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| As-yet to be named road trip vehicle Roadside, US Highway 199 This could be used as a print ad, right? Call me, Mitsubishi. |
Folks who know me at all might guess that I'm not into naming inanimate objects. I don't name vehicles, computers, favorite electronic devices, or even my shoes. Not because I'm a girl - I've known plenty of girls who name their cars. But because I don't generally talk to or about these things in a way that would make naming them sensible. And then there was this silly little moment when my foot slipped a bit on the gas pedal of this Mitsubishi Gallant (because I'd just come in from a hike on some wet ground), and before I knew it, "Hey!... Sexy Lady" burst out of my mouth. And, no, I hadn't listened to "Gangnam Style" lately.
So there it is. And while I might be tempted to say that this is an intentionally ironic nickname, Sexy Lady has proved her mettle: From Portland to California; through the mountainous, curvaceous, crazy drive that is the first leg of California Route 1; around every cove and port along the Mendocino and Sonoma Coasts; and I imagine she'll handle San Francisco's hills just fine when we get there. And really - just look at her. Sleek, red, and tough enough to get mud on her wheels on Howland Hill Road. Now that's hot.
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