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myLot reputation of 98/100. steflane (1236) 3 years ago

Okay...

Last week was probably my worst week EVER, but it also seemed like one of my best weeks ever...

Hmmm...How can that be?

Well, here's what happened...



Sunday 3/1/09: Day 1 of Worst/Best Week

Sunday was a planned day for my mother and I to go to Havre de Grace and take pictures for my photography course. I start the day waiting to charge up my camera battery (I had forgotten to do it the previous night, so I lost a lot of time that I could've spent taking pictures). Finally, the camera battery charges up and we leave for the nearly 2 hour trip. We make a stop at a gas station and my mother, who seems to be in a very bad mood, hands me her credit card to pay at the pump. I go to pay for gas and hand the card back to her a little too quickly. My mother drops the card and screams, "A*shole! Pick it up!" so loud that everyone pumping gas could hear. Everyone looked up from pumping gas and stared at me. I picked up the card and yelled, "Here! HAPPY?!" I get back into the car and we argue loudly in the gas station parking lot for about a minute with the car windows rolled half way down. We leave the gas station and stew in silence on the way to our destination. That was the worst part of Day 1. The best part was that when we finally reached our destination, all my anger went away and I began taking pictures of the water, the bridges, etc. It was fun and I got some really great photos. The bad day finished as a good day : )

Monday 3/2/09: Day 2 of Worst/Best Week

It snowed pretty hard on Monday, so class was canceled. Hmmm...Monday was actually a good day...I got to sleep in!

Tuesday 3/3/09: Day 3 of Worst/Best Week

Class was not canceled, so I had to drive on the icy roads to my college an hour and 45 min. away (don't ask). About 5 people cut in front of me on the freeway, almost causing me to collide into them. When I get to college, I find out that my first class of the day has been cancelled. Errrr! I wait around for my afternoon class to start. In the meantime, I find a sunny spot to sit and work on college work indoors. All the sudden, I start smelling chocolate and I remember that I shoved a few chocolate bonbons in my pocket before I left home that morning. I shove my hand down my pocket and get a gooey surprise. The chocolate bonbons had melted in my pocket. I reach down to pull out the softened candy. Gross! The heat from the sun filled the room with a chocolate, caramel aroma. It smelled good, but I wasn't able to enjoy my chocolate like I had planned...

I fed the bonbons to the lucky trash can nearby.


Wednesday 3/4/09: Day 4 of Worst/Best Week

'Twas such a lovely day on Wednesday. It was sunny and warm. All the snow had melted...
Someone almost ran me over as I crossed one of the pedestrian walks on campus, but other than that...
Wednesday was...

*Looks up and makes holy choir voice*

AHHHHHHH

Thursday 3/5/09: Day 5 of Worst/Best Week

I drive to college and stop at one of the many stop signs on campus. I'm one of the few people who actually stop at the stop signs/pedestrian walks on campus. Anyway, I go to stop at the stop sign and the guy behind me rams his big SUV into the back of my parent's classic 1985 Pontiac Fiero! I go to pull over to an area where I'm not blocking traffic to look at the damage done and exchange information with this guy...and guess what?! The a*shole speeds away into a nearby parking lot! I wasn't able to get his license plate because I wasn't wearing my glasses at the time. I go to follow the idiot into the parking lot when about three cars cut me off to go into the same lot. I end up losing the shitwad who hit me. I park my car and get out to look at the damage and surprisingly there was none...so I was very happy and quite relieved. The same day, I decide to leave my afternoon class early to work on an essay that was due the next day. Everything is going smoothly (no one cuts me off on the freeway and I don't almost miss my exit). I get off the freeway and start heading down a road when the car in front of me decides to stop to turn into a driveway. I brake. All the sudden, the car behind me slams into the back of my car. O_M_G!!! I pull over and the guy behind me does the same. We exchange information and so on...
That was the worst part of Day 5. The best part: The guy who hit me was nice and didn't try to blame the accident on me (GOOD! It was his fault!) He bought me water to calm down my nerves. I think I went into a slight shock that afternoon. I had never experienced anything of the sort. What a day that was...my car was hit twice!

