Relevant Onion article.

msbelle is me WRT packing

me too

I need to get my work done dangit! I keep delaying

Got into a car accident at lunch. After filling up gas tank, woot! Will find out in a couple of days if my car is totalled. Lady crossed illegally across four lanes of traffic and I slammed into her passenger side head on. We both managed to pull safely into the parking lot she'd been aiming for. My crv hood was crumpled, headlights smashed, and antifreeze leaking. Not a scratch on her Tucson. But I did make her front wheel take on a 45 degree angle. She called the cops, and they were cool, possibly because we weren't screaming at each other (it was more "it was going to be a good Friday, so sorry to meet you in these circumstances, I'm glad you're okay"). I'm more chagrined that I'd just spent so much on my central drive shaft, exhaust system, and timing belt. I'm using the work truck for now, have the offer of an Audi, the eventual use of a rental covered by Linda's insurance, and the train. And after mom yelled at me to go to the emergency room to have my knee looked (it slammed into the dashboard) said she'd help with financing on a new-old car if need be.

Yikes, Juliebird, that's scary! Glad you're all right!

In other news, cranky coworker from yesterday was feeling better and aware that he'd been unreasonably cranky. I finally had enough perspective to see that, in the end, we'd been both pissed off for doing what the other wanted to certain extent.

Yipes Juliebird, glad you are okay, hope your car pulls through!

Sleep has been wonderful today. I did work for two hours - deadline stuff only. CJ is off at work and K-Bug is on a first date. Just me, Jack, Noodle, and Miss Kitty, all on my bed together. Flu symptoms still are failing to manifest, so it seems like the fever burned off whatever virus it was. Going to take tomorrow off from life and then get back to things.

Juliebird - glad you are ok. Damage to the car sucks, but ultimately replaceable. Unlike you.

Timelies all!

Sorry about your car, Juliebird.

Oh, that's terrible, Juliebird! I hope everything works out.

As probably won't surprise anyone, Utah does not have a lottery, as it goes against local morals. However, a man called into the radio station I listen to and advised, "If you're going to Idaho to get a ticket, don't stop in Malad, the lines are an hour long. Go to the truck stop 20 miles north, I was in and out with five tickets with no wait." And the DJ said, "I've been telling everyone to go to Evanston (Wyoming), that's a shorter drive." "Yeah, but the waits are long there, too."

Utah, where the casinos, liquor stores, and video stores on the neighboring states' borders have parking lots full of Utah license plates. And where the Utah Highway Patrol is parked on the road back into the state watching for the people leaving said liquor stores, because odds are good the Utah drivers will commit some kind of moving violation worth pulling them over and discovering the smuggled booze.