I really like my 10-year-old Honda Civic, mostly because it’s inexpensive to own. It gets really good gas mileage, which has become a big factor in the past year. Gas prices are so freaking high right now. Every time I see a jacked-up Suburban with big tires, I feel a deep pity for that guy. He spends at least $60 every trip to the gas station. My car is also awesome because I never need to take it to the mechanic.

All in all, the car frees up money so that I can afford other things. I can get over my ego and drive an older car because I know that it makes every other part of my life a little more exciting. But this excitement is starting to pass because me car is getting more ghetto by the day. Right now, it needs new paint, a fixed fender, and a repaired dashboard so my A/C can work again.

So today I spent two hours looking for a new car online. I’m going to stick with a Honda, but I’m not sure if I want an Accord Coupe or a Civic Coupe. It will need to be newer, maybe a 2000 or a 2001. I know that much, but I don’t know if I have the time to buy a car right now.

When I really look at the situation, buying a car is yet another project and I have too many of those to do. I have no time to look for a car, organize test-drives, and investigate the history of the car. Once I find the car, then I have to decide whether to finance the car or pay for it all at once. Then it’s time for registration and getting insurance.;

I am realizing that there are no “small projects”. They always end up taking twice as long as you think that they will. If I really don’t have the time to do it, I gain nothing by trying to “make time”. As it is, I’ve already made time for too many things. I’m so close to making NoMoHo.com quite cool, and I think I’m just going to drive a ghetto car until that site is finished.