Vroom vroom

I've decided to start watching this years WRC from the beginning, and what a brilliant decision that was, I now have 27 days of rally to sit through and have just finished the first three stages in Monte Carlo. I now know all of the drivers and the cars they drive, and watching each day is just absolutely brilliant, I didn't think I'd actually love it this much.
The final stage of MC was through the city, just like the famous F1 races, but to spice things up a little all the drivers were fitted with snow tyres, so it was completely drift central with all the drivers enjoying themselves and giving the crowd a real treat. Solberg in his Subaru had enough time ahead of his opponent to stop mid-race and do a couple of donuts for epic lulz. As a fan of the anime driving extravaganza that is Initial D I'm used to seeing fictional cars drift inches from fictional guardrails and roadside characters making sure they state that fact aloud at every possible opportunity, now while this is of course entirely possible I never really thought it could be done that seriously, but forget inches, Gardemeister was making it millimeters in his Lancer, it really reaffirms my faith that these people are the greatest drivers in the world, simply incredible driving.

And yesterday I had my first experience driving, an extremely generous friend by the name of Kiddy was kind enough to let me give it a go in his car in the Tesco car park at about four in the morning. All I did was drive in a little circuit and stop where I started, I did that three times because learning to pull away and stop smoothly is of course the first important thing to learn. And I'm extremely proud of the fact that even with this being my first time behind the wheel I didn't stall once, especially after a certain Catherine told me that I'd be bunny hopping my entire first lesson. Booyah! I'll be taking Wilson's Focus and competing in the WRC before you can say "Famous Takahashi brothers"!

Before that I was at Bertie's and got to try out his new synth, and as I have previously said I love my club music, and with that synth even my complete lack of any musical knowledge couldn't stop it being an instant rave as soon as you press a single key, and that's no exaggeration. If I ever buy any instrument it'll definitely be a synth, and I'd never, ever get tired of it. Not ever.

I'll be seeing Bertie again tonight as we take Zapdos for her final run, as he isn't renewing his insurance it'll sadly be goodbye forever. We'll make sure to honour her properly and play the music loud, honk at all the women, drive too fast, rinse the tyres and roll her into a tree, all the things we know she loved.
But it's not all tears, Paul passed his theory test yesterday and is well on his way to carrying the torch forwards in the next chapter of our lives.
And also congratulations to Harry, recently passing his practical and replacing his green licence with that all important pink one.

Now I just need to get myself a job and start saving for my Silvia.