Car Pool Log: 2006 05-26

Silver BMW with LCD and GSP monitoring system. Driver was showing Second Passenger, via his inquisitiveness, how his new car has all these self monitoring systems. The screen showed a scrolling display of checks (i.e. oil, gas, brake fluid, etc.), radio controls that displays the frequency and the name of the station. “If, let’s say, I wanted to listen to WILD,” Driver said. “Then I could say… ah… ‘play WILD’ and it’ll go there.” A car seat in the back facing forward, an unfolded, red paper airplane in the seat. Driver and Second Passenger talked about cars, ones they’ve owned in the past, ones they had in high school. Before we got to the toll we were listening to the radio. An announcer was saying this: “A duck was located and brought to the International Bird Rescue Research Center in Cordelia. Now get this! They found something in its stomach, something inexplicable. Through the power of x-ray they found a picture of…” and that’s when Driver changed the station. [I later found out about it here.] While in traffic, after the toll before metering lights, saw a beat-up Toyota sedan with a creationist logo sticker on the lip of the trunk. Inside the car were two high school aged girls. Both of whom, driver included, were applying their make-up, heavily. Coming into the city I was fascinated with the mapping device on the screen, followed a blue arrow along yellow roads as we turned off the highway.

Today’s Playlist

Elliott Smith: Figure 8
Smashing Pumpkins: Adore
Throwing Muses: Throwing Muses