hello-
it's been some time since my last entry. it's been a very hard, stressful couple of weeks. finally the light at the end of the tunnel that everyone speaks about is really coming visible.
on friday night, august 10 (really saturday august 11 at 1 am) i was driving home from a friends house in west hollywood and got in a bad car accident.
i'll explain what happened here for those who are interested and those who already know, if asked, can say to go here and read it.
i was driving home and a car started merging into my lane. when i honked my horn, i had thought the other driver heard me and went back into his lane. as i continued singing my tunes, the next thing i knew he was back in my lane and before i can breathe, i panicked, jerked the wheel instead of away from him, to the right and slammed into him. at 35-40 miles per hour, my car bounced off him and flipped over on its side. as the car was sliding down santa monica blvd in the opposite lane of oncoming traffic, airbags started deploying. one after another. at least 12 went off. blowing out a window or two. sparks flying next to my head as i was on my side. when the car finally came to a stop, i was able to climb out of the sunroof and get to the sidewalk.
for those who know that area (santa monica blvd between la brea and highland), there is a lot of traffic in that area. lucky for me it was a quiet late night. had it been an hour earlier, according to LAPD, i wouldn't be here typing this right now.
i escaped everything with a pretty good bang to the head, a scrape on my left arm, and a completely totaled car. according to my insurance, there was $25,000 worth of damage. i took some pictures last week but they just don't give it justice. you can see them here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/76228047@N00/. the hot sun made it hard to get details and unfortunately it doesn't show as well int he photos. but it will always be fresh in my mind.
the good news is that i am pretty much back to normal. still having head pain. still having minor memory lapses (what's new right?) and i will have a new car by this friday. i went with the same car again because although there was substantial damage, it did it's job by keeping me safe and alive. talk about a true testimonial! (i decided to get black with black leather as the beige leather was getting dirty after only 5 months and my bike kept suffing up the back).
well there you have it. my cat scan, x-rays, everything is okay. a slight concusion and a bruise with a few scrapes is all i have to show. not bad.
thank you to those who immediately offered to take care of my and come help me the four or five days i was laid up at home. it's good to be back at work. my hair is growing out (shaved my head again) so i guess i am doing fine.
that's all on this post. i have a few more to write to get caught up. have a great week!
b
