lets take a look....
so lets review the past 24 hours of my life, shall we?
~Yesterday morning: I wake up. all seems normal. i get to driving to school. now by my house there is this gravel pit, and the road to this branches off of the main one. this road is often trafficked by dump trucks and other construction vehicles, which is ordinary. there is a stop sign for vehicles on that road before they are supposed to merge with the main one. and because of the recent weather anomolies it was snowy, slushy, and slippery. now as i came upon the intersection of these two roads i made eye contact with a driver of one of those dump trucks. one of those BIG dump trucks. his look told me: "oh shit." he slammed on his brakes, and because of the snow he still kept on flying towards the road, and i slammed on mine and because of the snow i also kept flying towards where he was about to be. it was like a math word problem gone bad. or a real life version of Final Destination. Seriously.
~so i swerve (luckily) and am now horizontal with the road. meanwhile; the dumptruck is unable to stop and keeps on skidding. if i hadn't turned the way i had, my front end, along with probably my lower body would have been toast. so he finally manages to swerve as well by the edge of the road, but he starts TIPPING. yes, he tipped. he was on two wheels for about 4-5 seconds, and then finally thanks to some trees, he was replaced to the upright position.
~so thats why i was late to school....
~At school everything was fine and normal. nothing really bad. then i get to work...
~Work: my boss calls me into his office and sits me down. "o shit." seemed to be starting to be a recurring theme in my daily thought process. since i'm working two jobs and have to make my schedules around both of them the schedule i requested at bates this month was rather choppy. and by that i mean that i was not working the same days from week to week. apparently they didnt like that. he told me, "we need someone with more consistency, and because of your conflictions, we think it'll be best to take you off of the schedule." fuck. so i finished my shift and now i'm not working at bates anymore. not really a big deal because i was planning on leaving in february anyway, but still, it just added to the day.
~then i went to the dress rehersal of "the liar" at CLT with kevin as i had been planning. the show was boring (no offense meant, its the show not the actors) so i left during intermission. i get to my car, which is parked under a tree.... my roof has a huge dent in it. it was basically completely concave. a-mazing. so i call kevin who's still in the theater and tell him to come look at this. it was like someone JUMPED out of that tree, landed on my car, and ran away. and since i only have liability insurance there was really no point in calling the cops and besides whoever/whatever did that was long gone.
~and my day keeps getting better.
~so i cried a little bit in the CLT parking lot and laughed too because come on, it was funny, and what else can you do it that situation? anyways, so i'm on my way home, tr-la-la going along. and i see blue lights in my rearview mirror. "o shit."
~i pull over. i was going 63 in a 55. no big deal but there was a black ice warning so he just wanted me to slow down a little. he asks for my license and stuff, and meanwhile i had taken my ID"s out of my wallet last weekend. so i freaked out and i think the cop was getting annoyed, but i finally found them!....in my cupholder. he shines his light to confirm the boy in the photo was the driver in front of him. nothing weird. my eyes were bloodshot from crying back at the theater. he says, "have you been drinking tonight sir?"
me: "NO!!!"
him: "Please step out of the car"
~so he patted me down and made me walk the line. ok, i hadnt had anything to drink, so i should be able to pass a sobriety test right? you would think. the patch of ground where he made me "walk the line" was covered in ice. I FELL OVER! not even kidding. i hurt my elbow really bad. i look up at him from the ground, "um...there's ice..." he responds not even caring, "o...well come over here and do it."
~so i passed. thank god. i just wanted to go home and sleep. so thats what i did.
~then in public speaking the next day (today) we were in the computer lab cause we watched/analyzed president ford's eulogy. it was the end of the period, so i was waiting by the door, which was open, facing away from the door talking with people who had all eagerly gathered by the doorway awaiting the bell. meanwhile, i wasnt in front of the door. i was in front of the glass pane next to the door. so the bell rings, i turn around all excited to rush out and *THUD* right into the window. of course everyone saw and laughed. i laughed. what else is there to do?
so lets recap, in the past 24 hrs:
1. almost got killed by a dumptruck
2. lost my job
3. car roof was demolished
4. got pulled over and almost failed a sobriety test when i was completely sober
5. walked into a window
awesome.
EPILOGUE: my dad being the mechanical marvel he is was able to fix my roof so yay. and i found a dime in my shoe. double yay. and i didnt want to tell the whole almost getting killed story cuz i know people would kinda freak out, which a couple did, but i'm ok! the guy's ok! everythings ok!
anyways, just thought i'd share, lol.
