Most of the time, I feel like a social awkward instead of the social butterfly I’m supposed to be. (Gemini here.)
So it’s fun, really, to have some nice conversations with people in which I can really connect. Most of the time, chances are good I won’t ever see these people again.
But it’s still nice to relate to someone for a tiny bit, know what I mean?
What’s with the magazines…??
Funny, but I can recall two distinct instances in which a couple of these brief conversations were struck up because of magazines.
The first was when I was getting a copy of Modified on a lunch break. The guy in line behind me said something, so we had a good minute or two car chat. It was another of the failed invites to an autocross in the end, but I’d like to think I make a positive impact for girls as far as cars go.
I really remember that one because it was only minutes after I chatted with a rotor-head as I was headed off on my lunch break. Now that’s someone I wish I could run into again… His white FC was immaculate looking, simply beautiful!!
The other magazine incident was when purchasing a copy of Project Car Tuner. The guy who rang my stuff up asked if I had a project. Yeah, my 240SX! After a minute or two, it was exchanged that I like JDM and he was into Euro, having had a couple of VW’s after having a Civic and deciding it wasn’t his thing.
Curiosity’s Invoked
It all makes me wonder what they ended up thinking of me. Totally selfish, I know, but I’m very concerned with giving off the wrong impression of a car girl.
I want to show that I know my stuff, I’m not stupid, and my cars will never be hot pink. I can’t really do that in a minute or two, can I?
Well…. Probably could, but only if I controlled the entire conversation and worked on an elevator pitch for it. That doesn’t sound like too much fun, really. And these things happen spontaneously anyhow.
In the end, it’s things like this that I like. Connecting with other car people is fun, and I really enjoy it. (Sometimes, though, I just wish I’d have more real friends, not a huge list of acquaintances.)





















