Current mood:	musing
Current music:	king of the road (in my head)
Entry tags:	birthday, buick, california, rental, trip

one last for the road...
to the people of the bay area, especially those on 101, 92 and 880 tonight, i apologize. that behemoth you saw rushing past you, the slightly-confused and confusing iceberg-on-wheels, was probably driven by me. somehow, the rental for this trip is a LandYacht(tm). don't know how it happened, as i requested the usual zippy little compact so i could park, signal, turn, manuever easily. but the rental company ran out last night and after trying to suck me in w/that 'upgrade' scam, i ended up with a HUGE white buick lacrosse. the thing could qualify for its own zip code, i swear. i feel like i should be picking up a grandparent & a foursome for a round of golf. what's that? you need a tow? no problem!

the boat has no knobs or levers inside, just push-buttons & digital read-outs & computer components, all lined up in places i'm not used to looking. it was kind of like driving the starship enterprise, i imagine. i couldn't even find the windshield wiper controls; no car should be smarter than the human driving it. on the plus side, it has satellite radio, which was lovely considering the traffic. anyway, drove it to oakland tonight to have dinner with my brother. we had seafood at a restaurant on the harbor. it was good to see him, and nice not to have to spend the evening alone, considering. he is in town consulting w/the USCG, while i'm here doing team analysis on a massive card sort we've just completed. now if someone would just explain to me why the san mateo bridge has a toll on one side and not the other?

feel like i ought to be able to come up with some deep thoughts on the occasion, but the truth is, today hasn't offered all that much to recommend it in terms of self-reflection. i've had a nagging feeling of unease, like *something* kept tugging at my sleeve all day, just out of focus, but every time i turned towards it, tried to catch it in mid-stride, it fell away, out of sight. s'been dragging at me since i woke up; with any luck it will be gone by tomorrow morning and i can finally start a whole new year fresh and clean. rebecca the daisy? well, let's not hold our breath.