managing stress in a fast-paced world

Well, it might very well be bad timing, but we’ve decided to buy, hopefully in 2 weeks I’ll be moved in and ready to go on vacation

I hate slow connections, especially when you have large datasets to work with and not enough time… I’ve been doing a rsync for the past 3 hours and it’s only about half way done.

Anyways, since I just set it and forget it, I spent some time looking at some of my recent photos.

Okay nevermind, I’m out of time and have to run!

So for almost three years I drove a car to work 100 miles a day, since I would come and go during commute hours, there was a carpool lane in both directions. I really hate traffic, it drives me nuts, I used to drive in the carpool lane by myself alot back then, not the whole way, but at least through the big traffic jams. In all those years of driving like that I never got caught….

Today I left work around 3pm and went to Frys and Compusa to return some things, I left Frys and headed towards Compusa on Lawrence Expressway…. as I’m driving down an overpass, I see a police officer on the side, he’s aiming a radar gun at me… I look down, 45mph in a 50mph zone. Cool I think, maybe I just look like I’m going fast.

I pass him and he keeps staring at me, he starts up his motorcycle and follows me then pulls up next to me and then it hits me as I pass the carpool sign and realize that it’s past 3pm (when carpool starts).

So I get a ticket for driving in the carpool lane, I drove in it for maybe 1 mile before I got pulled over, and my exit was only about 2 lights away. The officer asked me if I realized I was getting pulled over for a carpool violation, and I told him initially I didn’t know, but after I passed that sign I knew it. He was a nice guy, I told him I work alot and I’m not usually out driving during carpool times, but that didn’t work. It wasn’t even crowded, the lanes next to me were empty, but none of that matters, next time I’ll know.

I bet this is all payback for all those times I got away with it. The officer did say that it’s good I wasn’t speeding since he usually pulls people over for that, and his last comment to me before letting me go was “beautiful car”

I just want a break, to not have to worry about life and all its problems. I suppose you could say I’ve been stressed lately, on top of all the time I’ve spent at work, I caught a cough from someone and the past week has been tough. Outside of work I’m also looking for a home to buy, but the market doesn’t seem to be helping us.