Surprisingly Rational
11:16 PM - January 22nd, 2006
Sometimes, my parents surprise me with how rational and understanding they can be. Take this past weekend, for example. I finally told them about the traffic ticket I got back in November for running a red light while driving from Oakland to EC. I didn’t tell them for so long because I thought they’d get upset for any number of reasons: first, that I drove from SJ to Oakland / EC to SJ without telling them (yes, they want me to tell them when I go places); second, I got a ticket for running a red light; third, because I didn’t tell them for so long.
But when I told them, everything was a non-issue to them. The only mildly-upsetting aspect was the cost of my bail + traffic school administration fee: $380 [obligatory sad face =(]. I was shocked. Of course, this week, they’ll probably do something completely irrational to compensate.
As a side note, I got my courtesy notice from the traffic court the week before Christmas. It was like “HO HO HO, pay $380!” That Santa sure has a sense of humor. No more screwing around, Santa. Nintendo Revolution under the tree in 2006. Or at least, don’t make me use the money I’ll be setting aside for a Revolution on something else.
January 23rd, 2006 at 9:19 pm
i fell asleep on the freeway once (during traffic) while getting off work, and naturally i let my foot loose on the brake (no joke, i was literally asleep, not even just closing my eyes). so naturally i hit the bumper of the car in front of me. we had to exchange insurance info and all (even tho i saw no damage on that person’s car). lucky for me, i THINK that person didnt contact me/my home (my home address and phone was on my driver license, not davis one) or my insurance. because if they did i’d be in trouble since, you know, i never told my parents about this =)
January 23rd, 2006 at 9:21 pm
yeah, that was also the first time i had to pull over in the emergency lane outside the fast lane on the freeway =/
January 24th, 2006 at 1:37 pm
Parents are as unpredictable as we are to them. It turned out nicely for you though didn’t it? =P
January 25th, 2006 at 11:35 am
This is not apropos of the above, but relevant to a previous discussion we’ve had here.
This article resonates deeply with me: Jobs vs. Gates: Who’s the Star?
I love Steve Jobs, for having given the world Apple. But I now deeply admire and respect Bill Gates a lot more (than I did before, and than Jobs).
January 25th, 2006 at 8:21 pm
my figure 8 record with snaking = 1:42, without snaking = 1:36.
damn =(