The Accident.

So Friday was a day that many Automobile Operators dread.

I wanted to cash my paycheck despite the horrible snowy weather conditions that were occurring at that time. I was coming across a covered bridge near where I work. I was coming across the bridge and decided that the conditions were a little more slick than I had thought, so I pressed on the breaks to slow down a bit. Then, I felt a bang and I jerked backwords and my neck went in an odd position. I knew that someone had rear ended me.

I pulled up to a more appropriate spot and got out to assess the damage, still aware that my neck was hurting me still. The back of my car was demolished. I wasn't angry at anyone, but I was really upset about the car. The man who hit me asked me if I was ok, and we swapped info. A little while after, the police came along with the ambulance, and I was brought to the hospital for my neck. Come to find out, I had only strained it, but they gave me Vicodin and something called Soma to get rid of the pain.

So basically, I was stoned all weekend while I camped out on my Grandmother's couch. Nice. Today, I haven't had to take much of my meds, but I'm still a bit sore and I'm back home. As for my car, it's getting repaired, but it may take anywhere from 3-12 days, depending. I'm driving my dads car and he's driving a rental, because apparently nineteen is not a trustworthy age and people don't rent cars to people that young. So I'm emotionally drained, tired, and sick for my car. Just when I thought things couldn' t get worse. "sigh"

Rats and People

About a week ago, I got a rat from an Aunt who breeds them. I fell in love with this one brownish white doe. The whole way home, I thought and thought over what to name her. After all, I didn't want a common "oreo" or "cocoa" type name. Then I decided to name her after my favorite author/poet, Edgar Allen Poe. So now, I address her as Poe. She was extremely shy at first, but it's amazing how smart these creatures really are. I did a lot of research, and I saw that they can be trained, they love human-attention, they rarely ever bite, and they in no way carry disease. They are everything that everyone thinks they aren't, especially cute. Granted, Poe is just a baby, but I'm sure she'll take her cuteness to adulthood. Now she rides around on my shoulder, plays with me, and licks me. They really are fascinating creatures.

I am also trying to work with a student I was recently put one-on-one with. She is very difficult to deal with sometimes, yet we've connected as well. I need to find a way to make her bad days fewer and her good days more plentiful and enjoyable. I'm used to working with a bunch of students, now I'm down to one primary one. It's been challenging so far. I hope it will be smooth sailings in the future.