Now being recalled: your safety!

I've been following the Toyota recalls for quite some time now, since around the time the floormat problem was uncovered, which was a long time before the accelerator problem became apparent. I'm sure you're tired of hearing about it, but every time I step into my ticking time bomb, I can't help but think about it, mostly because I listen to KCRW and if they're not talking about the recalls, they're talking to some representative of Toyota or a transit safety rep. When this whole thing first blew up, I was so confused because I kept hearing that my car was a part of the recall and then that it wasn't and then there was a new recall and it was. I've been feeling the need to keep up with this news because basically everyone in my family drives a Toyota. SO, if you want to know if your car is affected, you should check the Toyota Recall website for the facts, because all the other sites are just confusing to look at.

As dangerous as the media has been making it seem, I haven't really been that scared. I have felt the problem before but it's so minute that I didn't think much of it. I feel like it's only a problem if you're a crazy tailgater. But that doesn't mean you shouldn't take your car in to get fixed! I'm going to take my car in soon to fix my brakes (the prob with the 2010 Prius) and hopefully my speakers too because those weren't working from the start. Sigh.

On that note, I shall leave you with a picture of me and Perry the day he came home with me. I wasn't actually allowed to drive him home, though. My sister had to. She insisted that I take this photo with my new gold car.

Semi-recent happenings

Happy birthdays to my roomies last month. We celebrated with snowboarding at Bear Mountain, California Adventure (especially the Toy Story ride!), Pee Wee Herman, and lots of drinking, all of which was fantastical. Chinese New Year is coming up and I really need to clean but school comes first this week with a midterm and quiz to deal with. Ughhho. So this time after I'm done with school (a little over a month left!), I am definitely going to go crazy with freedom and finally start updating this blogalog. I promises.

By the way, I am quite the bus taker, if I may say so myself, and I always noticed those orange and black "Who is John Scott?" stickers but forgot about looking it up when I got home, as my bus rides are quite long. They are pretty much on every bus I've been on and one time, I even saw one on the back of a homeless guy's pants. I finally thought to look it up yesterday while taking the 720 and I am actually quite impressed with Mr. Scott. He has been deemed the oldest tagger by LA's sheriff department at the age of 73, caught mid-stick at the 7th and Metro station a couple months ago. Aside from his ability to tag in hard-to-reach places, I am most impressed with the fact that he maintains webspace and sells gear. My dad is quite a bit younger than him and still says "load down" instead of "download." It makes me wonder whether he has an accomplice or he's just very tech savvy, though I am hoping for the latter. I also wonder how he got the sticker on that homeless man's butt.