the Need for SPEED

So I went and saw The Fast and Furious: Tokyo Drift last night with some friends. I must say that it fulfilled what I had expected of it and then some. I went into the movie knowing that the storyline was going to be utter crap and the racing/cars would be really awesome to watch. And it was. Of course, my knowledge of drifting is fairly limited to what I've seen on Initial D and my own experiences with street drag racing.

But the cars made me drool the most. One of my favorite cars, '97 RX7, was the one I was lusting after. But anyone who knows me and Initial D knows how much I love that car (the FD model). Even the FC is hot. And the movie gives a nod to the HachiRoku. Which made me squeee like I just saw an adorable pic of w-inds. or the sexy pics of Nari *coughs*XD (and if you haven't heard me squee over them, then you're pretty lucky in my opinion. :-D )

I'm not much into the American cars but the '67 Mustang they had in the movie was a sweet ride. With a Skyline engine of course. *_*

But watching this movie brought a bit of nostalgia for the street drag scene. It's still prevelant and I still have friends who showcase and are racing but sometimes I think about those times. It was full of drama, beautiful cars, car shows, car show h0es, ravin' and trance beats, playing billiards, street racing and all the meetups, seeing more beautiful cars, knowing a lot of thugs/wannabes/awesome peeps, meeting my girl veilsdegto and staying close friends through all that shitty drama.

And speaking of my girl veilsdegto, I thought I would pimp out her ebay auction for her car since she's moving and, unfortunately, needs to sell her award-winning ride. It's absolutely gorgeous and I am sad to see her sell it since it has been her baby ever since we've met.

Plus, for all you anime/doujinshi/jpop fans on my flist, my crack dealer shinigamitabris is selling some stuff, including a brand new limited ed. Best of Kat-Tun thingy and a TezRyo doujinshi that is still free to be snapped by all you TezRyo shippers on my flist. Run and get it now!

Erm....and Happy Belated Birthday to beautifulphrase, buttfacemakani, and fictionalaspect!!!! I hope your special days were fun and beautiful as each one of you are! *smooochies*