Gotta say, my new girlfriend is pretty resourceful

she didnt seem that sharp when we first met, but now, she's getting alot of praise for her ingenuity........

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Texas State student rides her Barbie Jeep around campus after DWI arrest

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Some people ride bikes or public transit when their licenses are suspended, but one battery-powered, Barbie Jeep-riding Texas State student is not allowing a DWI arrest stop her from getting around on her own four wheels.
Tara Monroe, an industrial engineering junior, said her license was automatically suspended after refusing a breathalyzer test after a Waka Flocka concert. Her father drove to San Marcos from Kingwood, her hometown, to strip her of her vehicle, leaving her with a bike to get around.
“Riding a bike around campus sucks,” she said. “Like really sucks.”

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It didn’t take long for the 5-foot-3, 20-year-old to decide the Barbie girl life was the one for her. After some Craigslist perusing, she found her sweet ride for $60, its previous owner was a little girl named Charlene.

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“When we drove up to buy it Charlene asked where the little one was to test drive it to which I replied, ‘I am the little one,” she said.
Monroe decided to name her new ride after Charlene.
Since Charlene handed over the keys, she has rolled out around the University of Texas at Austin’s West Campus and Texas State

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“Most people don’t find the things me and my friends do very funny, just immature, so I didn’t expect to get this big of a reaction,” she said. “People who don’t know me are shocked but my friends weren’t even surprised because I do stuff like this all the time.”
Even without a license, Monroe said life as a Barbie girl in a Barbie world really is fantastic.


“This is the best way I could have gotten my 15 minutes of fame,” she said. “Basically, it was the best decision I’ve made in college, yet…”

She said her 21st birthday plans in November involve revving up Charlene for a night at The Square in San Marcos with her friends.
“It goes pretty fast when it’s just me, so I usually make them (her friends) walk behind me like parents taking their kid out to play,” she quipped. “I’m just happy everyone thinks this is so hilarious.”

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Stu+Tara 4EVA