OK, this has never happened before. I got home last night and jumped into bed for a second. Man, with my comforter on there, my bed is like a cocoon. The next thing I knew, I opened up my eyes and it was 1:18 am. I'm in quite the diary spot. Nothing really happened to me yesterday and it's really too late for me to spend a lot of time on this today. So, enjoy this BobBorden.com CLASSIC DIARY from 7-11-01. 7/11 was a crazy time, pre 9/11, some call it the age of innocence -- enjoy this historical look back in time.

7-11-01
It's official! I'm the proud owner of a 1989 Nissan 240sx coupe. 106,000 miles, power sunroof, windows, mirrors and it has a/c!!!!!!!! The best part of this whole transaction was that I bought it off a nice couple - not a dealer. I love it when you meet someone and right away you know they're good people. Steve and Lis (pronounced - Liz), thank you very much for a great transaction! Everything just clicked.

Now, here's the thing that I'm a little worried about, it's a 5-speed and I can't drive a 5-speed. So why did I get it? It's always been a fantasy to be able to shift those gears. I'd watch Steve McQueen shift in Bullitt and say to myself - damn that's cool. Then the reality set in that I drive a Skylark and then I'd go eat a bag of chips. Walter is going to show me the ropes tonight, I'm eager to learn! If you know of anyone that needs a Skylark for cheap, in the NY/NJ area, drop me a line. Wow, I'm excited! I had my '89 Skylark since day one. A lot of good times with that ride, college, work, vacations, kicking it on the turnpike. I'm going to miss her. Screw it; I'm going to ask Walter if he'll drive it off a cliff for me, ha ha. It got me here from Ohio; it's not that bad.

I went to bed last night reading the owner's manual. OK, that's it; I'm too excited to write about anything else today. Be real, have a great day! One more thing, the first song I'm going to play in my new ride is Bob Seger's Against the Wind.