Friday 3/6/09: Day 6 of Worst/Best week

Well, after being in an accident the day before, I was quite nervous to be back on the road again. My car was hurt badly from the accident so I had to drive another car, which I was not comfortable at all driving. The brakes on my temporary car sucked. I was nervous the entire ride to and from college. I decided not to attend a campus newspaper meeting that day (a meeting that I really looked forward to) because then I would have to drive home during rush hour-on the freeway-in a car with crappy brakes. I leave campus around 12:00 pm and head home. I get home from a nervous drive and plop down on my bed to sleep. A looong week makes a good sleep : )

Saturday 3/7/09: Final day of Worst/Best Week

The guy's insurance agent leaves a message late on Friday stating that she "will not be in till Monday." Yeah, we weren't surprised.

After all, it's only a job--nothing more, right? glare

We leave the agent a message saying that we HOPE she is not planning on leaving us stranded the entire weekend...
It is a beautiful day on Saturday, so we try not to stew over the insurance company's actions. A friend and I make a trip to Havre de Grace to take pictures and walk the board walk. On the way back home, our GPS takes us in the wrong direction and makes us head down a bridge to pay a 5 dollar toll. The lucky part of Day 7 was that I just happened to have exactly 5 dollars in my pocket to avoid being hit with a $20 fine. So, basically we payed 5 freakin' dollars to make a U-turn. We decided to make it the best damn U-turn we have ever made. Other than that, Day 7 was a pretty good day.

Well, that's the end of my lucky, yet not so lucky week.


So, have you ever had such a crappy week that when the slightest good thing happens to you, it tends to become a best week too?












 

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1. myLot reputation of 98/100. James72 (7104)   ranked 80 out of 32,910 in life   3 years ago

I can see why you put this in the Life section Stef, as it took me a friggin' lifetime to read it all! w00t (YES Irish, I READ it all!) First and foremost, I can't believe that you didn't hand your Mother her credit card with a slower movement. What an a**hole you are! She probably went through God knows how many hours of painful labor to give birth to you all those years ago and look at how you repay her! Jeez.

I would actually refer to all of this as a rather adventurous week! Karma was well on your side for one; and a hint of silver lining pretty much popped up at every step of the way! Hit once, no joy catching the dude and no damage..... Hit the second time, nice guy stops and no damage to you! AND you got a free water out of the deal! thumbup Not everyone gets to do a 5 dollar U-turn either by the way! I certainly haven't and will probably never get the chance either. Gotta love GPS though..... Given all the crap we put GPS through, it probably did this to ya on purpose!

But best of all, the week ended with a beautiful Saturday! My own weeks seem to be a constant cycle of "same shite different day" really. For now I'm just going through the motions to get where I need to be. But I do try to embrace many simple joys along the way! Yesterday for example, I took my Wife to a 5 Star Hotel for lunch. We could've saved a third world country from a budget deficit if we had of donated the bill amount; but what the hell! It was a rare treat amd we enjoyed it. happy


myLot reputation of 98/100. steflane (1236)  3 years ago

Yes. I am such an A-Hole. Truly...

You know James, I really hope you get to do a 5 dollar U-turn someday. I really do.
I'm glad you embrace the simple joys in life...but when I think about it, those simple joys are kinda hard to avoid ; )
Taking your wife to a 5 star hotel for lunch is really sweet, but uh...you know yer s'posed to, right? Heehee.




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2. myLot reputation of 90/100. SaintAnne (1681)   ranked 1,317 out of 32,910 in life   3 years ago

First of all, I cannot believe your mom called you THAT... but then again, she accompanied you to Havre de Grace.

Being hit twice in a day is quite rare but I guess it could happen to anyone of us more than any of us winning the lottery. I have had the experience of being rear-ended at school when I was driving Boyfriend's car. The other driver and I exchanged information but the "whatyourmomcalledyou" gave me incorrect ones. Good thing there really was no damage.

This January, I drove to San Francisco with my sister and Boyfriend. Drove through the toll booth as there were three of us and it was still carpool hours. Weeks later, I got a "toll evasion" notification. So I had to spend hours taking care of that.

