Story time.

I had a great time at the CryptoPunks meetup in Dubai this morning. We had good coffee all around, and there's nothing quite like meeting punks in person.

I had checked out of my hotel, and brought my bags to the meetup. I was scheduled to check into a new hotel shortly after, which was about an hour outside of town.

"Uber, I suppose", I replied.

"No need", he said, "I'll drive you. I love trips out into the desert!".

This is what I love so much about the NFT community - no matter where in the world you are, you have "family". Ozark treated me like nothing less.

"It'll be a fun trip", he said. "I have a bit of a...stereotypical crypto car. You'll see".

I got excited. "Oh man, a lambo? Hell yeah, let's gooooo" I said, and Ozark smiled.

I prepared mentally to race through the desert in a brightly colored sports car. Thank god I didn't end up in an uber, this was going to be so much better.

We continued chatting, and finished up one more round of coffee.

Finally, it was time to say our goodbyes. I grabbed my luggage and we headed for the door. "You guys wanna check out the car real quick?" Ozark asked a few people excitedly, and a small crowd gathered to follow.

We walked out into the heat, around the building, and to the parking lot, where I laid my eyes upon a...

gently.
used.
2001.
honda.
civic.

I have never felt so rugged in my life.