TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF ---- THE SURVEY

Name: Michelle
Birthday: May 13, 1975
Birthplace: New York
Current Location: sitting in my house
Eye Color: Hazel
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 5'5"
Right Handed or Left Handed: Right
The Shoes You Wore Today: Sandals
Your Weakness: lots of things
Your Fears: car accidents (can you blame me?)
Your Perfect Pizza: I love everything on pizza excepts hots and onions
The Most Overused Phrase On an instant messenger: LOL
Thoughts First Waking Up: Ick, not yet
Your Bedtime: I try to be in bed by 11, at the latest during the week
Your Most Missed Memory: my old college roommate and the fun we used to have
Single or Group Dates: single
Lipton Ice Tea or Nestea: neither...unsweetened tea with a little bit of splenda
Chocolate or Vanilla: Chocolate
Cappuccino or Coffee: cappuccino
Do you Smoke: Nope
Do you Swear: sometimes
Do you Sing: badly
Do you Shower Daily: yes!! sometimes twice a day
Have you Been in Love: I think so
Do you want to go to College: No
Do you want to get Married: To the right person
Do you belive in yourself: depends what we're talking about
Do you get Motion Sickness: Yes
Do you think you are Attractive: Some days
Do you get along with your Parents: Define get along??
Do you like Thunderstorms: don't really care one way or another
Do you play an Instrument: i tried the flute, violin, but it didn't work out
In the past month have you Drank Alcohol: are you kidding me, of course
In the past month have you Smoked: No
In the past month have you been on Drugs: Not even in the past life time
In the past month have you gone on a Date: yep
In the past month have you gone to a Mall: ick...unfortunately, not a good experience
In the past month have you eaten a box of Oreos: No
In the past month have you eaten Sushi: yep...this past week....i've become addicted to seaweed salad
In the past month have you been on Stage: no
In the past month have you been Dumped: Nope
In the past month have you gone Skinny Dipping: No
In the past month have you Stolen Anything: i've borrowed indefinitely
Ever been Drunk: more times that i can count
Ever been called a Tease: Yes
Ever been Beaten up: never been in a fight
Ever Shoplifted: nope but someones shoplifted for me
How do you want to Die: when i'm 105 in my sleep (death scares the sh*t out of me
What do you want to be when you Grow Up: I DON'T WANNA GROW UP
What country would you most like to Visit: France and Italy

IT'S A SMALL, SMALL WORLD.....AND I'M THANKING EVERYONE FOR THAT!

I have been thinking about the woman whose car was hit by the dump truck also. The woman whose car was totaled and ended up going into shock by the time the ambulance came. I think about her ALOT. I wonder about her all the time whether she's okay! It's become an obsession.
This evening, I was at a home visit for a client that was rescheduled from last week when I was out recovering. I was watching my client and talking to the mother and the clients technician. When I was getting ready to leave, the mother remembered the accident and asked me how I was and what happened. As I started to explain what happened, the technician stared at me. Then she asked me if I was talking about the accident that happened last Tuesday with the dump truck. I said yes and stared at her like she had just sprouted ten new heads. Turns out she is a friend of the woman who I have been obsessed with. I finally got to find out how she is. Turns out she's okay, home but needs to have surgery on her hip from the accident. I know that's horrible but, at least she was okay.
The mother looked at me and told me I looked like a weights been lifted off of my shoulders and SHE'S RIGHT! I'm so happy to know that she's okay.

Isn't that a weird story!! It's such a damm small...small world and I'M THANKING EVERYONE FOR THAT!

