the difference between boys and girls

i have been hearing about how i need new tires and mine are 'worn slap out' for like 3ish weeks. so finally, two weekends ago i went and got tires. tires buying is, in fact, no fun. they are mucho expensioso and are not something i can wear. although, my mom says think of it as new shoes for your car.

anyway, josh goes with me and the tire guy comes out 'how may i help you today?' i reply 'i need new tires' and then he goes off the deep end spouting out numbers and letters and writing things on his little clip board and pointing at my tires.

i stand idly by.

josh nods and answers a few of tire guy's questions.

i stand idly by.

we all walk inside where it is explained to me and that i can get this one or this one or this one. at this point josh turns to me and says 'which ones do you like?'

i stand idly by.

then a slew of questions run thru my mind - huh? wha? which ones do i like? we are talking about tires, right? aren't they all the same? aren't they just tires? they all look the same to me.

so i say 'i don't care' - and he says get these, these are cool and blah, blah, blah and starts talking in that guy language that flies right past me without so much as a drop of understanding. i say 'ok'.

after they have been put on we inspect them and they do look pretty good - they take up more space in the fender well area thing and i do like that. also, i sit up a tid bit higher.

as we drove away from the tire place josh says 'are you going to show jill your new tires?' and i answer 'if i remember' while i think to myself 'no, but i am going to tell her about this conversation.' then he goes on to explain that when guys get new tires they show all their buddies.

mentally, i shake my head at that.

girls don't care about tires. they are, apparently, very important to boys.