victoriagirl's Journal

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Jun 23 2009 14:19

Work has been nutty. My boss went away on medical leave at the worst time possible, we are all desperately in need of direction and leadership right now and are not getting it at all from her replacement, who is just one of my coworkers, so I really wouldn't expect him to be able to, but then again he should have to earn that extra salary shouldn't he? SOrry for run-on sentence I am in a rush :S. No time to read everyone's journals nevermind comment, no time to write an entry about my weekend, just time to bitch about how busy i am lol

And about how I got hit by a car while I was biking to work this morning. No injuries and my bike is ok, but the bitch just shrugged and mouthed "sorry" and kept going while I was having a freakin heart attack. The vehicle behind her stopped and asked if I was ok and said I should get her plate # and report her to police, he was apalled, but not so apalled that he pulled over so I don't have his name as a witness. I did get her plate number though so I guess I should go to the police station after work to report it, I tried to call but they said I have to come in person. Bleh. I don't have much confidence that they will do anything about it. The important thing is, I am ok, but I HATE how dangerous it is for cyclists like me....I see dumbass cyclists do stupid moves all the time, and here I am trying to be as cautious and road-smart and courteous to other vehicles as possible, and I get hit anyway cuz this stupid woman is in too much of a rush to shoulder-check before swerving around a car in front of her that's stopped to turn left. It's just lucky I was beside a driveway rather than a curb, so when she nudged me over and was able to kinda swerve onto the driveway instead of slamming into a high curb. I hope it's because the Biking Gods are looking out for me.

And speaking of cars hitting me, I was driving Joel's car on the weekend and some dude backed into me while I was parked. I had just parked, and I guess he didn't bother checking to see if someone was behind him since I wasn't there when he'd gotten into his car. Just backed right up, full tilt, and I had nowhere to go even though I saw him coming! Yikes. He said over and over, so sorry it was totally my fault, I just hope he is still singing the same tune to the insurance company. He seemed like a good guy but you never know! I feel bad that this is the second time someone has hit me in Joel's car, this first time I was rear-ended (a few months ago), I mean WTF?? DO I have a "hit me" sign on my back? I drive (and bike) very defensively, there have been plenty of times I almost got hit but didn't because I managed to avoid it...I just don't know what more I can do. Not park? Not drive or bike at all? Just my luck the bus I take will tip over or some stupid thing. And because I am frustated and angry and freaked out, I had a big fit in our staff meeting because I am also frustrated over work load and in no mood to be philosophical about it. Ack.