"Goodbye pearl white, hello black pearl"

So, my baby underwent a huge change yesterday, she'll never be the same again. After a lot of thinking and saving, I decided that this would be best for her. After looking at the end result, I think I made the right decision. What do you think?

How to fix what ain't broke...

Alright I'm a lil late with this one...but anyway...
So over the summer I was having trouble with my car. To be specific it was having trouble starting sometimes and worst of all it was turning off while i was driving. So because my family feared for my life so much, they put it in the shop. The shop we took it to was a shop that we've been goin to for years but was recently bought by some new guys after our guy retired. So I dropped my car off to the new guys and I was excited, my car was finally gonna be in safe condition. So the next day, the guys call and tell us they can't find anything wrong with the car(0_o)...but they continued to look. The next day they called and told us it was some kind of modulator or something and they charged up $400 to fix it(damn!) So they fixed it, and I went to go pick it up, as soon as i set foot in the garage, one of the amateurs drops a wrench on my alternator which kills the battery, so they replace the battery and finish fixing the car. The main guy test drives the car and tells us its fine, but it looked like he was having trouble but whatever it's fixed, I take the keys and I'm good. So i drive around the next day thinkin im good and stop to get gas after work(8am) i go to turn the car back on and guess what?
*new problem*
the battery is dead. Never had that problem before, so the guys were making my car worse. So i get a jump, go home, and let my dad know. One of the guys comes and brings a new battery to my house, the car starts right up and I'm good. So...a couple of hours later i come back to my car and crank it up to leave...but guess what
*old problem*
the car won't start, I sat there for about an hour trying to get it started, it finally did and i went to do what i had to do. So, afterward i take the car back to the shop, tell them what happen and I leave. The next day I come back, well guess what, they put in a new ignition switch. That solves the problem with the key getting stuck in the ignition but what about the starting and turning off problems? I assumed it was ok, because it started up fine, it was free i assume (my dad handled it) so i left. Well damn a week later guess what.
*old new problem*
the damn battery dies again! So we take it back, turns out when they dropped the wrench on my alternator they shorted out the wires leading to the battery. So they fix it for free. Damn 3 times! So I assume my car is ok, I drive around a couple of weeks and guess what?
*old problem*
the car is both, turning off and not starting. So obviously i wasnt gonna take my precious honda back to these clowns. So i took some advice my brother gave me "buy the part and fix it yourself". So we found out(after some hardcore Googling) we found out the problem could be the Fuel Pump Relay Switch, it cost $62.50, so it was worth taking that chance. I bought it, my brother put it in, and guess what?
*everything is fixed*
the car even started driving better. So the moral of the story is, don't trust mechanics, they only want your money. Get some knowledge so you can solve your problems yourself and even if you can, it helps to atleast know what the problem is so they can't jerk you around.
That was a lot. Sicks out.

back to school

Well that time has come. Back to school, back to books, back to grindin, back to the chuck. Everything is gettin off the a good start. I'm just ready to get back to design and workin on my craft. But yeah this is day one of classes, I'm all moved in, room mates are cool and room is cozy. I think that's about it, so i'll end it with a quote:
"...I told'em I finished school and started my own business. They say "oh you graduated?" No I decided I was finished..."