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1995 Toyota Camry Education Edition - $400
Reply to: sale-442998829@craigslist.org
Date: 2007-10-07, 7:06PM HST


Aloha all parents of a newly licensed driver or whoever else might be interested,

I would like to introduce to you, my 1995 Toyota Camry, built for the high school student who needs to learn the value of "suffering". We’ve all heard it from our parents –the story of how in their day, they didn’t have cars, they WALKED 8 grueling miles to school everyday, and of course they gotta throw in that they walked barefooted through the kiawe wood forest because they could only afford 1 pair of slippers that had to be shared between their 12 brothers and sisters. Well parents, now it is your turn to teach your child a little something about those values. Allow me to explain.

The Interior.

This excellent tool of a car has a wonderful custom interior designed stapled-up roof lining for that Martha Stewart look. This will improve your child's speaking skills as it makes a great conversation piece. The drivers seat has a rip on the side which will teach your child the value of saving...for those wet okole seat covers. There are no floor mats. Well, actually there are, but I took um out because it does nothing to encourage your child’s creativity. Without them, they will learn the power of decision making as they pick and choose the right color, pattern and quality of their own Walmart floor mats. It will teach them to analyze and stand by their decisions as we did when we chose the orange shag carpet for our living room last year. The center console is missing the compartment cover. But who cares, that’s a good thing! The less stashing places we give our children, the better. We never know what our kids are hiding from us these days so removing lids is a plus in my book. In fact, if you want, I will break off the glove compartment door at no extra cost. Actually, the lid is somewhere at my house, but I gotta find it if you really want it (It can be screwed back on). I’d say about 80% of the tint on the left rear passenger window has been ripped off. Good! We don’t need any back seat privacy going on, if you know what I mean. Of course, we need the lure. We can’t expect our kids to ever enter the car without music and so I have included the teaser, a Panasonic CD player with a built in auxiliary jack so they can hook up their ipod if they wish. But don't worry, that’s ALL they’re gonna get!

The Exterior.

For your sake, this reddish looking exterior comes complete with dings and scratches on it which operate like fingerprints at a crime scene. This allows us to spot the car fairly easily when they’re using it to cut school or do other rotten things. Simple forensics, my friends. You have to check out the front right wheel cover. I used zip-ties to tie this matching cover to the rim. After losing mine, I found this one about a year later on the side of the road with the tabs broken off. Don’t tell them about this one. Teach them the value of observation and to be keen on detail. See how long it takes them to notice. I must deeply apologize about this, and this is rather surprising, but there isn’t any rust on it. I wish there was however, because we could then teach them about respecting their elders, even when it comes to an old car. Like an old rusted person, we must still love and cherish them until the end. The roof, the roof, the roof is on fire! Well, not literally, but the oxidation on this car makes for a fantastic scientific observation for your young driver! Not only is the paint peeling off the roof, it is peeling off the roof in the form of two racing stripes (see photo below). Go figure! I guess the rebars built into the roof get hot in the sun and have oxidized the paint from the inside out in the form of two stripes running from the windshield to the rear window. Let them figure out for themselves why it is happening. Will it continue? Can it be stopped? Have them write a 20 page essay on their findings. The advantage for them is that because the roof is already "pre-all-buss-up," they can throw their surfboards directly on the roof with no surf racks at all or they can heat up the frozen burritos on their own rooftop grill. Creativity is the lesson here. Oh, the bumper paint is also faded which gives the car an exotic 2-toned look and an extra sample group for the aforementioned oxidation experiment. Use it wisely.

The Engine.

And now for the kicker, the engine. The car has a 5-speed manual transmission and a whopping 203,000 miles (don’t worry, it’s a Camry, it has another 1.5 million miles to go –but don’t tell them that). This will give them the illusion that they had better take it easy on the distances traveled. Pick their spots wisely. Here, they will learn the ultimate lesson in value – the value of leaching off their friends. You know they will have friends with less miles on their mobiles, so let them scab rides from the spoiled kids. And don’t worry about them sneaking out at night, the car comes with a patented belt squeaker. Press the gas and a loud chirping noise emits from under the hood. I am not sure what causes this problem, but while in the low gears, the car tends to jerk, which causes the occupants to knock their heads on the headrests. I heard it may just be the spark plugs, but why change em? When your kids piss you off, don't you grab em' by the necks and shake em' like crazy? Same thing here then, except it is used to keep them alert when they start to fall asleep on the road. When they start drifting off, BOOM, they get a series of about 5 whiplash jerks and their good to go. Although I can’t seem to find anything wrong with the brakes, the brake indicator light stays on. But with the brains of some of today’s new drivers, the light serves as a reminder to STOOOOP! The car drives with some quirks that will teach them the value of studying...the auto repair manual.

Oh, I almost forgot. The safety check is current, but the registration expired in March so your child will get the opportunity of a lifetime! He or she will be able to stand in that 2.5 mile long line at the C&C Satellite City Hall. How's that for a lesson in patience! It can't get better than that!

And so, if you love your child and would like to teach your child the values that our parents taught us, invest in their education, buy this car!

Please call Blake at 383-5723...please?

