Photo: July 1985, journaled Aug. 2010
The Toy Story: That's me at 17, leaning proudly against the car I drove in high school - a 1977 Toyota Corolla. It wasn't fancy, but I was very lucky in that my folks bought it and paid all the gas and insurance. The black vinyl interior wasn't ideal in the summer, but it did have air conditioning, and orange and black were my school colors, so that was fun. I called it "The Toy" because of its size, and because it had sort of an un-sturdy toy-like feel to it... and, of course, because it was short for Toyota.
For the most part, it was a good little car. It got me back and forth to school and work. There was the one time a piece of plastic somehow wound up in the fuel line, and the car suddenly decided at random intervals to not go more than about 2 mph. And I just happened to be on a country road in the middle of nowhere at the time, but that can hardly be blamed on the car. I drove it for two years, until I went off to college, and then later my brother drove it when he got his license. The Toy served us well.
- September BYOC by PixelWorks at The Lilypad –
The Teen Scene – Boy Papers, Girl Papers, Papers & Frames, Doodles n’ Things.
Varsity Chip Alpha.
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fonts: Pea Cari, Pea Swimmy Script (Kevin & Amanda's Fonts for Peas)
