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Sat, 15 Mar 2008 22:03:18 -0700 [03/15/2008 11:03:18 PM MDT]

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Hi Delia,

    Hey the car sounds pretty cool.  I wish I owned a

car that got good gas mileage.  I actually really like

Priuses specifically although the one thing I worry

about is the ability to see much through the rear

window.  Of course I wouldn’t really know until I

actually test drove one, and from the sound of things

it isn’t a problem for you so maybe it wouldn’t be a

problem for me, either.  Other than that it seems to

me like the best car out there, particularly for its

eco-friendly gas mileage.  As with most of its cars

nowadays, in addition to good gas mileage, Toyota

tends to have a good reputation for reliability and

safety as well.

    The car I own right now is a Geo Prism, which I

like a lot for its reliability, although for some

reason or another it tends to not get good gas

mileage, its only drawback in my opinion, and probably

unusual for this type of car.  Of course it has less

than 30,000 miles on it presently, unless I’ve been

misled, which helps me feel good about owning it

anyway.  I just got the oil changed as well as some

other stuff done to it today.

    Did you get your car new, or used?  How is the

rear window situation for you?  Can you see enough

through it and are you satisfied with your field of

vision?

    Fortunately I have only one final, but it’s for my

most difficult class.  The test will be 3 hours long

and will cover the entire course, requiring up to 3

blue books to complete.  Blue books are basically

testing books with blank sheets of paper in them–

don’t know if they have those in Arizona or not, but

that’s a quick definintion just in case.  Once I’m

done with that it’s Spring break!  Of course my

screenwriting instructor for third quarter

screenwriting has already assigned some homework and I

also want to get at least one application to grad

school sent off during the break.

    I think the podcasts could be weird, but also

interesting and expressive, as is the case with most

art.  I think people would be interested in seeing

them.  If you let me know what to search under, I’ll

have to check them out myself sometime.  I also did a

couple of videos on youtube, if you’re interested in

seeing them.

    Sounds like things are going well for you and I

hope they continue to!

Alright, ciao for now–


–Alan

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Sat, 15 Mar 2008 23:53:21 -0600 [03/15/2008 11:53:21 PM MDT]

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Hi Alan,

The car is great!  The gas mileage in town so far has been 47MPG, which may be better as


I get more used to driving it and do more long distance rather than stop and go.

It’s used, but has only 35,000 miles, and really looks and smells like new.  The rear
window is weird, like split in half, but the best thing is that the computer displays the
view behind as you are backing up.  I’ve already used that for parallel parking.  I don’t


wonder what they were thinking when they designed the window though…

In any case, I’m totally, super happy with the car!  Maybe I’ll take a road trip this
summer.  (Definitely leaning toward keeping it long term.)  I could take the slow route


to Michigan.

Good luck on exams and grad apps!  Are you graduating this year?  I’m on spring break
right now!! Thank goodness, I have tons to do and very little time.  Teaching seems to


take way more time and energy than the scheduled 6 hours a week.

So far, I’ve been recording a few things, but they aren’t that interesting.  But I’m
going to post stuff anyway.  I’ll definitely give you the url.  Where can I find yours?? 


I definitely want to see them.

OK, I HAVE to go to bed, it’s getting late.

-Delia