time trip

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hi, it's me - i'm back.
we talked about going for a swim today, after work, but that fell through so i decided to take claire (after claire forlani - that's my car, my carmaro, i've finally decided on a name) for a drive. and drove i did. put some more cd:s into the changer - most of the ones i've bought recently are at our summer house - and set out for a drive around roxen. figured it'd be interesting to see the places i grew up, went to school. i hate those places, fucking hate them - or most of them at least. still get that uneasy feeling in skärblacka - don't really want to be there at all, not even passing through. everything's pretty much as i remember, but the small things've changed - grocery stores turned pizza places, convenience stores closed. some things are exactly as they were - the rusty container and vw bus carcass by älvås, the railroad crossing by kimstadskolan where my skateboard got stuck so i had to break it off in order to get it loose. also, eveything's completely dead, or if not then almost. then the beautiful road to norsholm - almost took the wrong road, i think the big one, 215, is new. that old road was really fun to drive. come to think of it i didn't notice the white house where there used to be sheep - maybe it finally fell down, or maybe i was too busy taking that turn. pantera's totally a+ no 1 for driving. death worked in my toyota while most contemporary death metal didn't, but for claire they too're too dark. lamb of god was ok, but nothing more. jimi hendrix works a charm, really clear even over the roar of a v8, but i prefer angry music when i'm driving. pantera's perfect. then, after a long rather boring road the worst place, tallboda, though i'm too young to remember. or rather, i'm too young to associate the daycare center with the place.
called about a better parking place for claire today, and will go collect the slip tomorrow. no more will she be exposed to the hoi polloi but will have a secure place in a restricted access parking garage. i for one will sleep sounder at night knowing this, though in truth i'd prefer she slept in my bed. but she's quite a big girl, quite a big car, so it's just not possible. but who knows, maybe i'll sleep in her one day.
last week before (short) summer holidays is almost halfway over. will go to friends place (well, i'll drive obviously - what's few beers compared to driving a kick-ass camaro) for bbq fri, then down to summer house. then, next fri, picking up sis at the airport - in claire so she can gawk and take her for a spin of course. it'll be real cool seeing sis again, though it's not that long ago since last we saw each other.

jadedpoetry

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Sarakelpeater Wednesday, July 1, 2009 9:17:19 PM

Hmm, I actually drove through Skärblacka on the way to the fabric store last time I was back, but I didnt even recognize the place. Might have to go back there again to see if it brings back any memories. At least, I have some good memories - of driving mopeds and stuff with fiskhuve. Fu00000ng tragic state of affairs, anything that has to do with growing up in that part of the world, otherwise. I still cant believe it.

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