Hi Hi from Atlanta GA

On the road again, here we go.

I can pack for a week in 20 minutes.

It helps that almost everything I own is black.

Double rainbow.

Wait – I wonder if there is meaning behind seeing one… hang on I’ll look it up…:

Double rainbow – a symbol of transformation. Considered very auspicious should you see one. A sign from the universe something great is about to fall in my lap.

Driving driving boring straight driving.

I miss driving standard.

Flowers on the trees make a blog pretty.

IMPORTANT: I barely have internet, and looks like it’ll be that way all week. Sorry in advance. Really need a cel phone sponsor.

 

 

The CIAS AutoShow in Toronto 2012

It’s our country’s largest show – the Canadian International AutoShow. I went Thursday, day before it opened, media-only.

Ford invited me, thanks guys! I had a great time.

They unveiled  their all-new mid-size sedan.. introducing the 2013 Ford Fusion.  It’s is their favourite car.

It's a beautiful sedan.

That material, I investigated it when I attended the LA Autoshow. I have the finding on video.

Also learned the new CEO of Ford Canada is a lady!  Congratulations on your new job, Dianne Craig!

Then I went exploring the whole show.

Took a TON of photos, have them ready to go for…

My New Blog… Keri on Cars… coming soon!

That’s going to be a fun blog.

Inspired by suspension bridges.

I see you, George!

Real life HotWheels car.

The gentleman in the pink tie is the United States Ambassador to Canada, David Jacobson.

Ran into Rick, hi buddy welcome to my blog!

We used to work together during my security guard days.

Then I walked over to the North building and found this.

I’d accidentally arrived exactly on time for the grand opening of the ‘Auto Exotica’ area, ha.

Most expensive car at the show –

the Aston Martin One-77, $1.7 million.

It was around here I got into a debate with my new pals, Mark and Giancarlo.

(Photo credit to Roger Cullman, who will beat you at Scrabble guaranteed)

My point was: if you are going to buy a Rolls Royce, you must also hire a driver. One should never be seen driving their own Rolls.

By now it’s the end of the day, I’m done, and all the cars are starting to look the same.

I slipped out, back and back up.

I’ll keep you posted on the new site… a blog just about driving, it was only a matter of time.

If we’re just meeting: I had an internet show about Canada for 3 years, 80 episodes, and starring… my car.

Here I sum it up in 18 seconds of song:

 

 

The Studio* Lives!

MOBILITY. I AM SO HAPPY. YES I AM YELLING.

5 months without a car, longest stretch in a decade+, and it was really getting to me. Genuinely, it was making me down.

Then two weeks ago when I was on a roof looking out, and it hit me, “I can’t get to any of that”. And I’m used to being able to get to that, designed my life around being able to get to that, you know?

BEHOLD!!

Check out the keyed entry.

The odometer readout is more for me than you, to document. Miles though, funny eh… The Canadian Explorer drove an American car, shhhhh.

I can’t turn on radio though, I’m being defeated by the anti-theft system.

You can’t see the display to enter the code to turn on the radio.  It’s my new game: you get two tries then it locks for an hour.  It’s possible this is impossible to win, because the radio might no longer works.  Half the windows don’t go down.  No one knows.

Funny I posted the radio security code online eh, not for the first time either.  Security is relative.

Driving home.

This happy face is brought to you by Claus of Frontenac AutoBody in Kingston, Ontario.

Remember when it all started, my car broke down and I left it under a cel tower in Kingston?

I got news last week Claus and his gang had been tinkering, and YES got it up and running again YES Claus YES Frontenac AutoBody.  And another YES to you for not having a website, and making me link to the YellowPages ahaha for real.

Their specialty is making  high-end cars in wrecks, look like they never were.  As well as Extreme Studio Maintenance.  Actually, if you smashed your pretty car here in Toronto, I’d flat bed it here.

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For those of you just meeting me, ‘The Studio’ is my car, which was an integral part of my show, The Canadian Explorer, which I will explain further here, in song.

I'm Leaving Canada!!!

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I’VE DECIDED AND I’M SO EXCITED!

I don’t like winter, so I’m not going to see it this year; I’m off to the South-Eastern United States.

The timing is correct, and if not now, when?

I’m no longer ‘The Canadian Explorer’ so no such blog obligations, I gave away all my possessions two months ago, my car is fixed and I’m mobile again, so my trunk and I are outta here. And you’re coming along!

Details to come… but wanted to declare and make it official on this very sunny Sunday, which I hope is a good one for you.

TTYS!