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It's been a very long day today. Work was insanely busy because it was a project due date, and I was looking forward to going home and relaxing and having fun on the weekend.

And then I was in a car accident on the freeway. I'm ok -- my neck and back muscles are still sort of strained and achey, but the doctor says that's normal. But my car is rather crumpled. And I'm still very shaken and scared. And of course this is right before the boy goes to Italy, and having to deal with insurance and getting my car fixed or replaced without him to ferry me around and everything is already causing stress.

Also tired now from spending several hours waiting in the hospital to get looked at.

Very thankful that all the people are ok. But still scared out of my wits and rather shell-shocked.

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And now, a post that will be happy. Or if not happy, at least completely normal, because my life has felt like some sort of Lifetime drama this week. I don't want my life to be a drama. If my life had to be some sort of genre category, I'd want it to be a romantic comedy, or a sitcom. Or maybe a musical, and everyone would dance around, and laugh, and be happy (unless it were a demonic Buffy musical, hrm....).

The boy and I went to the Dickens Faire today, which was very nifty, and I bought myself a bonnet. It's a very cute bonnet, and now I have to figure out how I want to decorate it, and if that means I have to learn how to sew or what. Anyone here skilled in the arts of millinery? I probably should be trying to save money because of the accident and subsequent costs and the like, but what the heck. And I'm working a few extra hours at the bookstore for the next two weeks. And you know, thank God for insurance. I mean, really. And I am so glad mine covers the rental car. And I am also so glad that I have real health insurance now and can go to the hospital and not be broke. Counting my blessings.

Anyway, and I got a wassail kit (what is a wassail anyway? Is it some sort of mulled wine?), and cute ornament for the Christmas tree that we're not putting up this year. I also ogled at many, many hoop skirts and dresses and corsets, but I settled for just getting my wonderfully cute grey bonnet. I'm quite fond of it. Actually, I find myself wanting to keep it in my lap so I can pet it and name it "George" or something.

Then I headed off to the library and got copies of Tooth and Claw (even though I'm going to end up buying it soon), Firethorn and Strong Poison for inklings_lj. It was a nice day, and I walked through the park to get home, and there were some gingko trees that were still shedding their leaves. Bright yellow leaves scattered in circles around two or three trees on the green, green grass, absolutely gorgeous. So I grabbed my books and waded through the leaves, and waded back, and then circled around and gleefully kicked leaves up in the air with my boots, and felt immensely satisfied.

Later on, I had some very good buffalo wings and barbecue, the really good kind when you take one whiff of the sauce and get that satisfying firm kick to your head because of how strong the vinegar is. Ooooooh yeah. But Chuck's still has better wings. Gah, I love wings.

And now, I shall relax and eat some pie and watch Good Eats.

(and one more thing to be happy about... I finally got a non-scratched copy of Angel S2! W00t!)