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Archive for October, 2008
Well, I guess 3 hours of sleep is all I can manage right now.
Basically, a girl in an SUV ran a solid red light and I hit her passenger side dead-on at 40mph. The expression everyone is using is that I t-boned her.
The impact was so hard that my car did about a 180 degree turn and I pushed her into the traffic stopped at the red light (opposite of where she should’ve stopped). Two other cars were hit. Four total–that’s right, I don’t play. If I wreck, I do it right ;)
Things in my car made it out of pockets and into all kinds of crazy nooks.
I wasn’t exaggerating when I said there’s nothing in front of the windshield. Luckily the Corollas are made so that in an impact like that everything just straight drops out or crumbles. Otherwise, I’d have had my engine in my lap.
The lady who ran the red light took full blame immediately, so that’s good. Also, I wasn’t speeding at all, and that intersection actually has a traffic camera (or so I’m told) and there’s an ATM on the corner as well, so there should be no problems there.
At this point, of course, the injuries are still showing up, but as of now, both knees are swollen and bruised from the console. I actually have some rough bruises and blood blisters on both legs from my underwear (that should give you an idea on how hard impact was). The bruise is forming across my stomach where the lap of my seatbelt was. The chest strap left its own bruise from tightening up and also a blood blister from the impact of the airbag. That extends from up on my shoulder and collarbone all the way to my breast. My chest and collarbone are bruised (not visibly) from the airbag–I think that’s the most painful part. My nose is bruised, but not visibly yet, from the airbag. Then of course you’ve got the normal overall aches and stiffness in pretty much every part of my body. My neck is horribly stiff, but there’s not a ton of pain yet. I’d liken it to multiplying the effects of sleeping on it wrong. My knuckle is busted up a little as well, but I have no idea what it’s from. Overall, it just hurts to move.
I’m having fun sneezing and rubbing my nose over this mild cold I have. My chest and nose are oh-so-happy about it.
Ryan is understandably shaken up. Even though I called him, upon seeing my car his first thought was that I couldn’t have made it.
I’m hoping to go take pictures tomorrow and get the rest of my stuff out of the car.
And now, when this new wave of anxiety passes, I’ll try to get a little more sleep.
DON’T RUN RED LIGHTS. If you do, I WILL hit you doing 40 miles an hour and I WILL total my pretty fucking car and push you into two other cars. I WILL get bruised the fuck up and be angry.
For the record, I’m okay. Everyone else involved is okay too. My car is 100% totalled. If you look at it from the side, there’s nothing in front of the windshield. I’ll detail more when I can really think. This only happened 2 hours ago.
I don’t think I’ve ever in my life been so behind on what day it is. For over a week now, I’ve been having moments when something comes up and I think, “gosh, I thought that wasn’t happening until *insert date*” only to realize it was that date already.
I had so much stuff that I needed and wanted to do before we leave for the wedding. We leave on Thursday! I have classes all day then and we have to leave immediately after so everything has to be finished tomorrow. I have one day.
I needed to have had a doctor’s appointment this week, but I just really felt like I had more time. I’m gonna try to get up early and see if there’s any chance they can have me in tomorrow, but I doubt that, so things will be a little screwed up for a while. I have to have new pills by Sunday but they’re $60 and I cannot afford that at all now. I have NO extra money until my next check. So I can’t get anything until I get a new, cheaper prescription.
I meant to be doing acne home treatments all week to be certain I’d be all clear this weekend, but so much for that. I wanted to have Ryan whiten his teeth but that didn’t happen either.
I still have to take my car in tomorrow for an oil change.
I still don’t have anything to wear for the wedding.
Our Halloween costumes aren’t finalized.
I’ve got to do a small ton of laundry.
I have a metric buttload of computer assignments to finish before we leave and a rather important assignment to finish for Business Writing.
And yeah, there’s plenty of other stuff I’m forgetting.
Wednesday will be a busy day for sure.
Every Sunday I have to take a nap. I guess it’s getting up by 7am and then just standing around all morning thinking about how much I’d rather be in home in bed.
But every Sunday I sleep for too long and just end up spending the rest of the day in a groggy fog.
It’s 7pm and I have NOT napped. We’re going to dinner soon, so no nap will be had today. I’m proud of myself for staying awake, but now I see that not napping on Sunday produces the same effect as napping for too long. My eyelids are heavy and I’m groggy.
