I'm thinking in code, apparently

I'm looking to buy a new car. What I'm looking for is another Sebring Convertible. Yes, I know Michael Scott drives one, but there's so few non-sporty convertibles to choose from. It's not like I worship Michael in a Schrutian way. I used to own a Sebring, but traded it in for something that I can haul stuff around in. I miss it.

Fall and Spring are really the best times to own a convertible. You really do become a part of the environment, and a long time ago I learned how dense glass really is. It sounds weird, I know, but everything is filtered through glass. Might as well be a brick wall. Maybe I'll come back to that thought another time.

So anyway, I was trying to explain to someone what color car I was looking for. I like the "classic" colors: black, silver, gold maybe, but the other day I saw a car that didn't totally suck and was trying to explain what color it was.

"I don't know the name of it. It's sort of blue, but sort of green," I said.

"No, not teal. Well, sort of teal, but darker and less green."

"Hell, I don't know."

"Maybe."

"I don't know."

"Well... it's sort of... #006699."

I had rattled off the HTML hex equivalent without even realizing how geeky it sounded or comprehending the lack of comprehension on the other end. I didn't realize until then how much coderspeak has seeped into my vocabulary.