Calloo, callay! My chibi-car has arrived!

[abbandono]

Tomorrow, I shall pick up my shiny new MINI from the dealership.

Next, the agony of having to wait 1200 miles before getting to fully exploit the supercharged speed-demon lurking within. Nothing over 4500 rpm...it's going to be a tough couple of weeks.

Surprisingly, despite my calling around for a zillion different quotes on insurance, the best deal I can get is from State Farm. Apparently they're one of those rare companies where customer loyalty really does still count for something...I've been on State Farm since I was 16, and you rack up a pretty nice renewal discount over the years.

I'm still trying to decide on a cool license plate. The design of the MINI is such that it really calls attention to the license plate, and in fact the front end isn't really designed with American-style plates in mind, so anywhere you put it it looks a little odd. So, if it's going to be conspicuous, I decided I'm springing for a personalized plate.

Current contenders:
CHIBI (Japanese for "mini", more or less),
O CHIBI (in case CHIBI is taken, basically Japanese for "exceptionally mini"),
ROSSO (Italian for "red", also alludes to the Miyazaki film Porco Rosso),
P ROSSO (slightly more obvious allusion to same film),
CT HNTR (allusion to the Anime City Hunter--honestly, I'm not this much of an otaku...I just want something that isn't bloody obvious and annoying--in which a sort of freelance assassin/detective roars around Tokyo in his Mini kicking ass and wooing women.)

I'm leaning toward CHIBI or O CHIBI, myself, but feel free to offer your opinions or other suggestions.

Comments

[pastels-badge.livejournal.com]

A license plate that says "chibi" might have a certain unexpected significance for a small number of people, specifically knitters. The most popular type of tapestry needles (needles big enough to use with yarn, for sewing together a knitted garment or grafting or what-have-you) comes in a little plastic container that says "chibi" on the side and that's what knitters tend to call both the little holder and the needles inside. (I myself have three of them at home.) Not that it's likely to come up, or that if it did it would be a bad thing, unless people thinking you might knit would bother you.

[joylewis.livejournal.com]

RACE ME
AT LAST
KRACKLE (the red Hershey's mini, but not so good chocolate--does this even come full sized anymore?)

[greycat.livejournal.com]

So, are you going to be kicking ass and wooing women around town now?:)