Well, it's 2016 and I'm... Glumb (which is actually a word that I had to look up after using it). Dunno. Just feelin' grey somehow.
It was scary how quickly I slid back into routine at work, staying late each night. Getting home. Eating some quick dinner, slacking off just a long enough to make sure I have to stay up late to get my freelance done. Hm.
What do I have to look forward to this year? More of the same? Gotta do something to shake it up. Maybe this is because I'm getting stir crazy after a year or so of being out of school. Welcome to the rest of my life. Gotta find my own way of keeping things spicy.
I've given up my daily videos, though. I'm worried that I'll come to regret it somehow, but for now I feel like the project has run its course. I find it oddly tiring, but that might be a symptom of said glumbness.
I think that's part of the reason I'm writing again. Didn't want to give up on the only two ways I have of chronicling my life.
Speaking of which, this last week I was invited along with my aunt and uncle to test drive a Tesla S. The P85D. Worth $160,000. The third fastest 0-60 production car on the market. We were informed before the test drive that our individual insurance would be liable in the case of any mishaps, which made me nervous in hell. I ended up parking it horribly in a quiet corner of the parkade, mostly out of fear of doing something stupid.
I only really got to drive it around the block once at the end of the test drive. Just long enough for me to mash the go pedal a few times and giggle a bit. AWD and 691HP do funny things to your rational brain. It was odd how it didn't make any 'vroom' noises, just going '...' instead. Still, quite a thrill.
It was a bit like looking into the future of the industry, though. I think the automotive is looooong overdue for a shakeup, similar to what Apple/Google has done to phones and personal computing. Cars are conventional and the same thing gets released year after year. It was nice to see something in person that broke the mold. The whole car has two buttons in it; all the controls (driving dynamics, stereo, heating, etc) operate through the touch screen. The screen itself was a bit too huge for my liking, but the approach was refreshing nonetheless.
And the autopilot? Probably one of the more freaky/uncanny experiences I've ever had. Surreal, alarming, and supremely cool. Can't wait to see where automotive automation ends up within a few years.
And in other news, I spent the entire weekend binging on Jessica Jones. Good show. Kinda neat how PTSD and various kinds of abuse played a central theme. That kinda social depth was cool to see, and surprising considering it was coming from a comic book show. And it was well acted. David Tennant does a wicked (pun intended) creep bastard. Made me all squirmy inside. The effects felt cheap, but I still give it a 5/5. Good stuff.
Anyways, it's time for another week. Let's do it.
1 comment:
I miss my radio with buttons. I used to be able to drive and change the stations by touch alone. Now it's a flat screen and I need to take my eyes off the road. Or I need to grab my phone and do it there. We need better voice commands and all types of integrations in order for that to not be an issue (Spotify commands/etc).
I think the electric car infrastructure needs to be in a better place for it to really work. There need to be good charging options everywhere. That's a lot of money to pay for a car that I'm going to use to maybe drive 3 hours somewhere, charge it, then drive it on or back.
Don't get me wrong, if I win that 1.4 billion dollar Powerball, I'm getting one for the groceries.
Did it make any sound at all? I heard they crafted some kind of sound for the car to make as it went so that people hear it coming and they don't just step in front of it or something.
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