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Tuesday, November 24, 2009 

Current mood:  excited
Category: Food and Restaurants
Tomorrow night is when I start prepping for the "big day".

I plan on doing all the prep work, chopping the onions & celery, cooking the sausage for the stuffing, baking the pies, making the hard boiled eggs, simmering down the Jezebel sauce.

Everything else will be made on Thanksgiving day. The turkey, the actual stuffing, green bean casserole, candied yams, rolls, assembling the deviled eggs, mashing the potatoes, making the gravy.

An epic undertaking for sure, but well worth it.

Worth it for the time spent together (even if it just winds up being me and the man), worth it for the leftovers !

I can't wait to have a leftover turkey sandwich. Turkey, stuffing, gravy, schmear of Jezebel sauce. Yum, yum, yum !!

Then of course there will be the leftover reinvented dinners (the smallest turkey I could find was 12lbs....), turkey enchiladas, turkey hash, turkey tetrazinni and the turkey soup. Now I sound like Bubba.... Shrimp grits, fried shrimp, orange shrimp.....

Probably won't be around much (unless something really good and blogworthy comes up in the meantime) because I have a 4 day weekend coming up. If I don't talk to you all...

HAVE A HAPPY THANKSGIVING ! EAT LOTS OF TURKEY ! TRY NOT TO KILL YOUR FAMILY MEMBERS AND SAFE TRAVELS !!!
Wednesday, November 18, 2009 

Current mood:  annoyed
Category: Life

Now that this mark on my face in nearing it's final stretch, everyone keeps telling me it looks "cute".

What ?

Seriously ?

(tried to get a picture but I just couldn't get a good one and I got tired of effing with my camera phone. Speaking of the new iPhone has a video camera, mine doesn't. We all know what that means, don't we ?)

I think it looks terrible, but the 4 people who have told me that it looks "cute" obviously feel differently. It's a "beauty mark" they said. It looks like it "belongs there". BAH ! I did go through a phase in the early 90's where I used to dot on a beauty mark (aka mole), on my top lip a la Cindy Crawford. Other than that, I hate anything on my face. Moles, marks, freckles....sure they used to be cute when it was just a sprinkle across my nose, but now... Thanks Mom & Dad !!!

And I can't wait until this damn thing falls off ! I have been applying the medicine dutifully and it has gotten to the point where it is like a scab and I can see where it is starting to seperate from my face, around the edges. If I wasn't afraid it would scar I would just rip it off.

In other news, I went to go see my PCP for this annoying cough that has been lingering for a month. Diagnosis ? Inflammation/irritation in my bronchial passages. Caused by the coughing, which stemmed from the cold I had. Solution ? Take cough medicine, which will stop me from coughing and causing further irritation. And Advair to help calm the inflammation. Great.

Advair comes with some lovely side effects, or POSSIBLE side effects. I can't wait for this cough to stop. Because not only does it come with nasty side effects and the warning that I need to rinse my mouth out throughly after I use it, it tastes GROSS ! It is like a powder and it is just gross. Can't wait to be done.

I swear, I feel like I'm falling apart rapidly. 






 
Tuesday, November 17, 2009 

Current mood:  amused
Category: Food and Restaurants

As I was shopping this weekend, innocently minding my own business. I happened upon it. It was sitting there on the warming plate, in the sampling area at Trader Joes. Oh, turkey, dressing and gravy, I said to myself as I casually picked up a plate, never bothering to look at the sign to see what it really was. Hey, it looked just like a stuffed turkey breast !!

One bite and I knew it wasn't turkey. No. It was good, but the texture was just a little off. I finished my sample (very tasty !) and headed back to see what it was that I just ate. When I got back to the sample table, imagine my surprise when I discovered that it was this:



 

Tofurky ? I just ate Tofurky ? And I liked it ? Hmmm. I guess the box wasn't lying when it said serves and DELIGHTS 5. The wild rice stuffing was especially good. So, having enjoyed this delicious treat, what did I do ? Bought a box. Damn you Trader Joes ! Damn you and your sampling !!!

I took my vegan treat home and unwrapped it. Ugh. Not appetizing. At all. I peeled the Tofurky "log" out of it's plastic wrapping, then popped it into a casserole dish and surrounded it with chopped veggies.



 

I had also basted it with the "Tofurky baste" (mixture of olive oil, soy & poultry seasoning) and sprinkled some pepper on the vegetables.

