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"smobgirl" (smobgirl)
09/01/2019 at 22:08 • Filed to: None

I’m watching NASCAR and I have no idea why.

DISCUSSION (35)

gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > smobgirl
09/01/2019 at 22:15

do you have a beer in your hand?

gettingoldercarguy > smobgirl
09/01/2019 at 22:18

Just walk/run in clockwise circles and it'll even out.

ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) > smobgirl
09/01/2019 at 22:22

The red button on the remote? Tap that. Then go find a book.

boredalways > smobgirl
09/01/2019 at 22:26

Kinja'd!!!

M.T. Blake > smobgirl
09/01/2019 at 22:27

Beer helps.

smobgirl > gmporschenut also a fan of hondas
09/01/2019 at 22:28

Sadly no. I’m fighting off a cold and it doesn’t even sound appealing.

smobgirl > boredalways
09/01/2019 at 22:29

Yeah. The F1 race was fantastic and Indy was meh and this is just me being too exhausted to move.

gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > smobgirl
09/01/2019 at 22:29

well there’s your problem

WilliamsSW > smobgirl
09/01/2019 at 22:30

I was going to suggest what I’m watching instead but Peppa Pig just ended.

sony1492 > smobgirl
09/01/2019 at 22:31

This is a case of," It ain't illegal if you dont get caught".

smobgirl > ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable)
09/01/2019 at 22:31

Hah. I actually started a book last week and that’s part of the problem. The book itself is not great but I do want to know the basic plot. I’ve been fighting a mental battle of suffering through the writing or googling the ending.

smobgirl > WilliamsSW
09/01/2019 at 22:33

Anything but Caillou and I’m in.

shop-teacher > smobgirl
09/01/2019 at 22:33

If you have Motortrend on demand, you can watch old Top Gear instead. They finally dropped there. I’m watching the US Roadtrip special.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > smobgirl
09/01/2019 at 22:34

RAISE HELL PRAISE DALE!

(as a native Alabamian, even I don’t watch NASCAR)

smobgirl > shop-teacher
09/01/2019 at 22:38

I do, and I should. I think I really just want more racing news that isn’t going to be quick and I’m too blah to switch my attention. Stuff like the full analysis of why the Mclarens blew up, a more informative update on how Juan Manuel Correa is doing, a press release on where Conor Daly has supposedly signed for next season...news that will not be published today. Top Gear would be a good distraction.

WilliamsSW > smobgirl
09/01/2019 at 22:40

Never seen that one. Sounds like I should avoid it.

Peppa Pig isn’t bad at all. I kinda like it.

smobgirl > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
09/01/2019 at 22:40

I’ve seen some live races at Richmond and they’re entertaining enough. This isn’t.

smobgirl > WilliamsSW
09/01/2019 at 22:42

Just imagine the most obnoxious kid you’ve ever been stuck on a plane with, teaching that behavior to your own child.

WilliamsSW > smobgirl
09/01/2019 at 22:47

Even worse than I imagined.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > smobgirl
09/01/2019 at 22:55

I’d like to people watch Daytona and Talladega, but that’s about it. I respect it, but I don’t find it very entertaining.

ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) > smobgirl
09/01/2019 at 22:59

What book?

smobgirl > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
09/01/2019 at 23:02

I suspect (for me) it’s a bit because I need to feel some personal attachment to a driver (or drivers) and NASCAR puts a lot of energy into making these guys completely unappealing to me. And I’m sure that comes across as a bit classist. A few of them seem like totally likeable people on their own social media but I just can’t get into the series.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > smobgirl
09/01/2019 at 23:05

smobgirl > ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable)
09/01/2019 at 23:08

The Blind Assassin. My mom left it here and it was in my bag on my last flight.

Maybe I’ll read an hour or so more and see if it gets less tedious, and if not I’ll look up the point of it :)

shop-teacher > smobgirl
09/01/2019 at 23:25

What did you think of the Portland race today? I thought it was probably the worst IndyCar race of the year. Horrible driving at the start by dri vers who should know better. Boring end.

smobgirl > shop-teacher
09/01/2019 at 23:32

Agreed. Although it might have been more tolerable if the end of the F1 race hadn’t been utterly insane.

I think part of the issue was the broadcast coverage too. I know there wasn’t a ton going on but it seemed like everything that did happen wasn’t caught live. Is there no one able to predict passing based on timing data? Or are they just too afraid to show any action live in case of crashing?

pip bip - choose Corrour > smobgirl
09/01/2019 at 23:42

Turn off the tv and go for a long drive

ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) > smobgirl
09/01/2019 at 23:44

Try The Gun Seller by Hugh Laurie. It is anything but tedious to read.

I also absolutely could not put down Cry Pilot by Joel Dane.

And if you enjoy Star Wars the Star Wars: Ahsoka novel is excellent. It is obviously written with a YA audience in mind, so it reads quickly.

Also Star Wars is the Alphabet Squadron series (of which the first of out now) which is a bit more of a meal to read. It is building up to something so there is a huge amount of character-building so the book tends to skip around plot wise then weave various threads together later.

That constitutes the bulk of my recent reading activity.

smobgirl > pip bip - choose Corrour
09/01/2019 at 23:46

Car is still in the shop, thanks for rubbing it in!

(But you’v e probably hit on the fact that this is a little bit of cabin fever kicking in)

CRider > smobgirl
09/01/2019 at 23:48

Are you OK? Are you experiencing any romantic feelings towards your cousin? Do you have a sudden urge to buy a Camaro? Are you going to name your kids Hunter, Dale and Brandy?

Please stop while you still can . Three hours of rally videos on YouTube should get you out of this.

smobgirl > ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable)
09/01/2019 at 23:48

I don’t think anything by Hugh Laurie could be tedious!

ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) > smobgirl
09/01/2019 at 23:50

Indeed. In fact I found the novel to be hilarious and superbly well written.

pip bip - choose Corrour > smobgirl
09/02/2019 at 04:14

go outside for a walk then?

commune with nature

shop-teacher > smobgirl
09/02/2019 at 09:37

I don't think they're afraid. It's not like they're doing 220 at Portland. And as much as nobody wants to see anybody get hurt/killed, they damn sure want to get any crashes on camera.

Dusty Ventures > smobgirl
09/02/2019 at 09:47

Just gonna point out that the entire World Rallycross Championship is on YouTube.