1. Have you ever had a moving violation? An auto accident? That was your fault?
I have never had a speeding ticket until around June of this year. I was on a back road that I have taken many times before. It's through a bunch of orchards. Well apparently there was a fatal accident on that road the day before and that's why the cops were there. I was tech. going 70+ in a 55mph zone, but the cop let me go at 65 in a 55.
THEN.... I was driving home from Al Gore's house on a Sunday night. We were trying to fix my stupid ipod and it was midnight when the cop pulled me over. It was a 5 lane highway. I was going 85 in a 55. That was BS as I know I was probably speeding, but not that fast. So I fought the ticket and well I lose. I have to pay the fine + court costs, but they did drop my points from 5 to 2. Although I don't live in that state, I do drive through it a lot and if I had gotten another ticket, then i would have had my license taken away. When I went to court to fight it, the cop was still a jerk. What added salt to my wound, was that for almost everyone else that was there, their cop didn't show up. Mine did.
Ok, now accidents. I have had 2. One when I was 16. (god this is going to be a long TMI Tuesday). I was on a small road on my way to my ex's baseball game. (again, I was 16). So I was looking down and messing with the stereo when I looked up and saw a car that was stopped behind another car that was turning right. So I did the only thing that I could think of as to not hit the other car. I tried to turn into the parking lot of a grocery store. I missed the "in" way but managed to miss a lot of cement barriers and was heading in the "out" way. Except, there was a lifted truck coming out. He saw me and backed up and that saved a lot of damage. I think, between teh 2 of us, it was just $1K in damage.
Then, now that I'm 30, I just had another one. Long story short, I hydroplaned and spun around once and then another 1/2 of a turn. Smacked the back left side of my car off of a guardrail. I thankfully, did not hit anyone else and I did not roll my crossover vehicle. THANK GOD. I did just under $7K worth of damage to my car.
2. Have you ever voted? How old was your were you the first time you voted?
Hell yeah I've voted and I voted this morning. No lines either! I voted when I was 18 and have every election since. Sometimes, I don't vote in the primaries, but I do in the general elections.
3. Are you glad this election cycle is over?
God yes. I may finally get Al Gore back, but alas, I think that our "relationship" is just too fucked up to fix.
Aside from that, I voted for Obama. I don't care 1) who knows and 2) if anyone cares. I am ready for a change. We need a change. I am a registered republican and have voted that way every year. I am getting criticised all over the place since I am a former Conservative Princess.
4. Do you have guilty pleasure? What is it (or are they)?
Watching crappy reality tv I guess. I do it all the time.
5. What is the most embarrassing thing you have done recently?
There are too many to list. I trip and fall and hit myself all the time.
Bonus: How much impact has the Wall Street and general economic wilt had on you?
Honestly, not much. I am only 30 and have been contributing to my 401K since I was 25. It's hit me, but not really that bad and certainly not anything like what others are going through.
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
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