i'm 106 miles from the norfolk broads, i've got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark & i'm wearing sunglasses...

...hit it!
after deliberation with some important people and my own head i have found an answer to the perplexion of a previous blog.
you see, out of all my options the one that kept whispering sweet nothings into my ear, the one at the top of the list, the one that made me cream my pants at the sheer thought was: (whisper it) a kick-ass jeep.

i like big stuff. i like rugged stuff (this is by no means a reference to 4 blogs ago). i like stuff thats moderately impractical but worth the extra effort for it's absolute coolness.

but

there was always that little niggle, like a tiny rabid puppy dog following me around trying to sniff my crotch... "what about the unnecessary destructive impact on the environment?" it would bark. and "woof." all the good jeeps have big fat engines that pump out toxins and help that big old ozone to carry on with it's hole-y agenda. i'd love a land-rover, but oh the guilt.

'til i found one of these babies. the suzuki sj413. look at it! combining "ain't i cute 'n cuddly?" with "i'm a hardcore dirt-grinder, get out of my way, be-aaaaatch!"

and "growl."

like a really muscley jack russell. without rabies.

it wins. because it has all the things i wanted in a jeep but only a tiny-wee engine; the same size as grandma's hatchback.

i hear you ask: but with only a tiny-wee engine, will it not be rubbash on the off road jaunts you have planned?
i say to you: shat-yo-face, you know nuttin'.

it only weighs 970kgs, you see. not only does it make it e'en more environmentally freundly, but it also means it can do this:

so i am at peace. i'll get a new plaything and it'll be a plaything that can drive through 2 feet of muddy water, climb out, shake off the water and bound off to fetch a stick. i'll wait until i get back from mongolia before i buy one though, or i'll want to take it with me and it's not quite that small.

i'm not really sure where all those dog references came from.

very strangely, completely independantly my sister bootylace has decided to get one too. weird.


i was lying about the cigarettes