A Brush with the Law

Well, it finally happened! I got pulled over for the first time and received my very first ticket!!!!! BOOOOOOO! I’ve only beeen driving for a few years but was proud of my immaculate driving record.

  I got into an accident shortly after getting my license, but the girl that hit me was a 14 year old unlicensed driver in her Dad’s old Camaro, who was speeding at night with no headlights, and clipped me while I was sitting in a gas station driveway waiting to turn left. So of course you can see whose fault it clearly was.

Anyways, back to my tale. It all happened on Sunday.  Work was DEAD, which was disappointing since Sunday is usually pretty good for me. The DJ even made some crack over the mic while I was on stage that kinda got to me. Right when I was getting off, he announces, “That’s Isis guys! And she wants you to know that she’s not really a midget, just vertically impaired!” A catty girl I don’t like very much laughed so loudly and obnoxiously from the bar that everyone in the club could hear her.  Normally I would have laughed it off, but given how crappy my day was going, I was pretty embarrassed. Plus it just kinda sucks when most of the girls are tall blondes with huge tits and here I am, the scrawny Asian.  I guess the DJ just picked the wrong day to make a stupid joke. I couldn’t get mad at him since he was just trying to be funny.

So of course when I finally left aroud 7 pm, I was annoyed and pissed off and when I’m feeling like that, I have a tendency to drive fast and aggressively. Terrible habit, I know. Plus I was listening to some loud and fast techno music on the way home on the freeway which I’m sure contributed to my desire to speed. I was going along at about 80 mph in a posted 55. I was almost to my exit when the speed limit lowered to 45 mph since there was a lane closed for construction, but of course I ignored it. All of a sudden, I saw flashing blue and red lights in my rearview so I knew I had just screwed myself. Nice end to a bad day! I pulled over to the side of the freeway and the officer came up to my  passenger window. He asked me why I was excessively speeding and driving erratically to which I replied that I had a bad day at work, while looking as pathetic as possible. He asked me if I had anything to drink that night, which was a NO, but he asked why he smelled alcohol in the car. I told him I was sorry but I didn’t know what he was talking about. I knew I would pass the field sobriety test but cringed at the thought of having to do it on the side of the freeway. Even more embarrassment! However, the officer just told me to sit tight and returned to his patrol car. He was probably just messing with me since DUI laws are so strict out here! By this time, I pretty much knew that he was just going to write me a ticket but going as fast as I was, I was afraid it would be a criminal speeding violation rather than just civil. BIG TIME FINE! Luckily though, the cop came back to my car and said he was going to give me a break. He said he could’ve given me a reckless driving ticket which is criminal also but he was just going to write me up as going 70 in a posted 55. PHEW!!!!! I can just take driving school so no points will be deducted from my driving record and my insurance wont go up. I wonder if this had anything to do with the fact that when I pulled out my license I had to climb over the backseat to get it out of my dancer bag which was all the way in the back, and I had a very short skirt on! Haha. Oh, how I love being a woman sometimes. And cheers to nice police officers as well!

So I guess my day could have been a lot worse so in some ways, it turned out to be a lucky day. Mr. Officer even wished me a better day before he let me go on my way. I was a total idiot, so I understand that I deserved the ticket. However though, I am determined to not let my emotions screw up my driving from now on. I guess you can say I learned my lesson. Now all I have to do is sit through a 5 hour driver’s ed course. WHOOPIE!!!!!

I hope all of you are staying safe out there too!!!!