Hope you'll have better and more importantly, safer, weeks ahead, steflane.


myLot reputation of 98/100. steflane (1236)  3 years ago

Awww man...that sucks SaintAnne : (

I cannot believe that "whatmymomcalledme" gave you incorrect information!
What a "whatmymomcalledme!!!" thumbdown

I hope you have good & safe weeks ahead as well, SaintAnne. wink

Thanks for dropping by : )

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3. myLot reputation of 85/100. Krisneil (316)   ranked 4,398 out of 32,910 in life   3 years ago

Yeah I have a week to remember and its when I do my finals project for my class and nearly 1 week without sleep in searching for specification sheet for my project and guess what when I present the project in the end of the week I got failed!! Damn professor i hate him!!


myLot reputation of 98/100. steflane (1236)  3 years ago

Man, that sucks. If that happened to me, I would be pretty pissed too...


myLot reputation of 85/100. Krisneil (316)   ranked 4,398 out of 32,910 in life  3 years ago

Yeah I really hate him, I swear.


myLot reputation of 98/100. steflane (1236)  3 years ago

hate is such an ugly word...I would say, "I feel passionately indifferent towards him"---if that makes any sense. LOL.

Hmmm...well on a serious level, what I would do in that situation would be to retake the class with a different professor of course. Some professors tend to be a little too tough because they expect more from their students and want them to learn by making mistakes. I would suggest asking people around campus about the reputation of certain professors you plan on having. Students know all and can tell you what to expect from a professor---so you'll be prepared for the strict ones ; )

I wish you all the best in college.


myLot reputation of 85/100. Krisneil (316)   ranked 4,398 out of 32,910 in life  3 years ago

Haha.. this is the best news.. I passed the subject and i dont know how..

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4. myLot reputation of 99/100. Opal26 (14494)   ranked 378 out of 32,910 in life   3 years ago

Hey Stef! Gee! I am just exhausted from reading about your
week! lol What a week! I am glad that after those accidents
that you were at least not hurt! You sure had quite a few
adventures! I'm sorry that you had to go through all that
though and I do hope that at least you were able to get some
great photos! I didn't have the best week either so I you
aren't the only one! My bf was off of work all week and it
was definitely a very long week for me and my two poor little
kittys! Needless to say we are all very glad that he will be
returning to work tomorrow! Thank goodness it is Monday tomorrow
and everything will be back to normal? I think?


myLot reputation of 98/100. steflane (1236)  3 years ago

Hey Opal!

I haven't seen you around my neck of the woods in a long time...then again, I haven't been on mylot much...

I hope Monday will be a wonderful day for you and I, but normal?

I don't think there's ever been a day that's been normal for me. LOL.
Something new always happens... ; )

Thanks for dropping by, Opal : )

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5. myLot reputation of 95/100. suzzy3 (4148)   ranked 1,011 out of 32,910 in life   3 years ago

What a long week you had got to the end of your discussion and it reminded me of when I was out and about,retired now so not much goes wrong and if it does I keep it to myself,or don't even notice.Having someone smash your car up you cannot ignore really and as for your mum she was probably tired,we get like that us old girls.Insurance companies are very good at taking your money off you,a bit canny about the thought of handing it out.Apart from that a day in the life of,seems pretty normal to me,by the way take care of your mum as you don't know how long you have got her for.Lost mine in April last year.We don't need a gps as my husband has driven all over england and has a good memory we joke in the family ask my husband he will know how to get there.


myLot reputation of 98/100. steflane (1236)  3 years ago

Hey Suzzy!happy

Yep. It was a loong week, but when I look back on it, I find that it wasn't so bad after all. My mother was tired and frustrated that day; I'll admit that I didn't make things easier on her...

...but all is good now. We just have our moments. LOL.

By the way, I am very sorry for the loss of your mum. May she rest in peace, Suz.

My dad is like a messenger pigeon as well. He can always find his way to his destination without maps, GPS devices, or public help. happy

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6. myLot reputation of 75/100. sciantel (424)   3 years ago

I had a real bad incident happen to me in a Dollar Tree store. This happened 3 years ago. I was ready to check out and going up front with my cart. I saw a line so I was just going to hang loose, when a clerk said to me she was ready to open up another checkout, for me to come and she'd check me out. Relieved that i did'nt have to wait I started to go, when this guy and woman with him said very rudely, "she meant me. I was next in line." I said back, " oh no. She said me and I'm not going to let another person take advantage of me." So I went to checkout all the while he was cussing and speaking right at my ear and saying," oh someone forgot to take their medication this morning! " I told him to shut up. He told me to shut up. I continued to ignore him as I paid for my stuff. I think he must of been on drugs to treat me that way and be so rude and loud. What a jerk. He also told me to go get hit by a bus. Can you believe it?


