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Today is really not turning out to be a very good day…

So this morning on my way to work, I stopped at Satellite Coffee across from UNM to get myself a Triple Americano. Well there’s a movie shooting at the Satellite, and they’ve blocked off the street with all the parking, so I say, “no problem, I’ll just go to the alley on the side of the coffee shop.” Well I find a parking spot, go inside, just before they’re getting ready to kick people out to start shooting the movie, and get my coffee. All is going well, I get back in my car, and start to back out…and CRUNCH!

I look to my right to see that I have backed the side of my car right into a giant power pole that was between two parking spots. I hadn’t noticed it because it was in my blind spot, and someone was waiting for my space so I was trying to leave quickly. Well I get out to assess the damage, and ouch! I ripped off my driver’s side mirror, and smashed in the door so bad that the window won’t roll down all the way.

So yeah, this really sucks. I have to leave for Socorro to go to class soon, and I’m really not sure what I’m going to do about my mirror, because it’s hanging by a wire right now. All I need is another insurance claim for catastrophic auto damage (the last one was for a hail storm that caused $12,000 damage to my wonderful VW Beetle).

Ugh. I hope today gets a little bit better. :(

PS: Oh, I forgot to mention that the movie that they were shooting (which caused me to have to park in the alley by the pole), and which I would love to pin the blame on, is called Fanboys. It’s about some Star Wars nerds who try to break into Skywalker Ranch to see footage of an unreleased Star Wars movie. Now I dislike Star Wars nerds all the much more.