The Reason For Accident Reports

Yah, I did it.  You know how a couple of weeks ago I was in a car accident where a man backed up into my car at a stop light?  Well after opening up a claim with his insurance company they came back to me and said that the man was no longer certain if "he had backed up into us or if we had rear-ended him".  AHHHH!  This stressed me out completely because if they took his word for it (as they probably would because they wouldn't want to pay) I wouldn't be able to get my car fixed soon because I would then have to pay for the repairs and my insurance premium would shoot up.  

This is where I am very grateful that my brother told me to call the police at the scene and have an accident report written up.  The only reason that I now do not need to stress out is because I ordered the accident report online, e-mailed it to the insurance company, and pointed out to them where it was written on that accident report that the man who backed into me actually backed into me.  They couldn't refute the evidence and accepted liability.

I have now learned my lesson.  I wasn't going to call the police in the first place because the guy that hit us seemed so decent at the scene.  He pulled right over, admitted fault, and said his insurance would pay for the repairs on my car.  If my brother had not called the police I wouldn't have a leg to stand on at this time and I would be stuck with repairing my car on my own.  Thank you bro.  You just took a lot of stress out of my life.

Men and Women

At the store the other day I had a great example of the difference between men and women.  As I was perusing the cough medicine isle trying to find the alka seltzer cold and cough medicine a women came and started to stare adamantly at the selection of deodorants.  She would pick each deodorant out one and a time, read the back, and smell it to see if it had a pleasing aroma.  This went of for a very long time (I know this because the whole time I was trying to find the alka seltzer.....remember I am in a cold induced haze currently so it probably took me much longer than it should have).  In the middle of her selection process a man calmly walked up the isle, in 2 seconds grabbed a deodorant, and walked back out of the isle.  He didn't need to take any time if finding exactly what he wanted.  Of course there are a couple of reasons for this.  Either he just grabbed what he always uses or maybe he is a guy and it just didn't matter.  All he needed was some deodorant so he found a kind that was for men and was good with it.  What a difference there was between these two processes.

Still Sick

I've still got this awesome cold that keeps getting worse.

All I Want For Christmas

Haggard Face

Its official.  I now have my first winter cold.  The cough, the sore throat, and the achy body.  That is what I get for living with 2 roommates who are both sick.  Now I get the enjoyable task of working and talking on the phone training people while trying to not sound sick all the while feeling like death.  How can such small bugs cause so much havoc to the human body?  At least the heat is finally on in my apartment and I don't have to fight through an illness while shivering.  Is it starve a fever and stuff a could or stuff a fever and starve a cold? Wait!  I have both.  What do you do then? This is when I wish I was still 10 years old and could curl up to my mom and have her make me feel all better.

A Glimpse Into My Afternoon

I sat in front of a fireplace and it felt like time stood still.  I started out reading, but in glancing up at the flames I became mesmerized.  The fire licked and crackled around the logs feeding its ever burning glow.  The flames became characters in my book fighting the every continuous battle waging on.

My Purple Backpack And I

I have gone on many adventures and there has always a friend that journeys with me.  My purple (used to be blue) backpack has been on most if not all of my travels.  Through my urban treks and miscellaneous wanderings it has carried everything from my keys to the book that currently has my full attention.  It continues to fade and wear out as I sling it over my shoulder while walking out the door and I will be heartbroken when I finally need to retire it, but until that point it will continue to be the perfect companion.