I suppose it could have something to do with getting no sleep due to a party downstairs and a sick boyfriend tossing all night….and possibly the major allergy attack with constant sneezing and an itchy throat….but nah, I think I’m going to put it down as evidence that my Sunday nap is necessary.
I’ve decided my death will be caused by malnourishment. I can’t tell you when was the last time I had meat that wasn’t meant for a sandwich, topping a pizza, or tiny chunks of chicken in a quick meal…..
Unfortunately I just spent the only bit of money I can spare on food for the next two weeks and I didn’t spend it wisely. *big disappointed sigh* Next paycheck I’m vowing to buy chicken breasts and fish fillets. I also really, really, really need to spring for a good vitamin, or orovo supplement or something. A daily pill, I can handle, but I know it’s really gonna take some willpower to change my diet. I’m just too lazy at home. I need a good, fairly quick way to cook meat without having to thaw it. That would be a huge step in the right direction.
I broke down and bought stuff to make rice krispie treats. Not at all a step in the right direction, but I’ve been wanting them for two weeks now. Now I’ve just gotta wait until Monday to make and eat them. All. By myself. Because fat kids love cake, and almost fat kids love rice krispie treats. I’m pretty sure I’m starting to ramble.
Well, I can wrap up my search for fliers and digital signage. Ryan officially quit working for Earl. Still working on some computer bugs though, so I’m not sure yet what will really happen. Earl asked to keep him around even for just a few days a week, but I don’t think Ryan has settled on a true decision yet.
We talked it all over, and he’s worked something out with Brandell. Ryan figured up how much he needs to make a month, and Brandell said they could easily cover that with day-trading. Apparently they’ve actually been doing well with it all. So we agreed that as long as the income continues steadily and he can stick with our previous arrangements from when he was last doing day-trading, then I’m cool with it.
If he can make a steady income right now with his friends and stick with our agreements, I don’t see any reason to suggest otherwise. I know he won’t stop looking into other options, so for now, I’m game. I just hope these temporary solutions stop sooner rather than later.
Anyone else worried about Jim and Pam right now? We’ve had too many JAM-angsty episodes already. Just give us what we want! I’m ready for some solid Jim and Pam happiness, more than just 5 minutes.
I’d almost be okay with them moving away, taking Philadelphia jobs, and letting Pam have her Philly Jim!!
Pam: Right… you’re a sports writer in Philadelphia? Nice build too.
Jim: Yep.
Pam: You have a guitar slung on your back. I did not know you played guitar.
Jim: I… why don’t we go back to this animation.
Pam: No no no, I want to see more of Philly Jim. I want Philly Jim.
Would that be so terrible?
Or maybe we could just have some more drama and Jim could be the father of Jan’s baby. He sold his sperm to pay for Pam’s ring! =(
No more angsty JAM!
1. BLINKER BEFORE BRAKES! This is one of my absolute biggest pet peeves on the road. I’m a very cautious driver– moreso than most people. When I’m in an area I know to have a lot of left turns and such, I’m already slowing down. When I see the vehicle three ahead of me hitting its brakes, I’m slowing myself. If you’re getting ready to turn, you should be hitting your blinker well before you’re hitting the brakes.
Does anyone remember what that blinker is for, or do you just turn it on out of habit? I’ll remind you, that’s to let the people behind you know that they need to come to a complete stop, not just slow down. Oh, and it keeps me from getting pissed that you’re stopping for no reason ;)
So do your part to prevent road rage!
2. Divided highway or not, if you can clearly see headlights, TURN OFF YOUR BRIGHTS. It’s pretty simple– even if there’s a median, your bright lights are still shining in someone’s eyes. It’s common for most people that any increase in brightness impairs their vision momentarily. A moment is all it takes for someone to make a mistake on the road.
These lessons brought to you by 9 hours of driving.
Some of these seriously crack me up. Beyond these first flowers, they’re not exactly safe for work:
I really wonder who thought of putting this one together…I wonder if they hated their middle school band days??
I think this is my favorite one:
Remember Look Who’s Talking?
Yeah I don’t even know:
Whyyy?!!
Haha what cracks me up so much about this one is that it appears to be in a men’s room:
YIKES!
