I haven't been here all summer. Shit has happened. Let me tell you.
I'm single. I ditched my lady because she's a fucking mental case. I still love her, but I can't live with her and be sane. She needs to take better care of herself and stop acting so fake. Apparently she takes her good looks for granted and thinks her ways won't catch up with her. I have struggled with unhealthy lifestyles and depression too, but without such a fake bitch attitude to those who loved me and tried to help. I really do hope she straightens herself out. I hope she won't end up on welfare with kids by some fucked up bastard. Without me she doesn't really have a lot. I don't even know where the fuck she's staying. I tried to be there and help her and got nothing but scorn. I just hope she goes to her dad's where she's safe, and not that piece of shit tweeker Nate. She's only 20. But my heart is made of stone at this point. I shed all the tears I could for her two years ago.
I am 100% sober. Almost at the same time I let her go, I decided to quit having fun with chemicals altogether. Not that I've been doing hard drugs lately, but I mean drinking on weekends and occasionally smoking pot- no more. I also quit smoking cigs in May. Considering my history of everything from wippits to heroin, I need to avoid dope and liquor at all costs. Not that I give a shit if anyone else does.
I sold my Isuzu and I'm selling my Eclipse. I spent the last month removing all the goodies from it and replacing the stock components. It's a little sad, I had so much fun and blew myself and so many others away with what that little car could do... It was a fucking four-cylinder madman. I kid you not, it has taken down Vipers, Porsches, and fully souped-up Corvettes. I think a few V8 Mustangs got caught in the grille. Now with 151,000 mi. on the odometer it was still pulling mid 11's in the 1/4 mi. and easily getting from 0-60 under 3.5 seconds. To drive it again in it's stock form feels weird, like a different car... or like a regular car. But it's alright because that massive pile of 4G63 mods in my garage are going right back onto another 97-99 Eclipse GSX with low miles or (maybe) a brand spankin' new Lancer Evolution. The problem with those right now, is that many dealers are bumping the sticker price by as much as $20k! That's a huge jump when the MSRP is $27k. And there are very few Lancer Evo's available as of right now. I also don't know if I could part with the beauty of the Eclipse and get into a 4-door sedan. There is so much I love about the 2G Eclipse, and after 5 years it seems like a part of me. I drove a customer's new Lancer Evo and loved it, but the seats were awkward, it had a much less streamlined interior design, and the moonroof seems half as big as the one on my Eclipse. It just sort of felt like getting into a Camry with a monster engine and AWD, whereas sitting in the low-slung Eclipse lets you know you're in a mean sports car. But I must say the shifting was much smoother in the Lancer. It felt grippy and sure while the stock Eclipse trans./ Clutch is a bit dicey and rough. Plus the All-wheel drive system in the Lancer is updated and refined some years past the one in a GSX and seemed to grip the road a bit more tightly in comparison. But, I'm not rich and don't want to make payments for five years. I might be able to buy a 98 or 99 GSX for cash, and have all my mods back in a week later... I don't know, but it will definitely be one or the other.
Cheers to my baby for so many years of relatively trouble-free thrills, in hopes she goes to an owner who can appreciate her and hopefully replace that engine I beat the shit out of.
<P ID="signature">Once Upon A Time in X-ico</P>
I'm single. I ditched my lady because she's a fucking mental case. I still love her, but I can't live with her and be sane. She needs to take better care of herself and stop acting so fake. Apparently she takes her good looks for granted and thinks her ways won't catch up with her. I have struggled with unhealthy lifestyles and depression too, but without such a fake bitch attitude to those who loved me and tried to help. I really do hope she straightens herself out. I hope she won't end up on welfare with kids by some fucked up bastard. Without me she doesn't really have a lot. I don't even know where the fuck she's staying. I tried to be there and help her and got nothing but scorn. I just hope she goes to her dad's where she's safe, and not that piece of shit tweeker Nate. She's only 20. But my heart is made of stone at this point. I shed all the tears I could for her two years ago.
I am 100% sober. Almost at the same time I let her go, I decided to quit having fun with chemicals altogether. Not that I've been doing hard drugs lately, but I mean drinking on weekends and occasionally smoking pot- no more. I also quit smoking cigs in May. Considering my history of everything from wippits to heroin, I need to avoid dope and liquor at all costs. Not that I give a shit if anyone else does.
I sold my Isuzu and I'm selling my Eclipse. I spent the last month removing all the goodies from it and replacing the stock components. It's a little sad, I had so much fun and blew myself and so many others away with what that little car could do... It was a fucking four-cylinder madman. I kid you not, it has taken down Vipers, Porsches, and fully souped-up Corvettes. I think a few V8 Mustangs got caught in the grille. Now with 151,000 mi. on the odometer it was still pulling mid 11's in the 1/4 mi. and easily getting from 0-60 under 3.5 seconds. To drive it again in it's stock form feels weird, like a different car... or like a regular car. But it's alright because that massive pile of 4G63 mods in my garage are going right back onto another 97-99 Eclipse GSX with low miles or (maybe) a brand spankin' new Lancer Evolution. The problem with those right now, is that many dealers are bumping the sticker price by as much as $20k! That's a huge jump when the MSRP is $27k. And there are very few Lancer Evo's available as of right now. I also don't know if I could part with the beauty of the Eclipse and get into a 4-door sedan. There is so much I love about the 2G Eclipse, and after 5 years it seems like a part of me. I drove a customer's new Lancer Evo and loved it, but the seats were awkward, it had a much less streamlined interior design, and the moonroof seems half as big as the one on my Eclipse. It just sort of felt like getting into a Camry with a monster engine and AWD, whereas sitting in the low-slung Eclipse lets you know you're in a mean sports car. But I must say the shifting was much smoother in the Lancer. It felt grippy and sure while the stock Eclipse trans./ Clutch is a bit dicey and rough. Plus the All-wheel drive system in the Lancer is updated and refined some years past the one in a GSX and seemed to grip the road a bit more tightly in comparison. But, I'm not rich and don't want to make payments for five years. I might be able to buy a 98 or 99 GSX for cash, and have all my mods back in a week later... I don't know, but it will definitely be one or the other.
Cheers to my baby for so many years of relatively trouble-free thrills, in hopes she goes to an owner who can appreciate her and hopefully replace that engine I beat the shit out of.
<P ID="signature">Once Upon A Time in X-ico</P>
