Flight of the Conchords, New Zealand’s fourth most popular folk-parody duo, is playing back-to-back shows in D.C. They’re doing a bit better for themselves in the U.S., apparently. Tickets for both shows went on sale at noon. Tickets for both shows were sold out at 12:10.
I’ve scanned craigslist and eBay, but scalpers are having a field day. I’ve entered a contest to win two tickets, but I think it’s probably an exercise in false hope.
One thing is certain: YouTube.
I recently sampled the 2008 Nissan Xterra OR-V6 4x4. I mostly used the car (can you call SUVs cars?) for my 40-minute commute to work while visiting Florida for the holidays. My daily drive mostly consisted of a sleeper stretch of asphalt liberally peppered with traffic lights and early morning drunks riding bikes. Handling was great; I hit no one.
However, I made a special effort to take advantage of the Xterra’s off-roading capabilities. I parked on the side of my driveway. Right in the sand. Keep in mind, this is a steep incline. Parking brake-worthy. Car handled it like a champ. Also, when I came across a big palm frond lying in the middle of my lane, I continued on unflinchingly. Sucker got crushed, but all I felt on my end was the faintest whisper of destruction. Over time, I began growing accustomed to the idea that I could mow over any number of objects—trash cans, old people, puppies—and be totally oblivious. This was both a pro and a con.
Speaking of cons, filling up the gas tank with about 19 gallons of regular cost $60. As a recent college grad with loans to repay, this made me afraid; watching my total purchase speeding up to such a high amount was like rubbernecking a train wreck. Also, at 5′2″, I had a little bit of trouble getting in and out of this beast, even though I was comfortable in my seat. Combined with its asking price of $30,590 with lots of options, I’m fine sticking with my used Honda.
While this isn’t the car for me, I don’t think many SUVs would be. Still, the Xterra held up its end of the bargain and got me to work every day. (It even fit four “Billy” shelves from IKEA in the back.) Thanks, Nissan.
I am the editorial assistant. I like correcting grammar and punctuation. I’m a liberal, but I can be a linguistic conservative. That means I can blame the state of education in this country, then turn around and tell you that it’s “they’re,” not “there.” When I first got this blog, I wanted to start snapping photos of grammar, punctuation and spelling mistakes that I saw around town. I particularly wanted to document the punctuationally incorrect (not to mention just plain incorrect) sign on US-1 that proclaims SOUTH DAYTONA SAYS “NO TO DRUGS.” However, leave it to the Internet to point out that you’re not as unique original as you thought (yeah, even you with the fetish for corpses wearing Hawaiian shirts). It turns out there are multiple blogs devoted not only to photographing grammar and punctuation mistakes in general, but even specific types of errors. Apostrophe Abuse documents the ubiquitous misuse of the apostrophe. Literally, A Web Log is all about the incorrect use of the word “literally.” And you can sleep at night, because the mysterious beast that is the unnecessary quotation mark has been wrangled.
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