After an hour and fifteen minutes (very precise these directions) I pulled the thing out of the oven and applied the rest of the baste. Then I popped it back in the oven for 10 minutes, uncovered. After all that, this is what I got.



 

Hmmmm. Doesn't look too terrible. But not too much different from when we started, except of course the "browning" from the soy sauce. I let the log sit for about 10 minutes before I cut into it. I didn't take any pictures (I know, I know) but it looks pretty much like the box. I reheated the gravy while the log was cooking.

I sliced it up real pretty like and then had a slice (still very tasty) and I put the rest away as a meal for the kids this week. I told them it was stuffed turkey breast and gravy. I'll wait until they eat it to tell them what it really is. Then I'll ask what they think........
 
My kids eat tofu, but I think this tofu turkey might be a bit much for them. So, I'll do what mothers have done for ages when trying to get kids to eat/do/stop doing things. I will fib.

Hahahahhahahahhahahahahhahahaaaaaaa !!! 


Monday, November 16, 2009 

Current mood:  artistic
Category: Food and Restaurants

......did I go to the store looking for bok choy (apparently in high demand this week because I had to go THREE stores to find it) and walk out having spent $100 ?

How ?

Well lets just see....

Bok choy. Check. (Finally.)
Ginger, green onions. (Needed those for the dish that I needed the bok choy for.
Fresh salsa. (We were out and I use it on everything.)

(guess I needed a little more than just the bok choy. I just didn't remember I needed it until I saw it...)

Snow crab legs, 3 pds. (They were $2.99 a pound !! How can you pass up that deal ?!?)

Kikkoman Low Sodium Soy. Hoisin sauce. (again, needed for the recipe. Ok. Ok. I just needed the hoisin, but I was OUT of the soy sauce.)

Tortillas.
Old Ortega "stand n stuff" taco dinner kit. ("Ooooh, tacos would be a good dinner idea for the kids !" I honestly didn't realize that it was a kit, thought it was just the taco shells. I make my own taco seasoning..)

Better go get some ground beef. Oh yeah and bread, we need bread (we didn't, we had almost a whole loaf). Oh and that's right, I need to get a birthday card ! You see where this is going ?

Kool aid. (4 for $1 and it will keep the jackals out of my Cran-Grape juice)
Sprite & Coke.
Pringles. (kids lunch snacks)

Standing in line at the checkout. Waiting.

"Oooh Jack Links.." (Anyone who knows me knows that I have a weakness for jerky/summer sausage/slim jims, etc. I blame my Dad.) 1 pack of sausage bites and 2 snack packs (it has cheese AND pretzels to go with the meat !) into the cart.

"Oh would you look at that, candy is on sale, BOGO...." Take 5 bar and peanut M&M's (for the man).

"Wow I am really thirsty, let me just grab this bottle of water...."

And the grand total...$102.44.

Damn Harris Teeter.......




PS: This is the dish that I was making, and it was dee-eeeeeee-licious !




Steamed Salmon with Hoisin & Orange 




Friday, November 13, 2009 

Current mood:  aggravated
Category: Life
I am so very tired.

Tired of the bullshit, tired of the charade. Tired of sleepless night and angry days. Tired of it.




I had an appointment yesterday with my dermatologist. I wanted him to look at a suspicious freckle. It had gotten much bigger since the last time he looked at it and I wanted to be sure it wasn't skin cancer.

As soon as I got in there, he took one look and told me I had nothing to worry about, but that it would probably continue to get bigger and could possibly (highly unlikely) turn into something to worry about down the road. Oh noes !!

I opted to have it frozen off. The procedure itself wasn't too terrible. Just got blasted in the face with liquid nitrogen, stung a little. The worst part was the way it looked. It got cherry red and puffed up into a little brown balloon.


 

That was yesterday and although the redness has gone away, my little buddy has grown in size. I can see it in my peripheral vision and it is bugging the crap out of me. The doctor gave me some cream to put on it (3-4 times a day) that will reduce the redness (that worked well) and help speed along the "sloughing" process (I hope so).

But, at least it wasn't skin cancer ! And in about a week, no more big freckle (or small person) on my face ! But I still feel like Quasimodo......





On my way home from the doctor, I passed my childhood neighborhood and turned in. It had been awhile since I traveled down that long road to get to Carland Place.



 

I remember sitting on that box for hours reading a book. I also remember standing on that box and sliding down that pole. It was a fun neighborhood to be a kid in. Lots of place to explore, run and be free.

