Castle Shima

Oh no! I'm going to lick it so it can be mine! -- Gi during the office gift exchange. She really wanted that big... candle...

Tower View
Cycle Time
The world is fortunate that males dont have the same biological issues that females go thru on a monthly basis. If men had to go thru pms, then there would be a lot more shooting sprees going on.

These past few weeks have been hectic. Working at the office for 10 to 12 hour days plus weekends plus the work around the castle have been causing a large amount of stress. Then there is also getting things for the holiday festivities in the office and the end of year work that "suddenly" came up.

If I had to go thru pms as well, then someone would definately have to get hurt.

I know there are a lot of people that do this sort of thing on a regular basis. Quite frankly, I'm not one of these people and I tend to take it out on those who dare cross my path.

For example...

Road Adventures
The main road that I travel to work on is going thru construction. Its been down to one lane for the past several weeks while crews repave the other lane and lay down drainage pipes.

While I was driving down this road, a blue Mazda Miata flys thru traffic in an attempt to beat everyone prior to the lanes merging to the right.

Its the typical morning game of "I'm In A Rush!"

As the Miata speeds up in the left lane, the driver realizes that he isnt going to make the merge and will have to slow down in order to join in properly. Apparently, this wasnt satisfactory, so he promptly weaves past the orange construction cones and goes thru the closed off lane anyway.

This driver was fortunate that there were no workers there yet, but he realized he just did this manuever in the view of a police officer who was sitting on the side of the road, several feet in front of us.

That was mistake #1.

In an attempt to swing back into the right lane, the Miata tries to get into the right lane by trying to cut off another car; Me.

Mistake #2.

Although the BMW325i isnt a large of vehicle, it is big enough to prevent a tiny convertable from entering the lane. Especially when that driver made sure that the Miata couldnt enter the lane by staying along side of it, blocking its path.

In response, the driver begins yelling at me to get out of his way.

Mistake #3.

Being as irritable as I was, when the driver started screaming at me, I simply stuck my hand out the window and created a symbol. It wasnt the standard middle finger, but instead that of a gun with my hand acting as if I just fired a few rounds into the other driver.

Sure enough the police officer saw all of this. He handled traffic and promptly pointed at the both of us to pull over, waving to have my car first in line.

With a slight smirk on his face, the officer walked up to my window, ticket book in hand. He pointed to the other driver, told him to sit there and, then turned his attention to me...

Officer: "Look, I know he was being a jerk and reckless, but you really can't be doing things like that."
Me: "Yes, sir. I understand that, but he was also risking my life with that little stunt."
Officer: "Yeah, thats true, but then you are risking yours. What you did is a form of road rage and you arent the only one who goes thru that. The next jerk you meet may have a real gun and he will shoot you. Understand?"
Me: "Yes, sir."
Officer; "Consider that a warning. Go on now and drive safely."
Me: "Yes, sir. Thank you sir."

With that, the officer walked over to Miata, and began writing out a ticket. It felt good seeing the angry face of the other driver as I was leaving. I could tell he trying to argue his point when he pointed at my car.

The officer continued writing, shaking his head unsympathetically.

I neglected to inform the officer that this was the third warning for road rage that I've gotten in the past decade. I also didnt mention the firearm that I normally keep within the car.

No sense in causing undo stress for someone else. I've got plenty to go around.
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Out in The Yard
Two men arrested for stealing the identities of boy band stars. These two should not only be jailed, but they should be forced to sing all the songs from the New Kids On The Block and the BackStreet Boys.
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First reported Segway accident... So how the hell does a driver do a hit and run on a frigging Segway?!
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The top 10 signs she is a bitch. Number 11: There is no chance for a three-way.
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Background Noise
P5shing Me A-Way by Linkin Park

Reverse psychology
Is failing miserably...
Its so hard to be
Left all alone...

Sorry, I had picked up Live In Texas so I'm stuck in LP mode...

...And with that, Happy Thanksgiving to all!

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* We keep driving into the night
* Its a late goodbye
* Such a late good bye
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