Wrecked

I was debating whether or not to write a blog about this, but oh well...

I was driving down 85N towards 17. My WFG trainer Juan was in my passenger's seat. Juan is an interesting individual. I keep trying to figure out his sign on my own because if I randomly ask him when his birthday is I'll look like an idiot. I could probably figure it out on my own though with the system I've made. What the heck, I'll do it now...

Juan is

Charming -sure 2 3 4 5 7 8 11 12
Sweet Talking 1 4 5 9 10 11 12
Outgoing 4 5 6 10 11 12
Independent 2 4 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Intuitive -Somewhat 1 2 3 4 5 6 12
Prone to Day Dreaming -Maybe 1 3 5 6 7
Versatile?...
Grounded 2 6 7 8 9 11 12
Future-Oriented 6 10 12
Hate Being Alone- sure 4 5 9 10 11 12
Natural Leadership -sure 1 5 6 9 10 11 12
Skeptical 2 4 6 8 9 12
Realist 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10
Impatient 4 6 10 12
Persuasive 2 4 5 8 9 10 11 12
Religious 8 9 10 11 12
Likes Luxury 4 5 7 8 9 11 12
Dominant 7 8 9 10 11 12

Total: 4 7 4 , 11 10 9 , 7 9 11 , 11 11 15

Juan has Scorpio/ Gemini/ Capricorn/ Aries/ Leo Tendencies, but is primarily a Sagittarius. Sagittarius actually have a tendency of getting along with these /individuals/ well. It would also explain the slight awkwardness between us despite the fact that I'm comfortable around most strangers -including Ayu's friend who I had never met before until he drove me to the meeting last night. But for some reason, I'm slightly nervous and unsure of myself around Juan.

So there I was traveling in a car with Juan. Juan is interesting because he seems warm and talkative and caring, but he also seems Money -motivated and easily distracted.

Juan kept talking to me and asking me questions. I have this rule while driving where, I don;t talk on the phone while moving in the vehicle and I don't talk in person for long extended periods of time while driving because they both do the same thing -Distract me from Driving. So Juan finally looked at me and said, "You're kind of quiet, huh?" I just gave up at that point. In my mind I was like, Great yet another person has mistaken me for being quiet. I'm focused and reflective, but sure... call me "quiet". Not like I've never heard that one before.

So then he started talking to me about how when he first started he always asked his trainer a million questions and was always speaking... and he said I should do the same. I honestly didn't want to talk after that. I needed to focus on the road, but on top of that I really didn't want to talk to someone who obviously couldn't figure out talking and driving at the same time weren't my strong suites. So I said nothing. There was a brief awkward silence. And then Juan went back to texting people. And I was like, Good.

So then I was kind of lost and looking for Camden, but I was on Meridian headed towards Hamilton. I was dumb. Took a wrong turn off the freeway. I didn't want to look like an even bigger idiot in front of Juan so I just focused on getting my inner- GPS set to the right coordinates. I was driving down Meridian and was planning on turning left when I reached Hamilton. I was about 2 lights down going about 35-40 mph.  There was a car in the right lane next to me.I was in the left lane.

The light up ahead was green and staying green. I knew I would make it through so my mind went back to its GPS. Then a car pulled out suddenly at the intersection right in front of my lane. The car in the right lane was able to swerve around the back of the car after it had come out, but I all I could do was slam on my breaks. 2 miliseconds before the inevitable, I Knew there as no way we weren't going to hit and I braced myself.

Then I remember seeing without my glasses on. The air bags had deployed and there was smoke coming out of them. I was freaked. I knew it was ad. I kept thinking, Did this really just happen? I found my glasses and put them on. Juan kept asking me if I was alright. My face hurt and my chest hurt, but otherwise I was ok. I got out of the car and looked at the damage. There was an ambulance pulling up right in front of me, and I was like, Well that was fast...

