I met the most amazing girl today...

"saabstory | fixes bikes, breaks cars" (saabstory) 12/11/2013 at 00:13 • Filed to: LOVE

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In my Graphic Arts (read: dicking around in Photoshop) class today, the cute kinda- semi-gothish girl that sits in the corner saw that I was looking at Jalopnik as she walked to her desk. She said that she sometimes checks the site, but the frequent spelling and grammar errors keep her away (she's got a point, but I can't resist Torch and the boyz). She claimed that she was really into cars. Dubious, I asked her what her favorite car was I expected to hear something like "I like Aston Martins," or, "the Veyron is pretty cool." Instead, she said that she it was a three-way tie between the Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale, RS2 Avant and Saab 900 SPG. EEEEKKKK. She was wearing a Built to Spill shirt, too. DOUBLE EEEEKKKK. And it's not like she's a humorless chump or conceited popular girl. She's a good type of weird in a strong shade of down-to-earth. I could go on...

ddavidn > saabstory | fixes bikes, breaks cars 12/11/2013 at 00:14

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Never let her go?

Your argument is invalid, since she said RS2 Avant.

Kailand09 > saabstory | fixes bikes, breaks cars 12/11/2013 at 00:16

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well, looks like you'll have to marry this one. Also, she came to you, so you are obligated to ask her out.

Life and Times of Magoo: The People's Champ > saabstory | fixes bikes, breaks cars 12/11/2013 at 00:16

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Target acquired. Proceed with intent.

PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power > saabstory | fixes bikes, breaks cars 12/11/2013 at 00:17

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Socialize with her more!!!
this is an opportunity man!!! :D

Walfisch > saabstory | fixes bikes, breaks cars 12/11/2013 at 00:18

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Hmm, you should ask her what's her opinion on brown manual transmission diesel wagons. That's the litmus test of a jalop, right?

Stef Schrader > saabstory | fixes bikes, breaks cars 12/11/2013 at 00:21

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RS2 Avant?! Fluffy approves.

Rainbow > saabstory | fixes bikes, breaks cars 12/11/2013 at 00:21

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Do you live near any race tracks at all? If yes, you have a date guaranteed. Just ask her out as soon as possible and be happy and stuff!

Grindintosecond > saabstory | fixes bikes, breaks cars 12/11/2013 at 00:22

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Just a thought: Since you said she looks at Jalopnik, I wonder if she looks at oppo on occasion and might see this post? Oh boy. Now she knows youuuuu like herrrrr....

:) I'm just teasin you dude. good find, I hope you enjoy all her fun quirkieness. I'd rather have that then one of the hallway clones.

SnapUndersteer, Italian Spiderman > saabstory | fixes bikes, breaks cars 12/11/2013 at 00:28

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Flat Six > saabstory | fixes bikes, breaks cars 12/11/2013 at 00:32

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I hope she's not just a distopian dream girl.

Axial > Walfisch 12/11/2013 at 00:37

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Maybe the mainstream ones...

Anon > saabstory | fixes bikes, breaks cars 12/11/2013 at 00:37

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I'm going to be the voice of reason here. Make sure that you like her first. Liking cars is a cool extra but if you don't like her for her then "you're gonna have a bad time".

saabstory | fixes bikes, breaks cars > SnapUndersteer, Italian Spiderman 12/11/2013 at 00:43

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The gift that keeps on giving.

saabstory | fixes bikes, breaks cars > Anon 12/11/2013 at 00:43

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I totally agree. She seems really cool though.

saabstory | fixes bikes, breaks cars > Grindintosecond 12/11/2013 at 00:44

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She said that the grammar drove her away from the front page... so... I dunno... She could be lurking around here. IS IT YOU?

saabstory | fixes bikes, breaks cars > Rainbow 12/11/2013 at 00:46

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I'm near enough to Pacific Raceways. I've been in my adult friend's 1985 BMW 325i, but he didn't let me drive it... :( We went karting, though. Not exactly carting weather in Seattle right now, though.

saabstory | fixes bikes, breaks cars > PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power 12/11/2013 at 00:47

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I'm preparing all my indie band t-shirts for hard rotation and service.

Anon > saabstory | fixes bikes, breaks cars 12/11/2013 at 00:47

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Then by all means you're cleared for take off captain!

