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blustockingWell it's done. I talked to the public defender and he basically said what I already knew. The only loophole was that I wasn't driving the car, but there is enough circumstantial evidence to convict(which is true). So I plead guilty and got the minimum sentence. I just wanted this over so that I don't have to think about anything but completing the sentence.
So yeah, I opted for 120 hours community service instead of a $1,300 fine. I pay a $300 fine plus fees for signing up for community service and the AA/DUI classes. Restricted license for 3 months (in addition to whatever the DMV does, probably a month suspended and another 3 months restricted). Because of my age, I also have to go to a program where I visit the morgue and the hospital, then I get to write an essay. All in all, the best I could have hoped for I think. The only really bad thing is the license as I'll probably be starting another job soon. Public transportation here I come.
And let me explain something...
I DO believe in astrology, don't like it? Fuck off. But for shits n' giggles, let me explain something. I'm not an idiot. I'm not a new age freak. I am a witch, but that has little bearing on the stock I take in astrology. It's a tool that has helped me and I know how to use it, in moderation and never gospel. I don't write people off because of their sign and I don't assume they are a certain way because of their sign. They have to show it to me. Then I draw similarities and it helps me understand where some people are coming from a little better. But I am intelligent enough to realize that there are many factors, such as: upbringing, experience, environment etc. that make up who a person is. It's not all about when you were born. But it does explain the connection I feel with certain individuals.
Speaking OF...these individuals should KNOW that when I say "Libras can be so shallow", I am talking about only the area of APPEARANCES. I did not mean to make a blanket statement and if that is how it came off, then I apologize. We do, in fact, care too much about people and when we do care about someone, it is intense and real. We can be very shallow when it comes to LOOKS. That is what I meant. That is also my OPINION. Disagree? By all means, tell me why. Seriously. I love a FRIENDLY discussion, if you can, in fact, remain friendly and know how to do it without being pompous or self-righteous. (pointing no fingers, I just hate people who don't know how to have a clean discussion. I hate know-it-alls...for as much as I can be one, I TRY to preface things with "This is how I feel", or "This is my opinion...")
Anyway...I'm much more pissed off than I should be and it's not only for reasons described above.
p.s. Things I didn't know: Apparently the CHP picked me up because someone saw me and called them. They then took my pulse to see if I was alive. Heh. Another fun fact that I never mentioned but is funny in that really sad way: I had two spider bites, one on my neck, one on my cheek, from laying in the ivy. WEEEEEEE!
p.p.s. The black on my hair was fading, revealing an odd grey/green (from the color previous) below. So last night, I put a bright, but natural red on it. It is now blackish/brown/red. It's a little streaky and it looks pretty cool As close to my natural color that I've been in many, many years.
So yeah, I opted for 120 hours community service instead of a $1,300 fine. I pay a $300 fine plus fees for signing up for community service and the AA/DUI classes. Restricted license for 3 months (in addition to whatever the DMV does, probably a month suspended and another 3 months restricted). Because of my age, I also have to go to a program where I visit the morgue and the hospital, then I get to write an essay. All in all, the best I could have hoped for I think. The only really bad thing is the license as I'll probably be starting another job soon. Public transportation here I come.
And let me explain something...
I DO believe in astrology, don't like it? Fuck off. But for shits n' giggles, let me explain something. I'm not an idiot. I'm not a new age freak. I am a witch, but that has little bearing on the stock I take in astrology. It's a tool that has helped me and I know how to use it, in moderation and never gospel. I don't write people off because of their sign and I don't assume they are a certain way because of their sign. They have to show it to me. Then I draw similarities and it helps me understand where some people are coming from a little better. But I am intelligent enough to realize that there are many factors, such as: upbringing, experience, environment etc. that make up who a person is. It's not all about when you were born. But it does explain the connection I feel with certain individuals.
Speaking OF...these individuals should KNOW that when I say "Libras can be so shallow", I am talking about only the area of APPEARANCES. I did not mean to make a blanket statement and if that is how it came off, then I apologize. We do, in fact, care too much about people and when we do care about someone, it is intense and real. We can be very shallow when it comes to LOOKS. That is what I meant. That is also my OPINION. Disagree? By all means, tell me why. Seriously. I love a FRIENDLY discussion, if you can, in fact, remain friendly and know how to do it without being pompous or self-righteous. (pointing no fingers, I just hate people who don't know how to have a clean discussion. I hate know-it-alls...for as much as I can be one, I TRY to preface things with "This is how I feel", or "This is my opinion...")
Anyway...I'm much more pissed off than I should be and it's not only for reasons described above.
p.s. Things I didn't know: Apparently the CHP picked me up because someone saw me and called them. They then took my pulse to see if I was alive. Heh. Another fun fact that I never mentioned but is funny in that really sad way: I had two spider bites, one on my neck, one on my cheek, from laying in the ivy. WEEEEEEE!
p.p.s. The black on my hair was fading, revealing an odd grey/green (from the color previous) below. So last night, I put a bright, but natural red on it. It is now blackish/brown/red. It's a little streaky and it looks pretty cool As close to my natural color that I've been in many, many years.
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Date: 2002-07-09 02:53 pm (UTC)How does the community service work? Do you just choose whatever you want and fill out the proper paperwork? Or are there specifically outlined activities? When I had to do it, I was put into this program where I had to work with kids at some afterschool program, and it was really cool.
Heheh, I'm the guy that takes people on the guided morgue tours. That part might be interesting.
PS
Date: 2002-07-09 03:00 pm (UTC)Re: PS
Date: 2002-07-09 03:02 pm (UTC)I'm probably dying RIGHT NOW.
Re: Woah
Date: 2002-07-09 03:30 pm (UTC)Are we not ALL dying.....right now?
woah. sometimes i'm so profound that i just want to vomit.
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Date: 2002-07-09 03:36 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2002-07-09 03:55 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2002-07-09 03:01 pm (UTC)I'm going Friday to sign up for community service and that morgue/hospital program. I already signed up for the DUI program. I asked about what I could do and he said, things like Goodwill and Salvation Army. O_o Odd.