What's going on here?

"Does this lady know that dogs can't have cars?!"

I know what you're thinking, and yes; I do know that Ben cannot possibly have a car. I mean let's be honest, he doesn't work nearly enough hours to cover that car payment.

But on a serious note, I'm doing this because it seemed to be a point of intersection between me being nauseously nervous about having this new vehicle in the first place, putting a 90 lb shedding dog in it, and trying to win a contest through entertaining the masses.

It's an intro post, it's kind of lengthy, bear with me until the end, you might like it.

1.) Being Nauseously Nervous

Every time I walk up to MY new parked car, the first thing I do is get anxious that I'm going to find that first scratch (today I tried getting into somebody else's car that was identical to mine and was even more anxious because my non-key wasn't working). Or worse, I'll find out that somebody had a hard time parking in the crazy small spots that my apartment complex placed in the most haphazardly constructed parking garage you've ever seen, and dented the entire side. In the 6 days that I've had it, this has yet to happen.

Being short is great and all, and I can't even begin to tell you how funny it is every single time my peers shove me towards the measuring stick at the theme parks and make the same joke for the hundredth time. What's even better though, is having absolutely no idea when you've cleared that curb, gone up far enough in the parking spot, or whether you have enough clearance from the cars next to you when you park because you can barely see your hood. To put it into my perspective for you (pun intended), when you're driving around 2/3 of your debt from College Undergrad and you ca
n't really tell where you are in space all that well, it gets nauseating.

That will go away with time of course, I'm ready for that time to be now.

2.) What's wrong with putting man's best friend in this inanimate object of yours? 

Well, nothing obviously. Clearly this is an illogical response to me coveting the new car because of that 2/3's thing I just mentioned. Since this is the most expensive thing I've ever bought aside from an entire 4 year college education including living expenses, I'm protective and nauseously nervous of messing it up...refer to section #1.

Soooo how do we get over illogical fears? Well 2 approaches that I'm taking are acknowledging that the fear is illogical, and through EXPOSURE THERAPY. That second one is the one that might sting a little as I smell that new car scent disappear and get replaced with floating black fur and the smell of dog shampoo (the best smell a dog can hope to have, but still not as satisfying as "New Car").

3.) What is this contest you speak of? Are you trying to be one of those people that gets to go to MARS?!

No, although those people are going to be awesome and they clearly have WAY more patience and resilience than I do. Terra-form an entire planet and spend the rest of your life looking at the same color rocks all around you? I'm good for now.

The contest I'm talking about started off relatively passive and mundane. Take a picture of me standing next to my brand new car at the dealership where I got it, write a review for said dealership, and get different prizes for certain amounts of "Likes" on the picture. Fair enough. Have family share it, post it in groups, and at the end of the month, you get your allotted prizes.

Initially this is what I did. But I quickly realized that it was annoying to be just another one of those "oh my gosh, click here and help get me this thing, I REAAALLLY want it!". 

So I decided that it would be more fun to entertain people while getting used to my car, bonding with Ben, keeping myself entertained this Summer, and then seeing if that would organically get me those likes that I didn't feel like begging for. 

So whether you decide to "Like" (give more SPARQ's to) my picture on the page I'll link below or not, I hope that you enjoy the shenanigans that unfold over the next 27 days. That's how long I have to get those SPARQ's up to 250, and that's how long I'm dedicating to co-hosting this experiment with Ben-Ben. If I only get about 10-12 years with my best friend, why not do some socially strange things together?

 I'll be giving reviews on some things that keep the car up to his standards, and he'll be showing you some features, making jokes, and showing you around town from his perspective. We'll also be adding in other random dog related stuff. Hope you enjoy!

Like his Facebook page to keep tabs on him! That's where you'll find bloopers, behind the scene pics, and daily updates that aren't nearly as long as this intro post.




Don't forget to SPARQ (like) our picture if you want to support us by clicking the button to the upper left of the picture that says "SPARQ"!
https://www.facebook.com/SportMazda/?sk=app_666845600070979&app_data=url%7C%23/submission/22034

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https://www.facebook.com/BensMazda/