Nerd Alert!

So, a few years back I adopted a Jeep and named him Henry Thomas Jane, I call him Hank, for short. A lot of people ask me how I came up with his name. So here's the deal: (Warning! My geekiness is about to come out in full force!)

I am a lover of comic book movies. I never really got into the hobby of reading comics but I absolutely LOVE comic book movies. Hank was named after two of my favorite comic characters. Hank, or Henry comes from the X-men, Dr. Henry 'Hank' McCoy aka Beast. I've always loved Beast, he's so kind and smart, and really rather gentle but he can also really kick some butt if you need him to. Then there is Thomas Jane. I decided on that name because Hank is a TJ and I thought his initials should stay the same. It just so happens that the actor Thomas Jane plays the character Frank Castle aka The Punisher! I love Frank Castle because he's not some cookie-cutter hero who only does good things. Instead he's a tormented character who is basically forced into doing good for others just because he's there. Okay, so there you have it - Henry Thomas Jane = Beast + The Punisher all rapped up into one adorable little (but still very manly) Hank!

The End

Oh wait! Not the end. I have some pictures of Hank's makeover. Hank, as described before, is no sissy. He's a manly man and could never be confused for gay. (not that there's anything wrong with that, I don't mean to offend any of your homosexual vehicles, it's just that Hank's not one of them, okay?) Hank loves to play in the dirt and hates taking baths, but when he does take a bath he shines up real nice and purty! For his 3rd adoption-birthday, I gave Hank some new bumpers and corner guards, because the old ones were looking a little shabby. We've been waiting until the weather was just perfect so we could get it all done in one day. And here are the results:

(my most wonderful brothers, Jarred and Mark, putting on the new front bumper)

(that's me - I'm trying to get the tape off of the tire holder. and that's my fabulous assistant Jaycee)

(here I am taking the lights off)

(Jarred and I - trying to figure out how to disconnect the lights)

(installing the new corner guards)

(the new front bumper - isn't that just the HOTTEST front bumper you've ever seen?!!)

(the new corner guards)

(the new rear bumper with the jerry cans Mark gave me for Christmas)

Thanks for all your help guys! Hank looks great!