The last time I was by, the house was not in good shape. Whoever was living there obviously didn't care for it. Lets see what it's like this time....


 

Finally. Someone seems to care for this house again. I see they cut down the small willow tree my stepfather planted for my mother, but kept her light post by the driveway. I am glad that the house is cared for again.




I ordered a nice Circulon pan a few weeks ago. It was a steal, really. It is originally a $50-70 pan and I got it for around $20. Not bad. I have been waiting for it to come and last night it did.


 

See that bulge and hole ?


 

Nice. Whoever packed this box, obviously knew the pan was just a wee bit too big for the box and didn't care/ They taped over the hole and the end of the handle and off it went. It arrived all scuffed up on the end. Now, I am not going to raise a big stink over it, but if I had bought this as a gift I would be pissed because I couldn't gift it the way it is.

I sent a very nicely worded polite e-mail to the company and am waiting to hear a response. I didn't demand anything from them, I was just bringing this matter to their attention. The pan was part of a final sale and is non-returnable, so I wasn't even trying to do that, I was just disappointed by the handling of my package, I've never had issues with this site before. We'll see that they respond with.




And now, onto a few random tidbits....


 

A customer (excuse me a GUEST) left this on the table the other night. We all thought it was funny. I don't know if it was meant for one of us, someone they were sitting with or that they just loved our food THAT much.


 

Is she trying to look like she is wearing footie pajamas ? The gray on gray, not such a great look.


 

No. Words.

Have a great weekend and Friday the 13th !!!
Wednesday, November 11, 2009 

Category: Life
Today's blog marks my 1000 posting. Wow. I remember when I only had 100 blogs, I thought that was a lot, but 1000. Wow.

I started blogging for myself, as something to do. An online journal if you will. Gradually, as I gained readers, I tried to make things more interesting by blogging about current events, fashion and what have you. Recently, I have returned to my roots. Blog bitching.

After all, bitching is something I do well. Just ask the man...... lol ! So, I take the time now to thank my readers for reading my craziness and, if the mood strikes, commenting. You keep reading and I'll keep writing. Hell, even if you don't keep reading, I'll still be writing so feel free to check in whenever. I'll still be here.

Now, on to the real blog.

As anyone from this area can attest, this area is congested. And getting worse by the day. People drive like they don't have any sense and we also have a large influx of people who are from other countries, where driving laws are quite different, or non existent. All these factors make for an aggravating commute, for all involved.

In my route to Job 2, I have to navigate and merge into a notoriously congested stretch of road. 4 lanes, trying to merge into one and people coming off Rt 29, trying to merge out. It is a serious clusterfuck. One wrong move or hesitation and you're screwed. God help you if you get a timid driver in front of you. Nothing fucks up congested merging like a timid driver afraid to get their nose out/in there.

Last night the road was more congested than usual, cars were backed up onto 29, two lanes weren't moving at all. I didn't feel like doing the merge mambo (although normally I enjoy it, keeps my reflexes sharp), but I was tired and not feeling the Spartacus of it all. So I decided I would just go down to the light and turn around, then I wouldn't have to merge, as I would have the light on my side.

Great idea, right ? Not so much. Only because I had an idiot in front of me.
 
It took forever for this person to get moving when traffic started rolling (twitch), then they made a few dodgy attempts to change lanes (twitch, twitch) and finally in the most utterly stupid move of all....... we were moving (finally) at about 55-60 MPH (the speed limit). The idiot in front of me is less than a car length away from the line at the light, I was about a car length behind them. The light turns YELLOW and this fucking idiot, SLAMS ON THEIR BRAKES, causing them to slide into the intersection and damn near causing me to slam into the back of them. Thank god it wasn't raining. I know I left rubber marks on that road though, I know I did, I heard my tires squealing and felt my ABS pumping away. (twitch,twitch,twitch,twitch,twitch)

WTF !?!?!?!?!????!!!!!! Yellow means begin to slow down, not SLAM ON BRAKES. They would have made it through, the light had JUST turned yellow. Hell, I could have made it through before the light changed.

As I sat behind this moron (twitch,twitch,twitch), I fantasized about ramming into the back of them for being an IDIOT. When the light changed they didn't go right away (twitch, twitch), just as I was about to lay on the horn, I guess they realized that the light was green because then they tried to speed off. Notice I said tried.


By the time I got to work last night I was ready to kill. Not only did I have the idiot, but then I had someone almost sideswipe me because they were on the phone and not paying attention as they tried to swtich lanes. I know my car is small. I know it is a drak magnesium gray, but don't tell me you can't see me. Hang up the phone and drive. Before I have to put my foot in your ass, kthxbi !

