April 23, 2005
Finally
I have a bad record of automotive maintenance - everything from oil changes to general cleaning gets put off. As an aside, these are the things that make perfect presents for me, do the stuff that I need done but won't do myself; oil change, car wash, re-pot my plants (those things have never been re-potted and most are 5-6 years old) Simple gestures that mean a lot...I digress.
Yesterday I had finally had enough of my dirty car. After the Laughlin trip it was completely plastered in bugs and you could hardly tell what color it was anymore. Since it was overcast I thought it would be the perfect time to take care of it - and not have to worry about the hot sun causing water spots. So I scrubbed and scrubbed, did I mention I don't do this very often? It was a mess.
It became clear that I would still have to dry the car off to avoid spotting but, since I don't do this very often and hadn't planned on that, the only old towels I had were the ones I had used when I washed my dog. And they were full of dog hair.
So my car got clean - and fuzzy. 
Quite a site, my little blue car covered in white fur.
UPDATE: Yeah, it rained today - but I have a garage 