let's rock, let's rock, let's rock today

my dad just bought a new motorcycle.

which means that i basically inherited his old nissan altima. so i am proud to say that i learned to drive that blasted stick shift. granted, i can't really drive with the AC on because it makes it gutless, but it's a car to take up to school, so i'll take it! actually, i think it's kind of nice compared to lyle. i have a thing for old junkers. they have more character than newer, nicer cars (although i wouldn't say no to a mercedes g-wagon....). well, the heart of this blog post is that i can't drive a nameless car, so the fam came up with some ideas for a name. the contenders were:

dr. leo marvin- crossed it out because dr. leo marvin wouldn't drive an old altima. he might drive, say, that g-wagon...but not an old altima. maybe a new altima....but not an old altima.

bob- seems like a pretty standard name, but then when i introduce it, i'd have to add that it's not just any bob, but bob wiley. anyway, bob's too mundane a name.

larry- you know, nerdy asian larry from "school of rock." then again, i'd have to explain that to people and i don't even know larry's last name, so i'd have to say something like "come on, larry from 'school of rock'" and then i'd have to show them the "let's rock, let's rock, let's rock today" handshake.

ned shneebly- doesn't roll off the tongue.

and then...my brother, who is on a mission, gave us the inspiration in an email.

dewey finn. the altima is dewey finn. not cool and slick, kind of fat, a loser on every level. so if you see me driving my little altima around, give a little moment of silence for dewey finn, because i can't think of a better person to give tribute to.

oh, and if you don't know who dewey finn is...go watch "school of rock" and hope that you are forgiven for your ignorance.