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Greatest Kitchen Gadget Ever

We picked up a pineapple cutting/coring device at the Dole Plantation a while back, and decided to put it to use yesterday.


First you gotta cut off the top of the pineapple.


Then you just screw the thing into the center of the pineapple.


I let Rach do it since she is so buff and could do it with ease.


When you get to the bottom you just pull it out and you have a perfect spiral cut around the core.


And when you are done it leaves a good amount of pure pineapple juice for you to enjoy.

VERY NICE!

Jersey Pics

Here's a run through in no particular order of my trip home to Jersey.

Me & my wonderful sisters went to The Melting Pot in Philadelphia... if you haven't been its a trendy fondue place (look it up..I highly recommend it). Besides the wonderful dessert you see below, the highlight of my night was getting kicked by a bum..well, I should say he attempted to trip me & potentially take my purse, BUT I have cat like reflexes & saw it coming.



I went down to Wildwood with my mommy, sister Ange, and we brought my lil brother Brandon & my niece & nephew Alissa & Jared. We did the beach, pool, boardwalk, rides, games, etc etc. It was a fun time!











My main reason for going home of course was for my friend Elaine's wedding. Here is Elaine & her new husband Jeff. They make a gorgeous couple, and the wedding was beautiful!

I went to Atlantic City with my Grandmom & Grandpop & Aunt Lori while I was home...we spent the day gambling then ended the day with lunch on the boardwalk...Mmm cheese steaks & boardwalk fries!!


Then I met up with my sisters & Ange's friends so we could celebrate Ange's 23rd Birthday in AC ... we went to a good comedy show at the Tropicana where my Dad & step mom Pat met up with us...then us laidies headed out on the town. Here are me & my sisters before a night out, Ange & her g/fs, and my sister having too much fun..





I got to see Isabelle while I was home...shes hangin on, God bless her.
Me & my brother, yes those are vampire teeth in my mouth =)


A BBQ at my moms...we had a good time playting t-ball with the kids. Highlight, by far my 50 year old Dad diving like 5 feet to catch the ball and OUT a 6 year old..Competitive much?!



I also spent my time EATING...doing lots and lots of eating. Pizza, wings, hoagies, cheese steaks, Italian, Seafood, Wawa, boardwalk fudge, Ritas gelatis, cannollis (sp?), chinese (yes, I know I live near China, & one would think the chinese here would be good, but its nothing like what us Mainland people eat). Since I devoured most of my food, I couldn't quite take pics..but heres a few of my fav.'s... Time to start dieting so I can lose that weight I gained :-/


All in all I had a great trip home. Its always good to see family & friends but I did miss my hubby & the girls (our kitties), AND my relaxing lifestyle!

Jenny is here!!!

So my g/f Jenny who used to live here but now lives in downtown SLC (where she's soon to take over the triathlon scene *watch out Nat & Ethan, hehe**)....anyways..shes here visiting for 2 weeks.

She came over Saturday night with our other friends Annie & Gene, & cooked US dinner. Yea thats right, she flew across the pacific & we didn't even cook for her. BUT to our defense, she wanted to cook & she did a fantastic job!! She has become quite the chef-married life agrees with her!! =)

Here are some pics from the night.

She made Honey Mustard Meat Loaf (DELICIOUS!!!!) with potatos & salad supplied by Annie & Gene. And for dessert we had brownies, yum!!



After dinner we played Girls vs. Boys in Cranium. I think they were cheating..thats the only reason I can come up with to explain why they beat us twice.

A good time was had by all!

Ko' Olina

It was Friday afternoon and Rach didn't want to just sit around (I did). So we went to Ko' Olina to sit on the beach, relax, and watch the sunset.

Rach wanted some GQ pics of me and this is what we got.

And then I noticed a heart in the clouds. I think it was my love for Rachel manefested in the sky.

On the way out we saw this sweet car. "I drive a CRX... IN MY CLOSET" (inside joke for Nat)

It was a nice end to the week. Rach would tell you it could have been better if I didnt get bored so quickly, and annoyed by the little kids running around. But it was good.

New Flip-Flops

Or shoud I say Slippers since we are in Hawaii? But anyways... we went shopping for new sandals and we saw these and Rach was like "Yea but they are like 30 bucks."

And then we noticed what was on the bottom on them.

Thats right...BOTTLE OPENERS on the bottom. I have to admit that the first trial run ended with me cleaning up a spill all over the kitchen floor. But they are both comfortable and practical. I like em.

Zoey's New Spot

Zoey has a new favorite spot. I tried to fight it at first (shooting her with water), but at 3am when they are at their prime...I just DONT have the energy. Here are pics of her in the morning after she woke up...YES, she was sleeping up there.




I think she's trying to tell us who's boss.

Chicken Parm Baby!

I was inspired by Ethan's cooking posts, and my Mom's joy in seeing my pancake photos. So I was going to cook dinner for Rach and decided to document it.


Setting things up here.

Some egg and bread crumbs.

I like to fry it up a little before I bake it. And i pounded the chicken this time to tenderize it and flatten it a little.

Bake at 350 for about 25 min with some sauce and plenty of cheese.

And Waalaaa! Delicious!