Love to all,
~ANDREW
~Yesterday morning: I wake up. all seems normal. i get to driving to school. now by my house there is this gravel pit, and the road to this branches off of the main one. this road is often trafficked by dump trucks and other construction vehicles, which is ordinary. there is a stop sign for vehicles on that road before they are supposed to merge with the main one. and because of the recent weather anomolies it was snowy, slushy, and slippery. now as i came upon the intersection of these two roads i made eye contact with a driver of one of those dump trucks. one of those BIG dump trucks. his look told me: "oh shit." he slammed on his brakes, and because of the snow he still kept on flying towards the road, and i slammed on mine and because of the snow i also kept flying towards where he was about to be. it was like a math word problem gone bad. or a real life version of Final Destination. Seriously.
~so i swerve (luckily) and am now horizontal with the road. meanwhile; the dumptruck is unable to stop and keeps on skidding. if i hadn't turned the way i had, my front end, along with probably my lower body would have been toast. so he finally manages to swerve as well by the edge of the road, but he starts TIPPING. yes, he tipped. he was on two wheels for about 4-5 seconds, and then finally thanks to some trees, he was replaced to the upright position.
~so thats why i was late to school....
~At school everything was fine and normal. nothing really bad. then i get to work...
~Work: my boss calls me into his office and sits me down. "o shit." seemed to be starting to be a recurring theme in my daily thought process. since i'm working two jobs and have to make my schedules around both of them the schedule i requested at bates this month was rather choppy. and by that i mean that i was not working the same days from week to week. apparently they didnt like that. he told me, "we need someone with more consistency, and because of your conflictions, we think it'll be best to take you off of the schedule." fuck. so i finished my shift and now i'm not working at bates anymore. not really a big deal because i was planning on leaving in february anyway, but still, it just added to the day.
~then i went to the dress rehersal of "the liar" at CLT with kevin as i had been planning. the show was boring (no offense meant, its the show not the actors) so i left during intermission. i get to my car, which is parked under a tree.... my roof has a huge dent in it. it was basically completely concave. a-mazing. so i call kevin who's still in the theater and tell him to come look at this. it was like someone JUMPED out of that tree, landed on my car, and ran away. and since i only have liability insurance there was really no point in calling the cops and besides whoever/whatever did that was long gone.
~and my day keeps getting better.
~so i cried a little bit in the CLT parking lot and laughed too because come on, it was funny, and what else can you do it that situation? anyways, so i'm on my way home, tr-la-la going along. and i see blue lights in my rearview mirror. "o shit."
~i pull over. i was going 63 in a 55. no big deal but there was a black ice warning so he just wanted me to slow down a little. he asks for my license and stuff, and meanwhile i had taken my ID"s out of my wallet last weekend. so i freaked out and i think the cop was getting annoyed, but i finally found them!....in my cupholder. he shines his light to confirm the boy in the photo was the driver in front of him. nothing weird. my eyes were bloodshot from crying back at the theater. he says, "have you been drinking tonight sir?"
me: "NO!!!"
him: "Please step out of the car"
~so he patted me down and made me walk the line. ok, i hadnt had anything to drink, so i should be able to pass a sobriety test right? you would think. the patch of ground where he made me "walk the line" was covered in ice. I FELL OVER! not even kidding. i hurt my elbow really bad. i look up at him from the ground, "um...there's ice..." he responds not even caring, "o...well come over here and do it."
~so i passed. thank god. i just wanted to go home and sleep. so thats what i did.
~then in public speaking the next day (today) we were in the computer lab cause we watched/analyzed president ford's eulogy. it was the end of the period, so i was waiting by the door, which was open, facing away from the door talking with people who had all eagerly gathered by the doorway awaiting the bell. meanwhile, i wasnt in front of the door. i was in front of the glass pane next to the door. so the bell rings, i turn around all excited to rush out and *THUD* right into the window. of course everyone saw and laughed. i laughed. what else is there to do?
so lets recap, in the past 24 hrs:
1. almost got killed by a dumptruck
2. lost my job
3. car roof was demolished
4. got pulled over and almost failed a sobriety test when i was completely sober
5. walked into a window
awesome.
EPILOGUE: my dad being the mechanical marvel he is was able to fix my roof so yay. and i found a dime in my shoe. double yay. and i didnt want to tell the whole almost getting killed story cuz i know people would kinda freak out, which a couple did, but i'm ok! the guy's ok! everythings ok!
anyways, just thought i'd share, lol.
Love to all,
~ANDREW