Writer's Block: Hell Hath No Fury

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I'd say it was some guy who was tailgating me the entire time I was driving home last Tuesday. He kept weaving over the center line, coming up on my butt, and generally being an ass -- and worse, he wouldn't pass me despite having ample opportunity to do so. Now I know these roads, so I know what speed to go down them. He disagreed, apparently. I later saw he had New York plates and wasn't surprised. (Apologies to any New York readers, but cars with NY and NJ plates have a reputation for giving Boston drivers a run for their money)

And the icing on the cake was when I finally signaled to turn into my driveway -- and the guy waved at me in what was obviously supposed to be "good riddance" gesture! I was half tempted to either flip him the bird or write down his plates, but I resisted doing both. But still, what a jerk! If I was ever tempted to do something impolite that was it. And I'm usually pretty calm while driving.

*is hit by semi-truck*

Oh geez, where did all this paperwork come from all of the sudden?! Actually, it's not all of the sudden, it just built up over the last week, and now that I have the time to look at it there seems to be a lot. Eek!

Did the auto insurance mileage form (still have to call them about this "student away at school" discount they were advertising when they're open and I'm home) and working on the Suffolk housing application. I'd already thought about that before it showed up, so I won't lose too much time thinking about what I want.

I'll try to get a room in their newer hall that has suites of a few rooms together as opposed to the one that we had a tour of, which was a little less nice and a bit more crowded. If I get it in the mail quickly I will probably get my first choice. I'm also wondering if I should attach something about the gay thing, just to avoid possible problems later on. I did a rough draft of what I'll attach to the application, and anyone with stuff to add is free to comment:

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I'm trying to be as diplomatic about this as possible and prevent problems before they happen. If someone's not comfortable living with me I'd much rather give them the opportunity to do something else and save both of us some trouble. I'll try to get it sent out by Monday.

Also, I only have two weeks of GCC left. Where did the time go?! It seems like I just started there, and I still can't navigate the main building without getting lost! *sigh* Time flies when you're having fun, I guess.

I know I act old for my age...

... But that's more so than usual.

You Belong in the Baby Boomer Generation

You fit in best with people born between 1943 and 1960. You are optimistic, rebellious, and even a little self centered. You still believe that you will change the world. You detest authority and rules. Deep down, you're a non conformist.

What Generation Do You Belong In?

LoL Japan

So I'm looking at some sights in Osaka (a city Mom and I are going to be in) trying to figure out what we should do there. And I find...

Duck tours!

The reason I was as amused as I was is because Boston also has some very famous duck tours, which I went on a number of years ago and will be going on again during Suffolk's orientation. They're good way to see the city, and the guys running the amphibious craft are really funny. Since Osakans have a reputation for being comedians I can imagine they're much the same over there, and I'll put that on our list of stuff to look for.

Something tells me that some Japanese businessman came over to Boston years ago, saw those, and brought the idea back. That's a very Japanese attitude -- take something from somewhere else, and copy it! Just like when they first saw guns from the Portuguese and the Daimyo ordered his blacksmiths to make copies by the end of the day. :D