Bit of Ivory

Okay, I guess I’d better jump on the bandwagon and do the Friday Five:
1. Do you have a car? If so, what kind of car is it? I don’t
personally own a car, but it is almost universally acknowledged that my
parents’ 1997 white Toyota Corolla (named Lizzy) is “my” car. I say almost
universally acknowledged because my brother would like to challenge
that ruling, but my dad bought the car so I could drive back and forth
to Provo, and I had been driving it almost exclusively for 5 months
before he even saw it (he was still on his mission). But Ben’s
considering buying his own car, so hopefully my title will be
undisputed soon. I’ll probably end up buying Lizzy from my parents
after I graduate.
2. Do you drive very often? Ummm, yeah. How about a 90-mile
round-trip commute three times a week? And a lot of around-town
driving. There’s an unwritten rule in my house, that whenever siblings
go anywhere together, the oldest drives (except in the case of my twin
sisters—when it’s just the two of them they trade off). So if it’s just
me and my sisters, I drive. If it’s me and my brother, he drives. And
if it’s all four of us, he drives. Since Lisa, Laura, and I tend to go
a lot of places together, I drive a lot.
3. What’s your dream car? I’ve always wanted a cherry-red Toyota
Paseo, but then they stopped making them. I’d have to get it used, and
as the years go by the cars keep getting older. *sigh* I guess a
brand-new 2003 Corolla LE is my dream car right now, although after
driving my dad’s new Prius, I’m starting to get second thoughts. (Can
you tell my family is a Toyota family?)
4. Have you ever received a ticket? Not a one.
5. Have you ever been in an accident? Not any serious ones, and
only one that was my fault. I’ve been rear-ended a couple of times
(never with any damage), and once I accidentally backed into another
lady in the Wendy’s parking lot. We couldn’t see any damage, but I gave
her my phone number in case she found any. She never called, and I
never told my parents. Luckily no one in my family reads this blog, so
I can admit this.
Well, there it is. Hmm, that’s kind of fun!