A few months ago I got pulled over for the first time and got my first ever speeding ticket. On my way to the destination that morning, someone
was driving absolutely erratically; weaving in and out of traffic, cutting
people off, speeding and riding asses. At
the same time someone else was driving towards me on the wrong side of the road; if I were a mere few seconds later the person would have driven into me. I was shaken up, I thought to myself, where
are the police when you need them? Sure
enough, down that road, coming down a hill, I got waved down by a pesky
copper. I got busted going 20-something
over the speed limit. I have since driven
that same route, a few times with another passenger, and there is not a single
speed limit sign to show that the speed limit drops from 60 to 50. I was clocked coming down a hill. I was upset at this $109 (some odd dollars)
speeding ticket. There are so many
horribly insensitive aggressive drivers
on the road. My ticket was uncalled for. I am not saying I am above the law, but I am
not a threat to society. These laws were
made to aid the public, not make life harder on them. I took this particular day to heart because I
was already feeling beat up and let down by life and society. The fine, was the icing on the shitty
cake.
I ended up fighting the ticket. It caused extra stress but I am happy I did
it. I
got my fine reduced and no demerit points were added to my
insurance. I have so many reasons as to
why I do not deserve that ticket. It got
me questioning the system even more, this ever so failing system that we keep
protecting. A pig sitting at the bottom
of a hill is not protecting society from real criminals, what those “officers”
are doing is raising simple people’s insurance rates. They are burdening our court system with meaningless
counsels. You know, after 12 years of
driving and never having a ticket or causing an accident, my insurance rates could
have gone up for not holding onto the breaks while gravity (not the gas pedal)
took me down a hill. It is not as if my
insurance will ever go down for good behaviour, so why should it go up for one
slip up? I was not having it. I deem this unacceptable. I encourage everyone to fight their useless tickets on the grounds of entrapment and capitalism.
I could go on but this was 2 months ago and I am over it.
It was a long and cold winter, the longest and coldest
ever. A year ago I was travelling and conquering; during the past winter I felt like I slipped back into the dark
ages. Applying to jobs and getting
nothing. Work slowing down; feeling
helpless to the matter. Dreaming so big
and feeling hopeless by reality checks .
However, my relationships grew stronger.
My relationship with my parents is better than it has ever been. My boyfriend is the sweetest man on
earth. My friendships deepening with
love and gratitude. I finally found a
school that peeked my interest.
The week of my 29th birthday, everything
changed. I fought that speeding ticket
and won. I had a job interview, that I
did not get, but that made me feel good about myself. I went to the Institute of Holistic Nutrition
and acted as student for the day. I
invited a few friends over to celebrate my birthday, with no expectations and
not much thought into it, and it was the best birthday of my entire life to
date. Everyone made me feel so special
and loved; it warms my heart like nothing else.
Since then I enrolled in said school. I am now officially heading back to school full
time in September.
I got asked to fill in as Head of Wardrobe at the theatre I
had been trying to find work with (obtaining a short contract 2 years ago) for
the past 4 years. They offered me a full
time position as Production Assistant. My
life has done a complete flip turn upside down from how dreary I felt during
those winter months. To have this
incredibly uplifting job in this magical little town is all I ever wanted. It’s funny how life works, as soon as I had
given up and decided to take another course in life, it was finally handed to
me. It has been tough staying true to
myself and my values, but it has finally paid off. I am reaping that which I have sewn over the
years and it is better than imagined. I
feel respected and appreciated in the work that I am doing and the study that I
will throw myself into come fall.
Life is Grand. In the
last two days I have learned some major carpentry skills and I cannot wait to
share all the wonderful little creations that me and the team of wonderful and
creative human beings are conjuring up all in the name of magic and fantasy.
