desperate for change

(This post has been brought to you by Nissan and the hypercube contest. Please visit my canvas page and give me a vote. Thanks!)

“Hi, John. This is Alfred.”

“Hey how are you doing? Did you get the car inspection report from BCAA?”

“Yes, it looks good. There are some items but they are pretty minor.”

“So are you still interested in the car? People have been calling me up and and I told them that it’s already been sold. And also, you paid for the car inspection – so you are committed right?”

“Well, about that – listen. I like the car, but I can’t buy it.”

“What? Why?”

“I’m in this car give away contest and right now I have a 1 in 10 chance at winning a car for free.”

“What is this?”

<Insert explanation of hypercube contest, about how I made it into the top 500.>

“Are you f-king with me? You serious?”

“Yep. I’m real sorry about taking up your time.”

“Your loss buddy. Let me know if you change your mind.”

KIDDING!  That’s not what really happened.

The real story: I bought a car on Saturday. You hardcore hypercubers might stop voting for me at this point but hear me out.

My life’s got to go on. I can’t drive around in one-tenth of a car. I am currently a car-coop member, but I need to be more mobile than this. I’ve got people to see things to do.

Take this weekend: I finished moving back home; I met up with a girl from Plenty of Fish for the first time IRL; I went salsaing on Saturday night; I went to check out a church in the neighbourhood (okay, I walked for this); I went shopping with Mom; I went to bachata class at Dance Addicts; then I went to salsa class with Alfonso Caldera, who happens to be the best salsa teacher in the Lower Mainland, in my humble opinion.

So yes, I really did buy the car in question. Names and details have been changed dramatically to protect the innocent.

So what about hypercube? I have been thinking pretty seriously about this as well. I mean there is a real possibility (9 in 10) of NOT getting a Cube. In which case, all that effort will be for naught. However, if we decide that the journey is more important than the destination – then we will all be winners, no matter whether you go home with a free car or not.

For myself, I am taking this hypercube contest as a challenge to myself. I have probably spent far too much time moping and doping on my computer at home. I really need to get out and about a whole lot more. To that end, I shall be slightly more proactive about calling people up and getting out and about. For this purpose, I actually need to have car to facilitate this.

And yes, I will continue to admire and pimp my fellow hypercubers whom I have taken a fancy to (in a platonic non-creepy kind of way). Here are some of my fav. I’ve included links to their hypercube canvases in case you want to throw some love their way:

Tha PHLASH – I love the anime inspired urban art work. Much more stuff on his website.

Mark Stevenson – Gets straight up props from coming from the same land as Anne of Green Gables. But we’ll give him some minor points for getting a radio interview and setting up cubeclub.ca.

CubeMAN – Anyone running the city like a Transformer gets my vote.

SunnyCrittenden – I am still not sure how to describe her special ability. I have previously pimped her as having “so much personality that it oozes out of her pores.” But I’ll let you be the judge of that when you check out her blog.

Ohaiqtpie – Okay she’s a cutie pie and I might want to be not so platonic with her (haha – kidding). I like the idea of supporting fellow Vancouverites. (Richmond counts.)

Maria Petersen – I feel sorry for her, living in Surrey and everything. (Okay – really really kidding now!)  You have to live out here to get this one.

There might be a few more – but these are my regulars for now (i.e. my daily voting routine). If you are voting for me, please send them some of your love too!

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