Grindintosecond > saabstory | fixes bikes, breaks cars 12/11/2013 at 00:48

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Noooooo. I'm a freakin' grammar terrorist! I think imperfect writing skills are jalop themselves. Theyre not perfect therefore unique.

stuttgartobsessed > saabstory | fixes bikes, breaks cars 12/11/2013 at 00:54

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Another Southsounder! Taker to LeMay Museum in Tacoma! You can even have lunch there as you look out over some very pretty corvettes, a Tucker, and a Packard or two. Then explore the other 4 levels! They also have some simulators which are a blast (they cost extra $ but heck if she's worth it...) and its, wait for it, inside! So, you know, you won't freeze to death. Plus if you're from Seattle or somewhere that's not Tacoma, you'll have a nice drive to chat.

saabstory | fixes bikes, breaks cars > stuttgartobsessed 12/11/2013 at 00:58

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I love that place. That's where I saw this thing, whatever it is.

stuttgartobsessed > saabstory | fixes bikes, breaks cars 12/11/2013 at 01:01

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Hell yah! Don't know how far away you live but every first tuesday of the month they have a brown bag lunch where an important person (like head curator or ceo or head of collections) talks about their experience with cars or whatever they are interested in. The last guy talked about the history of lincoln, the lady before him talked about how she goes about researching the history of a car. Its very interesting.

http://www.lemaymuseum.org/page.php?id=54…

Where have all the lightweights gone? > saabstory | fixes bikes, breaks cars 12/11/2013 at 01:02

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Are there any indoor karting tracks near you? I know it's not the greatest of karting weather anywhere aside from Florida right now.

saabstory | fixes bikes, breaks cars > stuttgartobsessed 12/11/2013 at 01:04

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I'll have to look into that. I have school most Tuesdays, though. :(

saabstory | fixes bikes, breaks cars > Where have all the lightweights gone? 12/11/2013 at 01:05

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Haha, yeah, there's a K1 Speed in Redmond. I was thinking of Pacific Raceways' epic kart facility, but they're probably not open right now, as we just finished 3 weeks of low-to-mid 20s in Seattle.

stuttgartobsessed > saabstory | fixes bikes, breaks cars 12/11/2013 at 01:10

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yah its a weird time. Glad I graduated and don't really have a 'real' job yet. It means I get to do cool things like this. I'm probably the youngest at these things by at least 30 years. what school do you go to?

saabstory | fixes bikes, breaks cars > stuttgartobsessed 12/11/2013 at 01:20

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Ingraham. I went to Garfield freshman year, but I transferred before last year for a couple of reasons. Ingraham is the last school in the Seattle Public School District with an autoshop, but the stancers have stolen a lot of our equipment, including the engine scanner. These are the guys who taped my friend's doors shut and stuck gum on his door handle because they think he's gay.

stuttgartobsessed > saabstory | fixes bikes, breaks cars 12/11/2013 at 01:46

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At first I was like "AUTOSHOP! HELL YAH!" And then I was like, "da Fuck? What douchbags." Man that sucks. Not cool at all. Stealing equipment and judging people for who they are (or what they are merely thought to be) is so not cool. Well at least you wont have to be around those guys forever and neither will your friend. Good luck with the terrible people (high school isn't really all that important once you've graduated) and that totally awesome girl!

MtrRider Just Wants Doritos > saabstory | fixes bikes, breaks cars 12/11/2013 at 01:59

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CCC (formerly CyclistCarCoexist) > saabstory | fixes bikes, breaks cars 12/11/2013 at 02:01

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That's definitely rare. the only person I've seen go on Jalopnik in public is some guy in church that sat in front of me. While the sermon droned on, the guy in front of me was surfing on gawker blogs.

PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power > saabstory | fixes bikes, breaks cars 12/11/2013 at 02:19

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I just realized, you're right across the lake from me! Greeting from Redmond, WA :D

Harrison Voorhees > saabstory | fixes bikes, breaks cars 12/11/2013 at 03:53

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9/10 would wife

Vee Ate Injun > saabstory | fixes bikes, breaks cars 12/11/2013 at 05:48

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careful, last time i met a cute/interesting gothy girl in an art class she ended up becoming my ex-girlfriend... when i married her.

BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather > Vee Ate Injun 12/11/2013 at 07:17

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That took a second to figure out what you were sayin haha

The WB > saabstory | fixes bikes, breaks cars 12/12/2013 at 13:18

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Sounds like an open door for a conversation.

As for not caring for the FP... well, I stopped reading it a long time ago. Every once in a while I'll tune in, usually if it's shared in Oppo. She may just want you to know she has some sort of intellectual standards and isn't fond of knuckle-dragging illiterate apes. (Edit, did not mean to insinuate the FP is written by them. the commenters, however....)

But she approached you, sounds like an awesome woman with things in common, go forth and be friends!

Slow4o > Stef Schrader 12/12/2013 at 22:27

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Did you jump on that Texas Rallysport discount to get that helmet? They look nasty (in a good way).

Stef Schrader > Slow4o 12/13/2013 at 02:06

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Heh, nope. This was the Simpson one—I had it long before TRS ventured into helmet sales. :o)