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Monday, March 01, 2004 · posted at 11:06 PM

I just finished my online traffic school (www.trafficschoolonline.com – you get $5 if I refer you FYI to all you law-breaking speedracers out there). Praise the inventors of self-directed learning for allowing me to avoid the 8-hour long bane on my Saturday and instead spend a few hours sitting in front of my computer, which I probably would be sitting in front of anyway.

I feel like a little kid in a candy store who just made off with extra nickel candy, a nerd who just figured out a complex integral while asleep, or a young adult who successfully sandwiched “The Babysitter’s Club Movie” between copies of “The Deer Hunter” (no, that is not a new release) and “Clockwork Orange” at Blockbuster.

Upon second thought, I’m realizing that yes, I got off easy with online traffic school, but I should never been in the position of getting a ticket and having to take traffic school. My ticket was for a “California Stop” (i.e. rolling through a stop sign at a blazing 8 mph). At a dead intersection. I’m not sure if “dead intersection” is the correct terminology for it (Strike 1 proponents of SDL), but for those of you from my humble Bobatown, it was the cross streets of 195th and Shoemaker. It’s not even a cross street. There is no crossing of any kind! It’s one road turning into another, and just poor urban planning and an excuse for Cerritos cops who have nothing better to do than sit in the shade under the tree and wait.

So yes, this strip is perpetually patrolled by cops. Yes, the cop was just sitting under the tree, not hiding behind a billboard. Yes, I probably should have seen him and would have seen him had I not been too busy belting dave's son’s “subliminal” at the top of my lungs. So yes, I brought it upon myself…

but it’s never stopped me from whining.

Hello. Welcome to Music Town… may I service you?



	Monday, March 01, 2004 · posted at 11:06 PM I just finished my online traffic school (www.trafficschoolonline.com – you get $5 if I refer you FYI to all you law-breaking speedracers out there). Praise the inventors of self-directed learning for allowing me to avoid the 8-hour long bane on my Saturday and instead spend a few hours sitting in front of my computer, which I probably would be sitting in front of anyway. I feel like a little kid in a candy store who just made off with extra nickel candy, a nerd who just figured out a complex integral while asleep, or a young adult who successfully sandwiched “The Babysitter’s Club Movie” between copies of “The Deer Hunter” (no, that is not a new release) and “Clockwork Orange” at Blockbuster. Upon second thought, I’m realizing that yes, I got off easy with online traffic school, but I should never been in the position of getting a ticket and having to take traffic school. My ticket was for a “California Stop” (i.e. rolling through a stop sign at a blazing 8 mph). At a dead intersection. I’m not sure if “dead intersection” is the correct terminology for it (Strike 1 proponents of SDL), but for those of you from my humble Bobatown, it was the cross streets of 195th and Shoemaker. It’s not even a cross street. There is no crossing of any kind! It’s one road turning into another, and just poor urban planning and an excuse for Cerritos cops who have nothing better to do than sit in the shade under the tree and wait. So yes, this strip is perpetually patrolled by cops. Yes, the cop was just sitting under the tree, not hiding behind a billboard. Yes, I probably should have seen him and would have seen him had I not been too busy belting dave's son’s “subliminal” at the top of my lungs. So yes, I brought it upon myself… but it’s never stopped me from whining. Hello. Welcome to Music Town… may I service you?	Recent Posts Morning news babie goose ryan bluemouse daves son dawntaught desiree diorama emily escadawg galveric high entropy invisible cube jepgato kyellow lilly mhuang mogbert nudream starfish + coffee verbivore Archives March 2004 April 2004 May 2004 June 2004 July 2004 August 2004 September 2004 October 2004 November 2004 December 2004 January 2005 February 2005 March 2005 April 2005 May 2005 June 2005 July 2005 August 2005 September 2005 October 2005 November 2005 December 2005 January 2006 February 2006 March 2006 April 2006 May 2006 June 2006 July 2006 August 2006 September 2006 October 2006 November 2006 January 2007 March 2007 April 2007 November 2008

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