argh.

[corilannam]

Just as an example of how my day is going --

I got pulled over for speeding today.

On my second day driving.

My second day *ever*.

*headdesk*

Comments

[lauramcewan.livejournal.com]

Oh no. *hugs*

[marzilla.livejournal.com]

Thanks! It could have been worse, at least he was nice about it. :-)

[slashmommy.livejournal.com]

Big hug. You're not alone. The night my sister got her license she hit her best friend's mother's car in the parking lot of the gay bar they'd been planning to go dancing at.

[marzilla.livejournal.com]

Oh wow, that sucks. Though what a great story to tell afterwards!

[slashmommy.livejournal.com]

I was very glad that I went home with our friend Mark rather than going with them. Of course, Mark and I got back to the house AFTER they got back, but they hadn't gone in yet. When I went in, my mom was like, "what did she do that she's been sitting out there this long?"

[thalia]

{{hugs}} Sorry. You're very brave for learning, though! I got two tickets in the first three months I had my license--*and* I managed to hit a metal pole at a gas station--but after that things got much better. I bet if you can just get past the initial learning curve, you'll be fine.

[marzilla.livejournal.com]

That's what I'm hoping! I don't even have the license yet - maybe I can get all my screw-ups out of the way before they actually start blaming me for them? *g*

[nnaylime.livejournal.com]

Hey! That's an improvement. You're clearly not afraid anymore ;-).

Seriously though, my sympathies.

[marzilla.livejournal.com]

Yup. :-) That was my driving instructor's comment not long before I got pulled over - "At least you're not afraid to go fast!"

[vickita.livejournal.com]

Aw... ::pets you::

Look at it this way: you got it out of the way. It's like the first ding on a new car. Now you can just kind of relax and get on with life.

And hey, I had a heap o' fun making fun of the Dallas County website where I had to go to pay *my* speeding ticket last January. They had a "checkout" page, like you were shopping at amazon.com or something. And then they had the audacity to have a checkbox asking if I'd like to receive "promotional mailings" from Dallas County! Oh, by all means! Please send me spam, Dallas County! *snort*

Hang in there.

[marzilla.livejournal.com]

Hee! That's funny. I don't think I'd want spam from my county, either - it'd probably be very boring spam!

[movies-michelle.livejournal.com]

Okay, that's rough. *hugs*

[marzilla.livejournal.com]

Thanks! It shook me up a bit, but I can laugh about it now. Mostly. *g*

[barkley.livejournal.com]

I at least waited until my first week of owning my own car, not the second day of driving ever. What are you, an early starter?

[marzilla.livejournal.com]

Apparently I'm quite precocious! At, you know, the age of 29. *g*

[meri-oddities.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that really rough. Poor thing. Doesn't seem fair at all. *hugs and sympathy*

[marzilla.livejournal.com]

Thanks! At least the cop was nice about it and didn't ticket me, which would have postponed my eventual taking of the license test by six months. Today, I'm driving the speed limit!

[therealjae.livejournal.com]

Okay, that's a crappy day.

I'd only been driving for two weeks on my own when I had my first accident. It wasn't serious, but boy did it shake me up. So I hear you.

-J

[marzilla.livejournal.com]

Yeah, something like that really jars the new-driver nerves! I was literally shaking for the rest of the afternoon. Eeeeeek!

[jenlev.livejournal.com]

you're just being efficient about the rituals of driving. *hugs*

i hope the day gets better, er, i mean got better. *more hugs*

[marzilla.livejournal.com]

Yup, I figured if I'm getting a late start, I might as well get it all over with quickly. Today, I'm rear-ending someone! Woo! *g*

[jenlev.livejournal.com]

hee! now i'm visualizing the "to-do" list on your dashboard. ;)

ps. i have an action figure of captain picard (captain on the bridge) and a yoda pez on my dashboard. they keep me safe. i also have a to do list, because it's the only way to keep myself from droning home after work and spacing out where i need to stop on the way. heh. *bg*

[widget285.livejournal.com]

{hugs}

[marzilla.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

[iamrosalita.livejournal.com]

Oh no! **Hugs**

[marzilla.livejournal.com]

Thanks! Could've been worse, so I'm laughing about it now. :-)

[natlyn.livejournal.com]

Now you're a real driver. ::hugs::

[marzilla.livejournal.com]

Wheee! I knew there had to be a way to look at this to make me look good. *g* Thanks!