Ever have one of those days where something feels amiss? Like there’s a sinking feeling in your stomach or in your mind that something is off? I can recall a few here and there in my life, and without much question, they’ve often times things have gone bad in some way shape or form. But the important thing is to identify when days like this are transpiring, and knowing when to be extra careful with the little things, that might seem like auto-pilot in other times, like driving around.
I got pulled over for speeding on a road not that far from my house, because I mostly just wasn’t paying any attention. I took for granted the typical behavior in which I drove on this particular road, and didn’t really consider the speed limit, and when I saw the cop standing in the middle of the road with his hand outstretched, I thought “oh shit,” and immediately knew what was happening.
Honestly, I’m not upset with the police, after all they’re just doing their job, and I happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time, and I was the unlucky schlub who got caught. I’m more upset with myself, because one, I should have identified how the day was going, because I had been in a funky mood the entire day prior, and two, I frankly didn’t even need to leave the house in the first place. I went out, because I was bored, and I was on my way to go play some Pokémon Go because I thought it might cheer me up.
Yeah, I got a ticket for speeding while on my way to go play Pokémon Go. It’s embarrassing to admit it, and it’s like the worst possible reason to ever get a ticket. I wasn’t late for an important meeting, I wasn’t late to meet up for dinner or anything, nah, I just went out on a whim to try and go catch some Pikachus, and I got punished for my negligent driving while being out when I totally didn’t have to.
This is the first speeding ticket I’ve gotten in literally 18 years. I was kind of hoping my track record would warrant a warning, but to no surprise, I’ve got a likely (because for whatever reason, no info will be present for 10 days [2020 note: it was $184]) pricey fee to absorb, as well as the inevitable increase in insurance premiums for my own stupidity.
I thought about how scared I was to bring up a ticket to my parents when I was a teenager, and don’t have the same fears now, now that I’m a self-sufficient adult, accountable for my own fuck-ups, but ultimately, it’s just silly and embarrassing to have gotten a ticket. Afterward, I still went to the park to play Pokémon, but my head and heart just weren’t in it, and it didn’t last long.
Frankly, I should’ve just stayed home, but I’m retarded about wanting to be productive or do things on weekends, that I get stir-crazy when I don’t really have anything to do, that I put myself in a detrimental situation, even though looking back, all signs were pointing at how I definitely should have just stayed home.
