Miatatude

Went ahead and changed the date to this year and started over with the Top Transition count. I may keep track of something different starting on 03/03/03 and add it to the bottom as well, maybe miles.

Chickened out and put the top up for the commute to work. Down for the trip home and stayed down for the evening outing. Supposed to rain tomorrow, but maybe it won’t start until late morning and we can eek in a top down drive to work.

Started down, went up, went down, still down.
Top Transitions since 02/02/03: 2

Well it has been a year since I started keeping track of the movement of the convertible top of the Miata. You’ll notice that somewhere over the period of the year the date changed from 02/01/02 to 02/02/02. I don’t remember when, but I think I did it because I really liked the alliterary quality of the 2nd’s date written like that. Not sure where to go from here, should I keep up the top thing, keep track of something else like how much money I spend on the car (gas mileage is so overdone) or do nothing.

Watched the rest of the Rumpole today. The last 4 episodes of season 2 and the movie Rumpole Returns. Alone. No one else in the house gets it. I just couldn’t help myself. There is something about that kind of humor that I love. I wonder when the other 5 seasons worth will make it to DVD?

Started up, went down, still down.
Top Transitions since 02/02/02: 371

Drove to Augusta tonight to run the Miata Club’s February newsletter through the postage meter at Rader. They had a new 2003 Splash Green on the showroom, in that lighting it looked a perfect shade of turquoise, yuck. Oh, well I guess that balances perfectly with the new Garnet Red which is beautiful. Had hoped to put the top down, but the promised sun and upper 50’s materialized as clouds and middle 40’s.

No, Rumpole tonight, instead we watched a 16 year old movie that starred the person who has the most linked blog in the whole wide Internet, Will Wheaton, Stand By Me. I have never watched this movie in its entirety, only seen bits and pieces on cable over the years and guess what, I didn’t really need to see it.

Started up, still up.
Top Transitions since 02/02/02: 370

Watched another episode of Rumpole this evening, finishing off Disc 2. I have 4 episodes to finish on Disc 3 and a 2-hour Movie, plus special stuff on the fourth Disc, which I plan on watching this weekend. It my be hard though, as we are supposed to be sunny and sixty-ish both days, might be time for some top-down drive and if I can’t avoid it, work around the house/yard.

Started up, still up.
Top Transitions since 02/02/02: 370

Managed to get a top down ride home this evening from the gym. Rain was in the area, but we got a break. we were not so lucky on the evening grocery run, top went back up while in the garage, as it was already raining. Managed to squeak in a Episode 1 of Season 2, Rumpole and the Man of God after dinner and before the store trip.

Started up, went down, went up, still up.
Top Transitions since 02/02/02: 370