Work was ok and the night, mercifully, passed quickly.
Friday, November 06, 2009 

Current mood:  contemplative
Category: Life

Remember how I was telling you all about the mortgage company trying to run our mortgage payment through several times to the tune of $10,000 and in doing so causing all these fees to be assessed ? Do you remember me also telling you that they told me there was nothing they could do and they only refunded a very small percentage of those fees because they weren't taking responsibility and that was "the best we can do" ?

Well apparently that is NOT the best they can do because I spoke with someone earlier this week who not only took off $200 more in fees, but she called me ! See the account is sitting there, still negative because we have more pressing matters to worry about, like making the mortgage payment, keeping the lights on and eating. So they are just trying to get the money paid and were much more flexible..... So from nearly $800 in fees we are now at $390. I wonder how much more they'll take off if I hold out a little longer ? lol !



I am also making progress on the dog attack bills front. My step mom has paid two of the smaller bills already and is sending payments on the other. I am still trying to get financial aid to reduce the bill. We shall see how it works out. I still can't believe she is footing this entire bill. Yes, it was her house. But she is not the owner of the dog, nor was she the one walking the dog at the time of the attack. I don't even think she was home ! But, it's really none of my business as long as it gets paid. If she wants to pay for it all, that's her business.
 
I do know I am going to have to keep any eye on the situation though. Christmas is coming as well as the birth of her first blood grandchild, so things that aren't "important" (hospital bills in other people's names) will be pushed under the rug in favor of those things. I love the woman, but I know how she operates. She's a people pleaser. And having been at the baby shower and seeing the massive amount of gifts she bestowed on the mother to be (at least $200 worth, easy), umm yeah.



On the home front, things are settling down a bit. We've had a lot of upsets and trials and tribulations lately. But, things are settling down again. Kids are losing their damn minds. Acting like they don't know what the hell they are supposed to do ? Ummm, HOW long have you been doing the same chores and HOW long have we lived here for you to forget what day the trash goes out ? I swear I may as well do it myself and keep their damn allowance....



I can't believe Christmas is 1 month and 19 days away. I am NOT ready !!!!! At all !! I haven't bought a single gift ! I already told my step mom and brothers, no gifts. I told them if they want, they can get something for the kids, but not us. It just KILLS me to do this though. It really does. I LIKE giving gifts, I LIKE seeing the gift that I spent hours, days, weeks searching for, delighting the recipient. I get a thrill from it. It gives me joy.

Ah well. Hopefully by next year things will be better. I am also uncertain as to the fate of the annual Christmas Eve party. If I don't have it, this will be the first time in 7 years that I haven't had it. Damnit. Damn economy, damn run of bad luck, damn whatever but just DAMN !

Enough of that, I don't want to bring myself down.




Hope everyone has a great weekend !!

Wednesday, November 04, 2009 

Current mood:  annoyed
Category: Life

Last night on my way to work I witnessed road rage. Up close and personal. (I said witnessed, not performed people ! )

It was a notoriously congested section of road, we were merging. Cars from the opposite direction were turning on their green light. We were stopped, backed up in the merge lane.

You know how the merge lane has a head, where it widens ? Well there was a late model Toyota in the far right lane, just ahead of that mouth. Behind them, to the side, was a Firebird. Behind the Firebird was me.

After the people turning stopped coming, we were free to merge. Only one problem, the merge lane was backed up and not moving because of the red light ahead of us, that had just turned green. The Firebird see this and pulls into the left lane (which was free and clear), around the back of the Toyota. The Toyota wasn't moving, no traffice was coming. I was just beginning to do the same thing when the Toyota suddenly jerked over, almost hitting me and accelerated, right on the Firebird's ass.

I was behind this asshole as he jerked from one lane to the next trying to get in front of/next to the Firebird. At one point, I was right next to him and in his rabid fury he almost hit me (again), trying to jerk his car into my lane because he saw an opening. Fortunately he saw me and proceeded to just ride the Firebird's ass the rest of the way down the road.

We got stopped at a red light and the jackass in the Toyota, swerves violently into the turn lane, the Firebird is going straight and is a few cars ahead, I am right behind the Firebird, again. Then, I see this jackass launch himself out of his car and run up to the Firebird's window and begin banging on it (oh if that had been me.......). I, of course, turn down my music and roll down my window, so I can hear what's being said. Nosey.

