the odds are good, but the goods are odd

Internally i have evened out.
Bounced back from a depressed state.
These states come and go with me, as I am sure they do
with so so many people.
I suppose the key in understand and surviving is to
remember that these states do come and go.
No matter how bad you feel it will not last forever.

Involves a new laptop. A Toshiba Satellite C55-A5245 model.

I re-purposed the Sony Vaio i had in service as my main laptop

to flight simulation.

So far I have to admit that this laptop is very clean, very capable.

Hardly any bloatware as compared to Sony laptops.

I have just read up on a film soon to be released

starring Antonio Banderas,

Automata.

The premise of the film is that humanity is on it's last legs..

Surviving climate change due to the assistance of

Robotics.

The focus is on both the balance between

automata's and humans as well as what or who

will be the future.

I will await a DVD release.

I have, unfortunately, read my way through the

Inspector Rostnikov series of mystery novels. 

I will re-read them at some point.

I am starting on the Holy Thief, by William Ryan.

The first in a series of three novels centering on a

 Soviet investigator this time under Stalin in 1937.
Not as good as the Rostnikov series I am afraid.
I am apparently trapped in an endless loop 
regarding mystery novels set in the Soviet Union.

I readily admit that my search for a possible

retirement car project i have been less than logical.

Researching numerous varieties of vehicles as possible subject matters

for a restoration project.
Posting possible vehicles here and wax poetic upon them.

I believe that i may have finally found a balance between cost and love.

I truly loved the being the geek that i am over my Prius which

I had owned for over 120,000 miles hypermiling it all the way. 

geek hypermiling

In a very small explosion of focused thinking i discovered that I should do what i love to do..
meaning in a vehicle to Hypermile and own something totally geek.

The result is that i am now researching and searching for a  first generation 1999 to 2006 Honda Insight.

first generation Insight

These vehicles are now reasonably priced and available used on ebay 

This was the 15 year old car of the future.

Perfect for an old geek.
There is a Honda dealer 20 blocks from my house for 
major repair work if necessary and as a two seater this
year insight would be the perfect around town car.
As always i will have to advise on possible results.

" I couldn't find the sports car of my dreams,

so i built it myself."

Ferdinand Porsche