Nuff Said …

Well now… This Marriage proposal just put the fake one in my head to shame (Not that I’ll be doing one anytime soon) but mine involves champagne, flowers, brown eggs and a goat.  This is just way more epic and sweet I guess.  Bring it on Valentines day!

Light Writing Proposal from Derick Childress on Vimeo.

BTW cool song and it’s “All is Love” and “Igloo” by Karen O & The Kids from the Where The Wild Things Are Soundtrack which is awesome btw.

I know it’s a few days late but hey it’s the thought that counts…

How have the first few days of the year been for everyone?!?  It’s been nice to me, thank god, since I rarely get this lucky with time and / or life =)  actually a few days ago, I had one of those rare chill Saturdays.  Nothing much to do but sit around Starbucks and have some tea.  Well, my friend OJ and I decided to look for a few abandoned buildings and take some pictures and here’s what I came up with.  Aaaaah HDR Love in the beginning of 2010.  Lovely indeed.  Before the whole Auto Concept/High End gig we had this group of five cars and we called it “Regent V” dope ass name don’t cop it since we’re still rocking the decals =).  Here’s the true Regent II.

Narcissistic Much? LOL

This area is a huge part of Oxnard that was abandoned.  Well, it’s now pretty torn down since apparently they’re gonna be building high rises in this area.  They’re just waiting for a few businesses to exhaust their lease and they’ll start.  I don’t know if that’s a smart idea but meh… It’s actually a really good spot for shoots.  There’s an old school western motel there that is a nice location.  Unfortunately it’s all boarded and chained up.  Wished I could climb up there and do some fashion and glam shots.  That would be ideal.  Nevertheless, nice chill day after some crazy ass partying the night before.

For the past few days I’ve been plagued with the thought of getting rid of the Evo and picking up something else. A few weeks ago Mr. JDMego and I has been chatting till the wee hours of the morning about going back to Honda. Him getting an FD2 and me picking up an S2K but not really going for broke and build it as much as we do now but something subtle that you can daily drive. Don’t get me wrong this Evo I drive on the daily but the thoughs of getting pulled over everytime I take it out is always on your mind. Looking at all your mirrors to see if someone is tailing you is really annoying. That’s where the whole building a subtle Honda topic came in. I don’t know really, I’ve been on this road before but I always find a way to keep this beast. Like last week when I drove the car to Vegas for a day. It was extremely comfortable at high speeds (i was cruising at 90mph and up the whole way) that it just made me fall in love with her all over again.

Another car that I’ve been itching to get is an E46 and shying away from the JDM tip. I’ve been chatting with my buddy Billy about it since he has one which he’s offering to me for a very decent price. I mean my car isn’t the most subtle ride for going out with a girl. Fortunately I haven’t heard any complaints since they think it’s a dope ride but then comfort is thrown out of the window. I really don’t know. Sometimes we just have to let go I guess.

Either way I love this car and maybe I should just get a more subtle suspension system and a quieter exhaust. But what’s the point tho. This car was never built with comfort as a prime factor. It’s a performance car and that’s what I built it for. I guess I’ll just let time decide. Maybe I’ll get rid of it or maybe not. But all I know right now is that’s it’s time for a new project.

I love you but sometimes I just have to let you go... Maybe...