So I'll post about birthday happenings later.

I just wanted to mention something. According to Autoblog I was a full year ahead of the trend. See, in May 2008 the Honda Civic became the best-selling car in the United States. This dethrones the 17 year reigning champion: the Ford F-150 pickup truck. Finally people are starting to realize what an incredible waste those gimongous 2-story SUVs are. "Brands armed with small cars weathered the storm and big trucks and SUVs continued to nose dive." Apparently the resale value of SUVs is in the toilet, so if you own one, you're stuck with it now--- unless you want to sell it for peanuts.

And, to go along with this post, according to a study by GM:
"88 percent [of women] say they'd rather chat up someone who owns the latest fuel-efficient car versus the latest sports car."
"Eighty percent of American car buyers would find someone with the latest fuel-efficient car more interesting to talk to at a party than someone with the latest sports car."
"45 percent [of] 18- to 43-year-olds say it's a fashion faux pas nowadays to have a car that's not green or environmentally friendly."

Oh, and for an interesting read (despite the terrible formatting) here's an article written by Malcolm Gladwell (Blink, The Tipping Point) about how SUVs destroyed automotive safety. (It was written back in 2004).

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