Y’know, if someone had told me that this was how 2008 was going to turn out for me, I’d have fucking freaked out. Since January of this year I have…
- Moved out of my father’s house
- Started back into college
- Had my brother’s dog murdered
- Decided on a major for my BA (Animation/Visual Effects)
- Decided on a major for a Masters and eventually a doctorate
And here’s the thing I’ve always wanted to see and never imagined it’d take place in my lifetime let alone on this very oddball year I’ve had:
- Watch as a car becomes engulfed in flames and cooks itself in the crisp night air
Unfortunately, that last one actually happened to my friend Michele. She and her boyfriend were about to leave when her Elantra wagon wouldn’t start, and then there was an eerie glow and smoke flavored smell coming from her center console. Flames began emanating from out of the console and quickly spread about the cabin. Literally, within minutes, her car was blazing in it’s parking spot in front of her apartment building. Her tires exploded, the interior scorched away, and most of the back half of the car melted away.
Luckily, none of her expensive belongings were in the car and no one was hurt. I just wish I had a better camera on me at the time than the shitty lens on my phone because this fire was fucking sweet.
The best part is that there’s still a few more months to go in the year. Maybe, I’ll bear witness to my store being hit by a fucking comet and watch God wipe its existence from this earth. Maybe, while on my way down to Tampa, a bus full of nuns and orphans will crash into a chicken truck and explode. I admit, I’m a bit of a pyro, and even though it was my friend’s car, and I feel terrible that it was hers and not someone else’s, I need to admit the fact that what I witnessed last night was one f the coolest and scariest things I may never get to see save random chance again.
Sorry, Michele. And I’m looking forward to your new Christmas present from your car insurance company. Just don’t go allowing that one to spontaneously combust and you’ll be just fine.
argo. (mtc)
