Monthly Archives: April 2008

On choosing adventure

By Tien Chiu | Published: April 29, 2008
This morning I read a new blog post by my friend Nyondo, who used to be a sysadmin for a lesbian-owned-and-operated sex toy shop (Babes in Toyland) and who is currently living in rural India, dodging goats and cows and the occasional pack of monkeys while helping both her wives help a senior Tibetan monk [...]
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Priuscilla, Queen of the Desert

By Tien Chiu | Published: April 27, 2008
After five days of frantic research, six hours of test-drives, and quite a bit of bargaining, I reached the apotheosis of car-buying yesterday, and a brand-new Toyota Prius followed me home.  Please welcome Priuscilla, Queen of the Desert! Frequently Asked Questions: Q: Where on earth did you come up with THAT name? A: The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen [...]
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A crash course in car shopping

By Tien Chiu | Published: April 24, 2008
It’s been a dismal week, from making arrangements for the oil-dripping corpse (I felt like I had just sent my poor horse off to the knackers) to doing frantic research on buying a new car to arranging for a car loan, etc.  All stuff that might normally be fun, but not when crunched into a [...]
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Requiem for a truck

By Tien Chiu | Published: April 22, 2008
So, Esmeralda got totaled yesterday in a four-car pileup caused by a $*&! idiot who decided to pull out from STOPPED TRAFFIC in the exit lane directly into traffic that must have been moving at 30-40+ mph.  The car that was about to hit the idiot tried to dodge into the second lane over, hit [...]
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36 miles + trapeze

By Tien Chiu | Published: April 20, 2008
Had a long, slow, deliciously lazy morning, in which I think I got about 11 hours of sleep (catching up on lost time during the week – being short on sleep makes me stress).  Got up, did a 3-hour, 36-mile ride, came home & ate dinner, then cut and drilled all the parts for a [...]
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