Pseudo-Nostalgia

This morning I stopped at QuikTrip to fill up the Xterra with gas. At the time I didn’t think anything about it, but looking back, that will be the last time I will ever have to fill it up.

This is such a relief, that car is such a gas guzzler. My Civic is so much more fuel efficient. I am so thankful that I will not be spending a fortune on gas anymore.

It seems like the last time that I would fill the Xterra up with gas would have registered as a more significant of an event than it did. It was, however, just another mindless task of the morning: the gas gauge was a quarter full, I stopped at the QT on Prescient on my way to school. It is such a habit. I wished that I had stopped and thought about it a little more at the time.

By this time next week, Katie will have the Xterra and will be responsible for filling it up. If I remember correctly, she is taking me home on Wednesday, so she can have it through the rest of the school year so that she can move out.

I will have three days of finals where I will have to park in locations where I will not be ticketed. It’ll be worth it.

Part of me is feeling nostalgia: the Xterra has been such a big part of my life this school year, it should be a bigger deal that I am about to say goodbye to it. Another part of me cannot wait and it has been too long a wait.

Forgetful Me

Today, my political science class was canceled. We’ve known for several weeks now, and I was even reminded at the end of last week. True to form, however, I forgot and was very confused when I got to class on time.

I had also forgotten (yep, two things in one day, very typical) my TCU ID at home. So I couldn’t go to the library or the student union while waiting for my Spanish class.

I was forced to drive home.

Driving the Xterra with its 15 miles per gallon is just great for my wallet. I am not going to lie, it is going to be nice when I get my new car (and when I say car, I mean car). So much less gas money.

If I didn’t have to meet with my archaeology debate group (if any of them actually show up), then I would seriously consider just staying at home for the rest of the day.