a stereo stereo, who woulda thunk?

so, amongst the birthday extravaganza i had cooked up for jason, he managed to give me a little present too. i realized on our way to dinner that we would be right next to a future shop. i mentioned that i would have him, his leatherman and a place to buy new speakers all in one place and asked if he would mind swapping out the dead one for me. he said no problem.
so, after some confusion about the actual size of my speakers and the salesboy babbling on about tweeters and stickers and my dash board, i walked out of the store with a pair of sony speakers (“$20 below cost!” salesboy proclaimed.) and proceded to have jason begin to install ’em in the parking lot. we only got the dead one replaced because the driver’s side speaker is half covered by the map pocket which is screwed onto the door liner from the back side. getting it off will require removing the whole fucking door panel. we weren’t going to do that at six o’clock in the parking lot. it was getting dark, you know.
now, after almost three years of having a mono stereo, there is sound coming from the passenger side of my car. it’s both delightful and disconcerting. i keep expecting it to cut in and out like the old one did just before it died. it’s just very strange to hear music through both ears, from both sides of my car. at. the. same. time. but, i’m loving it. finally, my tapes will sound good again! ooh, and i can annoy people on both sides of my car with the volume of my tunage. rock on.