The damage was pretty bad. I didn't know what to do so i took a couple pics and sent them to my dad. He text me back, On the Way!!! Hi work was nearby so I knew he would be there soon. The EMTs kept asking everyone if they were ok. There were two woman in the other car. It was a brand new silver Mercedes. The blond stuck in the driver's seat said she barely felt the impact. Juan said, "Well it is a Mercedes". The two women kept asking me if I was ok. I was shakey, but coherent. The passenger from the other car looked like Jessica Simpson and I honestly thought in the back of my mind, Is that her??? The other woman with short blond hair and a gray Nordstrum's jacket had to climb out of the passenger's side, since my car as blocking her door from opening.

My car's front was kit pretty hard, but the bumper absorbed most of the blow. Juan was smart and found a guy standing on a corner of the street who had seen everything. He had me take down the guys info. The guy said the light was green in my lane, but not there's. They had just pulled out. The way the two women were talking it seemed like they had been chatting with each other in the car and got distracted from the road. I was like, I will label this moment Exhibit A for why you do not talk with people in the car like you would with someone on the phone.

The police showed up 2 minutes after the Ambulance. I call this day, God looking out. 1. The Ambulance drivers had just stopped to eat lunch and were on their way back when they came across the accident. 2. The police officers were parked at a gas station on the corner of the street. 3. It had rained that morning and by the time our cars were being towed away the rain started again, but for the whole process of the accident before that, there was no rain. 4. My dad came by and told the AAA tow truck where to take my car. My car insurance is the same as my dad's and he knows where to take the cars to get the best deals that are linked with our insurance company. 5 The police officer was really friendly and clam and assured me everything was going to be ok. . No one was hurt and all parties involved were insured. 6 My dad worked nearby, but also had the accident occurred today, I would have been screwed because my dad left today for a trip to San Diego and won't be back until Sunday.

My dad helped me give my car over to get work done and we went over to rent-a-car, though they didn't have a car the same size as my old one in until today. A lot of things kept running through my mind. I kept wondering if I was going to cry. I felt like I could if I were to let go or if something else bad happened that could push me to that point. But mostly I was just in shock. It also hit me how quickly my life could have been blinked out. I could never have regained consciousness. What would I have done? And yet I was holding myself together pretty damn well considering everything. I've felt more upset falling and scraping my knees. I kept wondering Why, more than anything. I knew God had a reason for this to happen, but I couldn't figure it out. I took it as a blessing, but I still didn't know how it was one. I just had faith that it was.

It was actually kind of obvious that it was a blessing though. i got into a car wreck -something that was clearly meant to happen and couldn't be avoided. But I was also instantly accommodated with Ambulance/Police/my Dad/ No one was hurt... So i kept thinking initially, maybe God made this happen so it could be a safe test-zone for me to see what to do if I ever get into a car accident. What is the protocol? How does it work? Maybe this was God's way of showing me this life lesson. I had also just started my own car insurance policy about a month or two or go. Initially I thought it was stupid to have one because I hadn't been in an accident ever in my 7 years of experience. I have anew found appreciation for insurance of all kinds now. Damn.

Then the issue became: I don't have a car, should I still get a ride to tonight's Business Meeting Presentation. I was on the fence about it, but I thought it would be sort of triumphant in some ways to show that unfortunate things that occur in life don't stop me from living my life. I also remembered what Steve Jobs said about asking yourself if you would be satisfied if today was your last day on earth. I decided it had not been a very satisfactory day and there was probably some important things for me to learn at that nights meting. So I went.

It was a good meeting and a learned about a different approach to explaining the company. Juan actually mentioned me a couple times while he was up there and it was kind of embarrassing to be put on the spot, but whatever. I had a good ride home with my friend Ayu, who I found out lives pretty close nearby.

Things were goodish until this morning when I found out my car was totalled :(
I thought it was still able to repair, but the cost to fix it was more than the car was worth. I have to find another one now. I guess you can consider it sort of an upgrade in cars, but I liked that one. I keep thinking, was this God's plan? To upgrade my car at no expense to me? I don't know. Either way, my Blue 2003 Honda Civic that I've had since 2006 will be missed.