CAR ACCIDENT = PERSONAL HELL

I am in my own personal hell and it's not even my damm fault. I know that I am a horrible driver. People do not normally allow me to drive and that's fine with me because I HATE TO DRIVE. But the accident on Tuesday (see previous blog) was not my fault but it's still causing me hell.
RENTAL HELL
First of all, the car I was driving was a rental and this is where my hell begins.
When you normally have an accident and it's not your fault, you do not have to pay your deductible. Apparantly, when you are in an accident in a rental you have to pay the deductible and hope that the insurance company pays you back. I HAVE A $500 DEDUCTIBLE. I can't get a new rental car until I pay the deductible (anyone have $500 I can borrow?)
My car won't be ready until sometime this coming week. So basically I've been without a car since Tuesday since I can't get a new rental until I sign papers and pay my damm deductible. That really was fine Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday cause frankly I didn't feel well enough to do anything, anyways. The rental place is only open from 8-6 during the week and it's a half an hour from my house (I rented the car near my body shop). PEOPLE WORK DURING THOSE HOURS AND DON'T HAVE TIME TO DRIVE ME AROUND). So when I spoke to the rental place, they told me that they were open Saturday from 9-1. Not a problem since Toyota Guy said that he would take me. 11:45, TG picks me up today. We drive over to the rental place and, guess what, THEY CLOSED AT 12!. So,tomorrow TG is going to pick me up and I'm going to spend the night at his house. On Monday morning he is going to drop me off at the rental place at a few minutes before 8 since he works five minutes from the rental place and needs to be there at 8.
So basically I'm trapped like a rat in my house.

MEDICAL HELL
I admit it, I still hurt. My back aches, my necks aches and I've had a headache for a while. I went to the doctor on Wednesday (I had an appt anyways) and got checked out (COST $100, ANOTHER AMOUNT OF MONEY I NEED TO FIGHT INSURANCE FOR). I'm doing okay. My doctor wants me to go for physical therapy. Wa-hoo, I have the time for that (NOT) and they'll probably charge me a fee which I'll have to get back from the insurance company.
Also, I look like hell!! My right arm is black from where I had blood taken and my left hand is green from where they put the IV in.

FEAR HELL
I AM SCARED TO DEATH TO DRIVE! I was in the car with TG today and everytime someone put on there brakes, I paniced and tried to press my non-existent brake. I was so freaked out I cried. I have no idea how, when I finally get a car, I am going to drive.

So, basically, I'm going through my own personal hell and the DAMM ACCIDENT WASN'T EVEN MY FAULT!!

YOU CAN CALL ME CRASH

I have not had a good couple of car weeks, you can call me CRASH!

Two weeks ago, my car was involved in a hit and run accident. The back side panel and stuff dented and scratched.
Last week, I was leaving Toyota Guy's house and the car wasn't moving. I looked down and the parking brake was on (TG just has to put in on....something about otherwise your car being parked by a rubberband...I don't know, I really know nothing about cars). So I turned off the parking brake, the dog nudged me and I side-swiped a park car.
Needless to say, I got a rental car while my car is at the shop.
Yesterday, I hopped on the highway on the way to a meeting but there was tons of traffic. One of the two tunnels was shut down due to an accident. I called Belltone and told her I was going to be running late. No big deal. I finally got into the one working tunnel and drove my way out. Then BAM!!! A dump truck hit me and another girl who was shoved into another car. I CRASHED MY RENTAL CAR!! You know I'd like a say that this is where my story ends but this really can use some comic relief and because these things ONLY happen to me, of course weird stuff happened!!
My neck and shoulder were hurting so I was taken to the hospital in an amublance. While in the ambulance, the guy in the back decided to take me to Shock Trauma due to my past medical history and where my pain was so he has the driver pull over. She climbed in the back to help him hook me up to an IV. Then he told her where we were going and she climbs out of the ambulance. All of a sudden the guy asks her if she knows where shock trauma was. She didn't. SHE CLIMBED OUT OF THE AMBULANCE AND WAS GOING TO DRIVE WHERE?????? It took him five times to explain to her where we were going. FIVE TIMES!!! By the fourth time, I wanted to shout at her where to go and I'm directionally challenged and tied to a board in an ambulance. She finally understands the directions and gets into the drivers seat and gets moving. The guy explained to her that we're going to shock trauma she may want to put on the lights and sirens. SHE COULDN'T FIGURE OUT HOW TO PUT THEM ON. She had to pull over so he could get out of the back to teach her how. Seriously these things only happen to me!! We get to shock trauma and they're a little pre-occupied. They were having a disaster drill. A DISASTER DRILL!! Their were people (actors) lying around with limbs hanging, branches and other things sticking out of their body. Like if there had been an explosion. I ended up being in shock trauma from 9:30 to 4:45. It was horrible.
I'm doing okay today, just really sore and exhausted! And I have to admit, completely terrified to drive. Luckily I don't have a car at the moment. I need to get my stuff out of the rental, take some pictures and then speak to the rental agency to return that car. Call the agent for the side swiping accident and tell them I need a new rental!!

YOU CAN JUST CALL ME CRASH!!!!!