Cars, Security and a Peek into my Life
I know.
I can count on one hand the number of parties I’ve had… and this one had like, 12 people!
Laughed my guts out because my neighbours are funnier than all others. Apparently I just dissapeared to bed and left my guests just sitting there outside, for hours.
Accidental bad host.
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Pleased to report my brain is coming back, and my drive too, wasn’t sure when it left how long it’d be until I saw them again.
It’s been a weird 5 weeks since quitting the newspaper, but still an excellent decision. Took time to to reflect, set some hard goals with firm dates, and plot how to morph things to accomplish them. Made a spreadsheet, plus wrote it out old-school with a Sharpie on a blank page.
– starting to freelance, small one-off pieces here and there, with a heavy weight on the topic I said I wanted to further specialize in – auto security
– it’s been 1.5 / 4 months I planned for my savings to cover things. As of today, I have replaced 40% of that monthly income writing 25% as much as previous
– the ‘Keri on Driving’ Library is underway, soon all 160 columns will be catalogued, and a ‘Table of Contents’ created
– remember all my epiphanies? Been tracking things since, watching, and have now seen enough signs to be 100% convinced my backwards idea is going to work…
– cars are booked for weeks out
Tossing the all-new 2017 Jaguar XE around an autocross course.
My 2016 Chevy Trax photoshoot came out awesome.
Being drifted in a 2016 Jaguar F-TYPE.
And I revved this 2016 Pagani Huayra.
There’s been a lot of behind-the-scenes development too, emails, negotiating and talking on the phone.
Looks like this, boring.
And yup, I’m That Guy who wears a headset like that.
But hair is better since that photo, thanks Kaila! This is your best blonde yet.
Go see her too, and soon, because the year+ we’ve been working together I’ve watched her climb up quickly, so it’s best to get on her client list now – Brennen Demelo Studio 416-301-1072
kk back to building a presentation, I have 30 of these to deliver.
Hey haven’t shown you my desk in a while… I’m here right now and will take a photo, one sec…
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Have a good Wednesday tomorrow!
Night night.
Points for working “Cars” into a BloggingAboutFood.com post.
It’s an elusive blog tag – Eat a Car (4)
1.6 Litre, 4-cylinder engine
197 hp
202 ft-lbs
6-speed transmission
$24,599
Non-car nerds – ST means it’s the performance model of the Fiesta.
Which is why the ST is ONLY available with a manual transmission; how rare and proper.
The 1.6 litre engine outputs a ton of torque for the vehicle’s small size. The dust in the top photo is from me tossing it around the windy Muskoka roads, shifting between second and third on the gear ratios that are good and close together, windows down to heighten the wrrrrr sound of the turbo.
Its sport-tuned suspension gives it a great grip on the road, steering is tight and direct, acceleration is brisk through the rev range, and its handling is as close to neutral as possible in a front-wheel drive car.
The list of standard features is strong – heated seats and mirrors, keyless entry, push start, fog lights, Sony speaker system and cruise control- uncommon in a vehicle at this price point.
I’d forgo the +$495 racing stripe, and instead upgrade the rims to the +$550 black aluminum ones.
Know who else drives one? Ken Block drives a Fiesta ST.
At 8.3 L /100 km over 780km fuel economy is good, espeically because remember how I drive – like a pig.
My main complaint of the ST is a small thing, but big enough it has its own post.
The RECARO racing seats come standard, and actually, the car cannot be ordered without them.
And while the orange-coloured inserts are no additional cost, I find it makes the interior visually a bit busy. But really, styling is so subjective.
Beneath the trunk floor is a surprisingly large area for extra storage.
It’s not translating well in the photos below, but the space is quite cavernous.
This is an ideal car for the young, starter enthusiast.
It’s tough to beat the ST for the amount of fun at this price point. Its competitors are Subaru’s BRZ and Mazda’s MX-5, but both those cars are 2-seaters, instantly making them a secondary car.
Right now is Ford’s annual Employee Pricing event, take advantage of the sale which ends September 30th, 2015.
Blog tag = Ford Fiesta
