I just got back about a day ago from a mid-week trip up to Miami to get a car to ship down to Cayman.  I did a bunch of research online and I found a place that had what I was looking for so it was a pretty painless process while I was up there.  The car should be shipped down in about a week and I’m pretty excited to get it on the island.  For a variety of reasons, I bought a used car (2007 though, still pretty new) so I’m hoping it holds up okay.  The main reason, however, is that the Cayman Islands impose significant import duty on cars and I wanted to buy a car in the “smart” range (ie, the lower tax bracket).  The thought of importing a 50k car then paying 40% tax on it (in addition the shipping fees and all of the other fees you have to pay) only to drive the car a few times a week for just a few miles at a time — well, that didn’t appeal to me.  So I am the proud new owner of a 2007 G35 coupe.  Pics to come assuming everything goes smoothly with the shipment.

Other than the car trip, I’ve still been trying to get everything I need to live here.  I think I’m definitely on the FBI’s shit list now because I opened up a local bank account to make various local payments easier.  I somehow don’t think the FBI likes Americans having bank accounts in the Cayman Islands (at least, not in movies) so hopefully I don’t get into trouble for it.  I’ll definitely be reporting it to the treasury (as required by US law!). I’ve done a few other small tasks too (like signing the lease on the place I’m moving into in late June/early July).

A few other random comments:

• Miami drivers are batshit insane. I would fear for my life if I had to drive on I-95 rush hour every day.
• I’m loving this season of Lost. Every week is so freakin good. I can’t get enough of it.
• I’m sad that Flight of the Conchords is over for good.
• I’m even sadder that Battlestar Galactica is over for good. Great series finale imo. I won’t write more just in case some people haven’t seen it.
• Go Nova. I’m not really a fan of Villanova especially but I did grow up about 15 minutes from the campus and I really like to see Philly-area teams do well. I hope they can knock off Pitt.
• Boring NCAA tourney imo. I know there have been good games and now everyone gets to see big-time teams matched up but I really like to see some 8+ seeded teams make the elite 8. It always makes for a better tourney than having 3 or better in every spot. Oh well.
• I want to get Lasik surgery done in June in the Philly area. Anyone have any recommendations? Or at least recommendations on the best way to find a good eye doctor to do it?

Guess that’s it for now, have a pleasant weekend.

Related posts:

1. General Update
2. General update
3. Cayman Update
4. Documentary update
5. Knee update