so a few weeks ago, i got rear-ended. i never drive in the city. i try never to drive. i'm a terrible driver.
anyway, so a few weeks ago, the dean of my law school was in town, and there was an alumni reception and the invitation said complimentary valet parking. now this is a pickle..
i opted to take advantage, even though i would have normally walked the 6 blocks from my apartment. but this way i could run errands and wear heels, etc.
sure enough, on the way home, i got rear-ended. ugh.
anyway, so i go to pick up my car today, and the paint looks funny in one spot...like when you paint your nails and put too much in one spot. so, of course, the guy is like 'no - it's just the light. i can't even see it when i look at it from this angle.' and i'm like 'i can.' so he's speaking whatever language to some other dude who drove my car down.
and we go back and forth for about 20 min, before he says okay they'll fix it. so the amy from a year ago would have needled him about admitting there is something to fix, but i chose to thank him and walk away. so i guess the guy thought i couldn't hear him from the office where i went to ask the lady to call hertz to come back to get me. cuz i heard him screaming at the other guy 'HOW COULD YOU MISS THAT?' (an aside - i guess he DOES speak english..were they trying to keep something from me by speaking another language in front of me??)
so then i realize how much time ive spent on the car, and i just want to go home and hit the gym, cuz i plan on starting again today, cuz ive gained 5 lbs since spraining my ankle, and it still holds me back, but it's been so hard to get into a routine again and i JUST NEED TO GO.
so i tell the lady in the office to call hertz and cancel it - i'll walk home and call them in the morning if i need to go to berkeley.
so i am walking home, carless, and i feel SO FREE. i remember this happened last time i didn't have a car in the city. even though i pay a pretty penny to park 15 min from my apartment door, there is still so much stress associated with having a car in the city.
yea..so i really thought i would start to talk about my love life here, but i'm tired. made you look though! i wanted to post a happy blog, since my last one was sad, and i am happy! even though i had a dream last night about my big mean brother.
i'll blog about my love life next time.