myLot reputation of 98/100. steflane (1236)  3 years ago

Awww. That is so cruel! I cannot believe someone would make such a huge deal out of being first in a checkout line! Good for you for not taking any crap though. thumbup I'm a naturally shy person, so I probably would've let that guy take advantage of me in that situation. I hope you've managed to put it all behind you and laugh at the situation. That guy is not worth distressing over. thumbdown

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7. myLot reputation of 90/100. sconibear (2986)   ranked 755 out of 32,910 in life   3 years ago

yeah you prolly shouda plugged it in the night before.................that sucks, she shouldn't of outta have treated you like that.............glad to hear that...........yeah, sleeping in is always nice..............be careful when they're icy..............BASTERDS!!!..............that sucks...................ewwwww.....i bet that was a mess...............crosswalks are death traps.............the choir effect was heavenly...............at least you're not breaking the law..............ouch..............that sucks............what an a$$.............well, that's a relief................hope you got your essay done.............DAM......AGAIN???...............what are the odds???...............at least he wasn't another a$$....................that sucks..................oh, too bad you missed it.......................glad you got some rest...................who didn't see that coming???...................sounds lovely.................stupid technology..................that was a good thing...................i hope it was a GREAT one...............yeah...........pretty much every week.


myLot reputation of 98/100. steflane (1236)  3 years ago

LOL. Thanks sconibear. I missed ya. happy


myLot reputation of 90/100. sconibear (2986)   ranked 755 out of 32,910 in life  3 years ago

awwwww.......missed you too grrrrrfriend. rolleyes

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8. myLot reputation of 100/100. HiLia2008 (2197)   3 years ago

haha.. crappy, really if your car being hit twice in a day. Usually I don't have that kind of consecutive lucky days, lol. And you're really know how to write them down my dear. Good luck thumbup.


myLot reputation of 98/100. steflane (1236)  3 years ago

Jeez...I've been away for a long time!

Thanks HiLia and I apologize for getting back to you so late. Good luck to you ; )

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9. myLot reputation of 98/100. KrauseHome (18337)   ranked 59 out of 32,910 in life   3 years ago

Thanks for sharing your interesting week with us. I am not sure what I would call it if I had a week like that, but wishing you a better week this week, and hope it will be a long long time before you have to experience another one like this.


myLot reputation of 98/100. steflane (1236)  3 years ago

Thanks KrauseHome : )
I've had much better days since...
(Sorry for responding late)

Hope this is a lucky week for you : )

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10. myLot reputation of 94/100. mrghill (1979)   3 years ago

What is the moral of the story: Stay away from Steflane when she is behind the wheel.

What do you think the author could have done different?

Maybe she should have gone to the photography class that was canceled on Monday that would have taught her to drive with her camera in the car so that she can get a nice photo of all the A*holes that she was going to be ran over by all week.

What would you have done in the author's situation? Stay away from Steflane when she is behind the wheel.


...Mrghill hands in his book report about "The week in the life of Steflane" and happily excepting his well-deserved "F" as he is forcefully escorted out of the building by campus security.


myLot reputation of 98/100. steflane (1236)  3 years ago


Yeah, Yeah...I know, Mrghill.

This was a long one...

The moral of the story: Stay away from Steflane if you intend to make her life (and yours) a living hell. Nuff said.






myLot reputation of 94/100. mrghill (1979)  3 years ago

Hey Sugar, you have a little bit of a depressed tone to your return comments. I hope you realize I was just poking at you and mean no harm. I hope you didn't take my ridiculous comments too seriously.

Listen Sugar, life is really hard right now for almost everyone and you are probably getting your share of the misery pie. When I get down, I like to think that things can be much worst like there could be a man somewhere with no arms trying to unzip his pants in a McDonald's bathroom or a one-eyed woman watching a great movie and accidently poking herself in the eye with a pair of "cat woman" glasses.

Cheer up, try to smile, and remember if things weren't bad every once in a while, you wouldn't know when good things happen. I have to now figure out how to transmogrify my well-deserved "F" into a laudable "B" using a broken #2 pencil and a stale bottle of india ink.

(mrghill begins to bellow smoke from his ears)


myLot reputation of 98/100. steflane (1236)  3 years ago

Oh, no...my bad!

Actually...that was a sarcastic comment from me. No Oscar the Grouch here. I've stopped using LOL after each sentence--- hoping people understand my dry humor.

BTW, Where have you been all this time, Mrghill?! I hope you stick around for a little longer : )

See you around, G.

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