Next major event

Like clockwork, my life over the past few years has been a steady sequence of steps leading up to the next major event. The next major intellectual hurdle, the next major trip, the next major purchase … . Not breaking the pattern, I’ve decided what I really want next: A British Racing green Mini Cooper-S. (PDF with pictures of the car, attached goodies and pricing.)

Unlike my father, I don’t enjoy recurring expenses. I really prefer paying in huge lump sums. So extreme financing whereby I pay a tiny amount initially and keep paying a sum per month for many months thereafter is not an option. I plan on saving up for it and paying for a bulk of it at the point of purchase. Since our earlier checklist worked so well, I’ve devised a more colourful scheme for announcing my progress toward the goal on this web log. Tadaaa.

My MiniCooper-S Thermometer

For those with negative energy in the audience, I know, sure the average grad student doesn’t want to wait eons and rather goes in for a 2nd-hand rusty bucket of bolts.

I am not your average grad student.

5 thoughts on “Next major event”

  1. Unrelated:
    Can I have a large (1280×1024 and up) version of

    a. Scottish highlands OR

    b. Sunny scotland OR

    c. History lesson

    for my wallpaper?

  2. To avoid future such offtopicness, I get e-mailed comments from these web logs, so you can comment, for instance, on those earlier pictures and request for the larger versions or send me e-mails. They won’t go unnoticed.

    Anyway, for now, here are 2560×1920 versions of those images:

    a. Scottish Highlands
    b. Sunny Scotland
    c. History Lesson

    Of course people, grabbing and using them needs to be in compliance with these terms.

  3. Awesome. Thanks for the really quick response! I liked those photos so much that I wanted them instantly. Sorry for the unrelated post. Won’t happen in future!

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