The old guy in the Toyota is ranting and raving about calling the cops, I'm reporting you to the DMV (pfft, yeah right), you're out of control !! THEY were out of control ? Seriously ? YOU were the one jerking back and forth so violently that it looked like your car was going to tip the fuck over, not to mention you almost hit ME twice.

As he was ranting and raving there was a guy in a truck in the right lane (we were in the left) beside me hanging out his window.

TG - "Dude calm down."

COB - "DID you see what happened !?"

TG - "No, but it can't be that serious. Calm down."

COB - "You didn't see what happened, so mind your own fucking business !!!"

Me - "Well I saw what happened and I think YOU were the one out of control ! You almost hit me TWICE !"

(What the.....it just came out, I couldn't even stop it.)

COB - *whirls to face me and just stands there with his mouth open*

At this point the light was getting ready to turn and I was readying my door for swinging open in case this Crazy Old Bastard decided to charge me. He was going to get a belly full of Acura door, I tell you that much and then I would have cracked him with my ice scraper. Instead he just stood there in the middle of the road while traffic started to go because the light had changed. No one stopped to let his crazy ass get back to his car, so not only was he stuck in the middle of whizzing cars, his car was now blocking traffic. Idiot.

Get to work and it is just a series of annoyances and problems. Until, the kicker. Wooooo-saaa, I almost lost it.

This lady and her two sons come in. From the start they (not even they, SHE) looked like they were going to be annoying. You know how you can look at a person and just tell ?

They ordered their food and went to sit down. I was the one who expo'd their order, I know it was right, at least it was what was showing on the expo screen. I also delivered their order. Her sons were very polite, no problems there. As soon as I set her order down (pasta fresca with shrimp), I knew there was going to be a problem. She screwed her face up and looked at me.

NB (Nasty Bitch) - "OH NO ! I come here and everytime I order chicken AND shrimp AND everytime YOU forget either my chicken or my shrimp"

Me - "Oh, you ordered chicken ? I'm so..."

( It wasn't on the screen, I know that for a fact)

NB - *cutting me off* "Everytime, I always order the same thing and everytime YOU get it wrong !

(I don't know why she kept emphasizing YOU, I hadn't ever seen her before)

NB - *waves her hand as if to say you are dismissed* "Now, go get my chicken"

(BIIIIIITCH, OH NO YOU DIDN'T ! I was getting ready to take my earrings off, ya'll better stop me...)

I trotted over to the register, pulled her receipe (which had no chicken on it) and trotted my happy ass right back on over to her table, with my biggest sarcastic grin.

Me - "I am SO sorry, but the reason I didn't bring your chicken is because the cashier didn't ring you up for it (and you didn't pay for it) so it wasn't on the expo screen."

NB - *loud huff* "Fine."

Me - "I can go and get it for you, it will be $2.10"

NB - "Never mind."

Me - "Oh, you don't want it now, are you sure ? I can take the money and run over to the register, YOU don't even have to get up..."

NB - "No, I don't want it. Just forget it."

Yeah, that's what I thought bitch. I am sure you pull shit like that all the time, but you get away with it. Not this time. Bitch. It was the dismissive hand wave that did it. Not that her tone and attitude helped (nice example to set for your polite sons, BTW), but that hand wave. Ooooh it pissed me off ! Normally I would have explained, so that they didn't think we just tried to screw them out of their chicken and given them the chicken for free, then just comped it to a satisfy. But that hand wave, like she was dismissing someone beneath her........

Still pisses me off.

And I don't even care if she calls and complains. I haven't had one, ever, and I already told the GM (who after his argument with a customer this weekend has no grounds to talk !) about it.

The rest of my night wasn't much better. I couldn't get the inventory to post, one of the drawers was $22 short, then I couldn't get an e-mail attachment to send. It was like domino's, one thing after the other in rapid fire succession ! I was never so happy to be out of that place !
Monday, November 02, 2009 

Current mood:  hungry
Category: Life
Well I hope everyone had a wonderful Halloween !  Mine was pretty good. After running after work, I picked the little one up and she helped me to put out my decorations. I was hesistant to put out the electronics, because it was threatening to rain, but I did.

I got about and hour and a half before it really started to rain. It was worth it though, one kid exclaimed, "This is the best house, I've seen all night !"

The pictures are crappy, no flash on the iPhone, but the man got some really good ones that I will post after I upload them later this week.

