This is why we can't have nice things...

     I can't have nice things. I break them. If you know me well you know that my future spouse will never buy me jewelry. This is because I'll tell him not to and not because he won't want to. I secretly think men like jewelry more than women do. They especially like it when women wear jewelry. They're like raccoons. They like SHINY.

ANYWHO, I can't have jewelry because I'll lose it. In addition to that, I should never own a Mercedes because I drive like... a girl.

Backing up. I got into a car accident on Thursday which had started out as one of the best days ever until, obviously, the accident. Thursday was the first day of school! I got to meet all of my wonderful new students who are mostly seniors. Seniors do not equal eight graders. Seniors are better :)

Even the ones with personalities a mile wide lock it up when you tell them to. I like the control.

I'm teaching Geometry, Advanced Math, and Honors Trig. Fancy stuff.

Over the past few days I've been fine tuning Power Points for the year. Yes, the whole darn year! Thank you school K drive and my desire to have all things that are awesome. Power Point is awesome.

Uhhhh... oh yeah. Car accident. If only I had the whiteboard diagram I drew for my 1st period Study Hall on Friday this would be so much easier.

Basically I left a parking lot facing west to cross three lanes of traffic on a street facing south so I could turn right (west), but I didn't yield well enough in the left turn lane and BOOOOOM. Nigh night right bumper. At least I have insurance... which is more than I can say for the other guy,

This story has some key details that make it... you can assign an adjective in a moment:

1) The other guy was in the car with his entire family: wife and three small children.

2) The parents didn't speak English.

3) The kids weren't wearing seat belts.

4) The child that had to translate for her parents was... IN MY SCIENCE CLASS LAST YEAR.

5) The guy had no valid American driver’s license.

6) He had no insurance.

7) He had no documentation of vehicle registration.

Oh yes. This is real life. Apparently people can't get deported for traffic violations because the police don't do a legal status check at the scene. Well, MAYBE THEY SHOULD! I just got into a car accident with a potentially illegal alien. If you ask me (and you are) I maintain the belief that the Mexican government needs to pay my insurance deductible BECAUSE this guy isn’t even supposed to be over here anyway! I love immigration. I love that America is a melting pot. I get that a vast number of the military is populated with individuals who have migrated to our great country. I get it… but I still want my money MEXICO!