Girl... you'll be a .. uhm.. female person.. individual.. soon.

Today I've been thinking about the lack of a good solid term for a young woman around my age. In casual terms, if I were relating a story to someone about a man my age to someone, I would inevitably refer to him as a "guy" (i.e.: "I saw this guy wearing a Def Leppard shirt.") --or in extreme circumstances "dude" (ie.. "This dude tried to run me off the road today!").

But for the life of me, I can't seem to find a comfortable match for a woman. "Woman" just seems so formal, and "young woman" only works if the storyteller is, himself, old. "Girl" sounds too young or too condescending, and "gal" a little too square-dance. "Lady"? come on, that sounds creepy. "Chick" is right out.

So, what's a guy to do? Once again, the English language has failed me.

My daughter, the inventor

So.. I just want to go on record for patent purposes, that my daughter has invented a car that drives itself. So hands off, General Motors. Basically, according to her, you tell it where you want to go, then you can just play, or sleep. And it goes fast, like a roller coaster. It's called the All-By-Itself Car, and it's the future, my friends. I debated whether to post it, due to it's sensitive and revealing nature, but here's the rough schematic: