driving fun
Fact #2: Ice cream that has been in the fridge for two months, is bound to taste eggy
GUESSY WHAT my little ladygoats - I WENT DRIVING ALLLLLLLLLLLLLLL DAY TODAY! ALL DAY! from 11 til 5 30! omg how COOL!!!
i drove myself for the first time too (literally by myself) - and well its cool...but not as much fun as when u have a companion in the car!
i also took 3 friggin TIMES for me to park- twice! hehe and it wasn't anything like parallel parking - it was friggin 90 degree parking - i suck hehe
I also got another first today too.... MY FIRST FINE! (gasp shock horror!) MY FIRST FINE! hehe no it wasn't a speeding ticket - it was a parking fine of $50 - "the only way police make money" - but my first from only driving for the SECOND time as a p driver...gee...some new record huh?
Anyway, i think some of my friends are worried abt my parents' reaction to the fine (omg i friggin was!!!) and so i'll give u a nice (and v long, sorry!) running commentary of my convo w the parent units
i walk into parent's bedroom
mum: hey thu, so, how is my car? is it scratched? does it have a new dint?
me: ok..ummm..mummy i have bad news
mum (looking extra concerned): bad news? what? did it get scratched?
me: no no...the car is fine...
mum(starting to get the 'i'm not happy jan' face): what happened thu? --> raised voice of course
me: ah...umm...i got a fine
mum (raised voice to no 7 and face def in 'not happy jan' mood): WHAT? HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE TO TELL U NOT TO SPEED! I CAN'T BELIEVE U HAVE A SPEEDING TICKET!
me: oh no no...no speeding ticket ( i don't think so anyway) ..but it was a fine...a parking fine
mum: A PARKING FINE? WHY WHAT HAPPENED?
me: oh well we parked at this place for free for 2 hrs and we went shopping and lunch and we thought we had 5 mins left so we ran and ran and we saw the man and we missed by 2 mins!
mum: how could u let this happen? see i told u i didn't want to see u drive! u're so careless! don't u ever watch me and dad go to parking spots and choose the right spot? or how we look at the time? so careless
me: yes mum
mum: how much? $100? $200?
me: no no...$50....i'll pay myself!
mum: it's not abt the money and u know it! (i told u that that would be their reaction) i'm so disappointed...u're grounded...u can't drive again until i'm happy w u! (shakes head) wait until ur father hears this (my mum always uses this on me) ... now go and try on those new clothes in the myer's bag!
me (getting confused...shouldn't she yell more?): ah ok.....(btw i got a new top and a new jacket..and they are BOTH KICKYASSY)
(my dad walks in)
mum: guess what UR DAUGHTER did! she got a fine! (my mum tells on me!!!)
dad (getting a don't mess w me face): A TICKET? FOR WHAT?
me: parking
dad: PARKING?!!! HOW COME???
mum: bc she's careless
mum: bc she's careless
dad (shakes head): thu how can u not che.....
(phones rings - and then dad answers and this is the part of his convo that i got)
hello?
yes tomorrow is my birthday
oh no we're not eating out bc thu leaves tomorrow for sale
oh really?
oh ok thanks
yes put down 3 for my family - bc thu is at a hospital tomorrow
yeah thanks...ok see u tomorrow
(dad hangs up the phone and looks at mum)
dad: that was (one of dad's friends)...he asked if its my b'day tomorrow...and he asked us to dinner to celebrate...how did he know? it was so nice of him (he's suddenly in a much happier mood)
(turns to me)
dad: so right..u have a fine...how much?
me: $50...here's the ticket and the money (i give fine and money)
dad: no i'll pay this time...don't do it again right?
me: no no dad..take the money...my mistake...take the money
dad: no
me: no seriously dad...take it...i need to learn my lesson
mum: do u have money for rural?
me: i have money that monash gave me...but its in the bank
dad: ok..here take 50 (and returns my $50 into my hand)
me: oh where's david? is he at tutoring? do u want me to drive and pick him up? (yeah random comment huh? i realised at that moment that i wanted to tell david abt my fine)
dad and mum: eh...fine go pick up david (so much for not driving anymore)
me: dad u want to come? i've forgotten how to get there
dad: yeah ok
and i proceed to DRIVE again....and so really i drove from 11am to 6 30 today!!!
so yeah...well...i got yelled at (expected) but it wasn't as bad as i thought it would be...and actually in the car after...dad laughed at me bc of my ticket....
anyhow to my monash crew - THANKS A MILLION for a great driving experience (yes the driving part...we'll forget the parking!)
Thanks heaps to carmen for not squirming everytime i was a little careless and for noting all things i should note on the road for me.
Thanks plenty to bec for just being excited abt me driving ( i was excited too!)
Thanks a load to geri for being such a calming effect, helping me park and giving great encouragement - it helped alot
Thanks to infinity to mady, for being mady, and helping me get thru the intital shock i had when i found out abt the fine (omg i can't believe i was actually shaking at the time!) and
Thanks forever to nads, for accompanying me all the way to mady's, even though we passed his house first, just so i didn't have to drive w the trams by myself, and for making sure i was ok.
phew...i appreciated it all - thanks again - it was a great driving day - i was a little (ok lots- probably overload) over the whole fine - but i seriously enjoyed driving - thanks for giving me the opportunity to drive all around our eastern suburbs!
hehe when i think abt it...if i can laugh over the fine now...imagine how funny we'll find it in 10 years time and we reread this blog...hehe cool times
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