Just to bore you this week, we have an End Times Update:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1981-BUICK-PARK-AVE-DIESEL-ONLY-9486-MILES-AWESOME-NEW_W0QQitemZ4625530979QQcategoryZ6139QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Oldsmobile-Delta-88-Royale-Diesel-Brougham-Coupe_W0QQitemZ4624651498QQcategoryZ6406QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

http://members.tripod.com/~A350Diesel/dieselfiero.html

Yes, children; even the very Worst car in the World can make a comeback, and there are actually people willing to PAY (presumably) GOOD MONEY for them. Does this not frighten you? Well, it SHOULD.

The GM diesels were absolutely the very WORST cars in the world ever made, worse even than the Yugo, because for $3990 and coming from Yugoslavia, you really deserved what you got. What COULD you expect? Name three good things that came out of Yugoslavia. Name one.

The GM diesels were worse even than the Trabant, a car manufactured in East Germany out of cloth (I am not making this up; I saw the video.) Then again, what do you expect from a country that has to put up a wall and surround it with armed guards and dogs trained to kill to keep their citizens in?

But people somehow expected better things out of GM, despite GM's record of producing innovative crap, such as the Corvair, Vega, Cadillac's 8-6-4 engine, etc. Especially since the diesel powerplants were offered mostly in GM's higher line models, Buicks, Oldsmobiles, and particularly Cadillacs- I believe for one unfortunate year anyone who wanted to buy a Seville only could have one with a diesel. This was like having to sleep with the dealership manager in order to buy one, or the toothless mechanic.

Nowadays, people should know better; The Oldsmobile diesel generated more jokes than any other awful car, probably more than all the other awful makes of car combined. Sample: How is an Oldsmobile diesel like syphilis? A: You can get rid of syphilis.

Also note the Fiero; Ignoring the durability issue presented by the diesel, why would you put a heavy motor designed to provide low-end grunt to move very heavy vehicles at low speeds into a car which looks like it is supposed to be light weight and fast and sporty (the Fiero was largely built out of Chevette and J-car components and pitched to management as a super-economy commuter car, so it isn't really sporty) but why the hell would anyone do this? WHY?

An Octopus and a Peanut are in Love With the Same Walrus

I haven't posted in a whole MONTH; but then I haven't had much to write about. This could be considered a Good Thing.
Well, I found this on the web, courtesy of Boingboing.net; http://blogfiles.wfmu.org/LG/Octopus/Baby_Octopus.mp4
We plan on writing about this in French class. They will probably hate it. The explanation given for this programme is "An Octopus and a Peanut are in Love with the Same Walrus" I can't make ANYTHING out of it. At any rate, it's not to be missed. If I could afford it, I would buy it and watch it when I am hung over.

Trey is being very Conflicted about Steve. Trey invited Steve to live with us because he thinks Steve is Cute, a view Steve thus far has failed to appreciate. Trey only talks to people he thinks are cute. Trey has put himself rather in the situation of a dog that chases cars; now he's caught one and doesn't know what to do with it. He likes me to XxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxXXXXXXXXXXXXXX But this Conflict is making Trey cause Drama with Steve; Trey is all full of Feelings he doesn't know how to deal with.

I wish I could say I had done something interesting recently, but I haven't; we went to a Freomi party last week and it was actually nice; Their next door neighbour Dawn got drunk and flirted aggressively with everyone.