About Automotivetry
So this is where I tell you what this is all about whatnot. But really, just looking through a few pictures here should give you plenty of context about what's going on here. So I suppose this section is quite unnecessary, isn't it?
Although, I suppose I could tell you how it all came about... Yes, that seems like it'd be appropriate here, thus justifying having an "about" section.
So I have this friend, Lori. Lori is a poet. Not only is Lori a poet, she is quite an exceptional one. She's one of those people that personifies the description of a free spirit. She's a flower child through and through, and I love everything there is to love about a person, because she's wholly good and a benefit to the human race.
Anyway, Lori used to drive this adorable little Mini Cooper car, and one day, while working on a client site together on a project, she had about two armloads of stuff to carry to her car, but only one set of arms. So, being the chivalrous young man my mother would be proud that I have become, I helped her carry some goods to her car. She popped the back hatch of her car, and I saw a ton of little magnetic poetry pieces laying all over the place.
I couldn't help but laugh. "Lori," I said, "You're the only person I know who could literally haul poetry around in the trunk of her car." We shared a laugh, and then off the cuff, I followed up with "You should place it all over your car and let people say things with it."
Of course, this being the world o' web 2.0 and whatever, we both shot glances at one another and decided this NEEDED to be a thing. A real thing, with pictures and a website and whatever. So I registered the name Automotivetry.com, bought a bunch of magnetic poetry, and ran around town for like six months experimenting with the idea - mostly to see if people would actually participate, or if they'd just smirk and keep going.
Well, as it turns out, there is a healthy amount of both that takes place. Enough people participate that I am perpetually curious when I return to my truck everywhere I drive. Enough people pass right by and smirk, pausing to enjoy the fanciful thoughts of people unafraid to slide magnets around on someone else's car. But virtually everyone I observed who came in contact with my truck were at the very least curious. So I figured I'd go ahead with it and see what happens.
So far, it's been a ton of fun.
Although, I suppose I could tell you how it all came about... Yes, that seems like it'd be appropriate here, thus justifying having an "about" section.
So I have this friend, Lori. Lori is a poet. Not only is Lori a poet, she is quite an exceptional one. She's one of those people that personifies the description of a free spirit. She's a flower child through and through, and I love everything there is to love about a person, because she's wholly good and a benefit to the human race.
Anyway, Lori used to drive this adorable little Mini Cooper car, and one day, while working on a client site together on a project, she had about two armloads of stuff to carry to her car, but only one set of arms. So, being the chivalrous young man my mother would be proud that I have become, I helped her carry some goods to her car. She popped the back hatch of her car, and I saw a ton of little magnetic poetry pieces laying all over the place.
I couldn't help but laugh. "Lori," I said, "You're the only person I know who could literally haul poetry around in the trunk of her car." We shared a laugh, and then off the cuff, I followed up with "You should place it all over your car and let people say things with it."
Of course, this being the world o' web 2.0 and whatever, we both shot glances at one another and decided this NEEDED to be a thing. A real thing, with pictures and a website and whatever. So I registered the name Automotivetry.com, bought a bunch of magnetic poetry, and ran around town for like six months experimenting with the idea - mostly to see if people would actually participate, or if they'd just smirk and keep going.
Well, as it turns out, there is a healthy amount of both that takes place. Enough people participate that I am perpetually curious when I return to my truck everywhere I drive. Enough people pass right by and smirk, pausing to enjoy the fanciful thoughts of people unafraid to slide magnets around on someone else's car. But virtually everyone I observed who came in contact with my truck were at the very least curious. So I figured I'd go ahead with it and see what happens.
So far, it's been a ton of fun.
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