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UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN is a seven letter word. In California personalized license plates have room for seven letters. I asked the DMV if I could have UNKNOWN as my personalized plate. They said no. They rejected my request. Seems they don’t like the idea of my plate being listed as UNKNOWN.
I thought it would be good fun to be able to have a cop have to write UNKNOWN for the plate should I ever have the misfortune to get a ticket, like for parking where or when I shouldn’t or for (god forbid) speeding. Thankfully, I have very little experience with such things, (note: I did not say no experience).
But that’s not going to happen, because the DMV said no.
I also thought it would be fun to known as UNKNOWN. You know me, I drive around as UNKNOWN. Yes, that’s right, I’m the one with the UNKNOWN plates. And since I drive a PT Cruiser I could be the UNKNOWN Cruiser. Pretty cool, huh. But, sadly NO.
Sorry, it’s not going to happen. I guess I’m not truly unknown, only fairly unknown, or somewhat unknown. After all, you know me, so I must not be completely unknown. Only semi-unknown. And I’m far from FAMOUS, because, believe it or not, that one’s already taken. But you already knew that.
Enjoy always, T
What’s Romantic?
I was with a group of women when I asked the question;
What’s romantic?
Some of the answers were to be expected, candlelight, roses or flowers in general, soft music, sunsets, dancing, walks on the beach. You know, the usual suspects.
But then the answers began to stretch beyond the usual and became much more interesting.
Sitting on the sofa watch a movie with the kids cuddled up between us.
Fixing dinner together.
Working on a house project together.
Traveling anywhere together.
I’m starting to see a theme here, it’s the together part. Doing stuff together can naturally be romantic.
Which led to…. Driving somewhere, anywhere… together.
Really, I asked, why driving together?
Answer: Because when we’re driving somewhere together, it’s just the two of us and we exist in our own little world where we can touch and talk about anything we want and we’re cocooned in our little world with the whole world whizzing by outside.
I have to agree, the way she described it, it sounded pretty romantic.
It made me stop to think about the most romantic scenes in my stories. I have a walking in the garden scene, a watching the sunset scene and an eating dinner by candlelight, all typical romantic scenes. But none of them compared to sitting side-by-side going down’s life highway… together.
Now isn’t that romantic?
Romance brought to you by the letter T – together.
Enjoy always, T
Romance of Cars.
Some cars convey a romantic image. By their very design they’re sleek and sexy. Watch any movie and you can usually pick out the romantic lead by the car he drives. Same goes for the good guys, bad guys and the woman in distress.
If you’re writing a romance novel, it’s a lot better if the sexy, romantic hero drives a Ferrari, Porsche, Jaguar or even a Rolls-Royce (in which case he probably has a driver). A nice sexy sports car like a Fiat, Alfa Romeo, or a Triumph is also acceptable. If you’re going for class and rich you could throw in an Aston Martin
The romantic lead should not be shown driving a Daihatsu, Buick or Mitsubishi. And heaven forbid he drives an Oldsmobile. Come on the name just doesn’t conjure up romance. Speaking of names…..
Sometime cars have names that convey romance. I’m not talking about the actual image of the car, just the name (i.e. model type). The most obvious to me is the Highlander. I wrote about a Scottish Highlander and I certainly like reading about them. The Highlander is a big ole SUV so it would be a fine fit for a Scottish laird. Highlander tops my list.
I also like the name Quest. Although the practical mini van has very little to recommend it as romantic, I can just imagine a few burly warriors throwing their swords, shields and gear in the back cargo hold and heading off on a QUEST to rescue a damsel in distress.
For a contemporary novel, I can see how a Fit, Focus, Intrigue or Aspire might make the list for a romantic image.
If you’re looking for a good romantic local we have Montana, Monte Carlo, Malibu, Tacoma (like Sleepless In Seattle), Oasis (as in Midnight at the Oasis) New Yorker, Park Ave and Newport.
For the paranormal crowd we could use Aries, Taurus, Saturn, Mercury, Equinox and Mystique.
I also like the sound of Challenger, Charger, Conquest and Odyssey. All rather warrior and alpha-male sounding.
Speaking of alpha-male, there’s a whole list of cars with names that work well as job titles, such as Comanche, Aviator, Navigator, Pilot, Ranger, Trooper and of course, Escort (gotta love that one!).
If we want to hit the Regency period we can use a Regency (duh), Regal, Imperial, LaBaron or Marquis, and throw in Cavalier for good measure.
A few others I like, just for fun and sex-appeal are Lancer, Legend, and Encore, as in give me more…..
But two of my all time favorites are the 57′ T-Bird with opera windows and the classic Ford Mustang, one of the most successful muscle car names of all times. In my next novel, Somewhere To Belong, my romantic lead, Daniel, drives a classic candy red Mustang, so you already know he’s a Rebel.
I drive a PT Cruiser. It has classic styling with a California beach image, especially if it’s a woody. I’m a little old fashion and a lot California girl.
So, what does your (dream) car say about you? Sleek and sexy, warrior, alpha-male, high style, rich or classic? Inquiring minds want to know.
Enjoy Always, T