The decorations:


 

You have the gargoyles aka dogs on the steps, can you see them ? Those little ghosts you see ? Those little guys have been a hit every year ! One of the Dad's proclaimed them "Awesome !" I have to admit, they do kinda rock. They change color, but the best part ? I got them on clearance, they cost me about a buck a piece, the two smaller ones were 60 cents.


 

And this is the little one after she finished trick or treating, handing out candy.

All in all it was a pretty good Halloween and my decorations are a work in progress, but I was pleased with them. The witch and the howling phantom were pretty big hits. As was my hand grabber candy bowl. I only did that to the bigger kids though, not the little ones. I didn't want to scare them too badly. There was some really cute costumes out there too. One little dinosaur was the best I saw all night, it was obviously hand made and his mom probably started sewing it months ago.

After the little one and the man came back, he got changed into his costume and off he went to his Halloween party (I was invited, but I didn't want to go. I did however make Buffalo Chicken Dip for him to take). The little one and I ordered in Chinese and then watched crappy scary movies until she fell asleep on the couch.

During my running around Friday, I was stuck at a light and this guy...
 

 

ooops. He popped his head back in. Well anyway, in that 300 there was a little kid, maybe 6-7. He was hanging out the window, cussing at the people in the car next to him at the light. Nice. I only hope mom popped him in the back of the head which is why he went back in the car before I could snap a pic. Maybe he knew them, but he was still cussing them out ! WTH !?


 

This is what was left of the dip I made for the Halloween party that the man went to. The hostess of the party sent it to me and it made me giggle. The man said it took them less than 10-15 minutes to polish it off. Then everybody wanted to know WHO made it and when were they making more !

I don't know why, but I have been really hooked on our chicken noodle soup, at Job 2, lately. Of course I have to reinvent it, my way. I have been making it using an asian influence, kind of my riff on pho. Using rice noodles, adding cilantro, sriracha, dash of soy and lime juice. And lots of extra veggies (spinach, broccoli, onions, more carrots) for filling fiber.


 

Gratuitous food porn shot...lol !


Well folks that's all I've got, for now. See ya soon !

 





Tuesday, October 27, 2009 

Current mood:  busy
Category: Life
That is what the asshole in the F250 said to me this morning after he clipped me, in traffic as I was merging.

What. The. Fuck. Ever. Dude.

I guess if you had killed me that would have been your excuse too ? I didn't see you.

I was merging onto the highway. I could see a break in traffic, right behind a red Skyline. I popped into the opening. I could see the white F250 behind me, in my drivers side mirror. BEHIND me.

Next thing I know, all I see is a blur of white, I snatch my wheel to the right just a bit, luckily. Then I hear a thump.

This mofo just hit my car. And ran. Oh fuck that shit, you aren't getting away, bitch.

I downshifted and went around his ass, then I got in front of him and I stopped. Right in the middle of 95. Complete stop. Traffic be damned.

The man was out of the car and motioning for the guy to pull over before I had even come to a complete stop. The guy didn't pull over he just sat there, stuck behind me. I wasn't moving, he wasn't moving. The man started writing down his tag number and checking out my car.

Then the guy decides that we can pull over. Oh can we now ? Huh ? AFTER we got your tag number, NOW you want to pull over ? No problem. We pull over.

There wasn't any damage to my car, the thump I heard was my folding mirror being whacked forward when this guy floored it so as not to let me in. But, I was already in. He was BEHIND me, I could see him in my mirror. The same mirror that he clipped.

After a few words were exchanged between him and the man, this was his excuse, "You guys are supposed to merge ! "(I HAD jackass, hence I could see you BEHIND me in my mirror) "I didn't see you, the car is so low !" (Uhhhhh, if you can't see to drive that truck, you are a danger and maybe you shouldn't be driving it).
 
No, no. YOU were being an asshole and trying to spook me because I got in front of you in traffic (with plenty of room to spare) and you had a big truck and you were going to show me. I would hazard a bet that this isn't the first time that he has done this to someone. However in the past, he has probably gotten away with it. He wasn't banking on running into crazy (stopping the car in the middle of 95) and crazier (jumping out of the car and rushing up to someone who is being uncooperative and hostile). Bet he'll think twice before doing that shit again.

Asshole.

And on top of all that, he made me late to work. Ugh !

So that was my great start to the morning. How was YOUR morning ?

PS:

My mom just bought an Infiniti G37, fully loaded last night. I can't wait to get to Florida to get my hands on that baby.