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I just bought a car. And not just any car—a manual. So now on top of driving on the wrong side of the road, I also have to deal with shifting with the wrong hand. It’s scary as (this is New Zealand speak—they like to add the word “as” to adjectives for emphasis). But it’s also sort of exciting. Ashley thinks it’ll help stave off Alzheimer’s, kind of like doing Sudoku.

Anyway, I’m thinking that my new car needs a name. In high school I drove the Blue Beast. Then there was $*&%@#$ Piece of &%*@. And my last car was lovingly called the Tin Can. I recently drove a campervan named Murray. And I was frequently a passenger in a Mini Cooper named Wills (after Prince William before he turned ugly). I guess if this car was red, I could call it Hot Ginge after Prince Harry, but it’s white, so that won’t do.

What do you think? Any suggestions? Is Mr. Thornton too much for a Suzuki Baleno?