I had some late-night/early-morning inspiration to modify the Matrix video…I changed the soundtrack and added a scene towards the end. Which do you like better?

Oh, and the dark blue minivan in the background at the beginning of the video is our new van! Maybe I shouldn’t have lumped that in with the “boring” cars…

Well, my six-month experiment in public transportation ground to a halt about a month ago. After I was moved on-site with a new client I am supporting, I discovered that my new bus/train/bus route would take about 1 1/2 hrs…minimum. Considering the drive takes about 30-40 minutes, I was going to be losing a major chunk of every day.

So we had a family huddle and decided, though it’s going to stretch our budget, to get another new car. To make a long story (as) short (as I can): I was happy to settle on a Corolla, but we decided the Matrix was more “me”. No dealer had the exact car I wanted, but one was willing to offer a good deal on a certain model (the “M Theory”) that hadn’t sold. It had every bell and whistle, but came in a hideous blue and a high price tag. I didn’t want to pay for features I didn’t need and they weren’t motivated enough to come down to my ridiculous price. We left and prayed about it.

A couple days later, they called back, ready to take our offer. Whoa! I had already contacted other dealers and as they began to call me back, I told them the deal I’d gotten and they were speechless. That’s a good sign! This car is truly “tricked out” with spoilers, a chromed tailpipe, and other stuff that, at first, I felt ridiculous driving it, but now I love it.

Check out the video below for details…I’m so BLUE, baby!