundred mile trek to NY. The title of "ole ye faithful" has now been claimed for my love.

Having that repaired he was running like he used to until yesterday when the gas pedal somehow became disloged just after getting on the exit to Washington Blvd. Luckily for me I was about a mile away from my job and was able to maneuver two turns on whatever residual gas there was that allowed me to stop two buildings from my job. (Tell me there is not a God!) Thanks for Rich who is my new best friend and tutor for a dumb girls guide to everything auto, the damsel in distress was saved and able to make it home yesterday!