After the Free-Movie Tuesday sesh last night I had to drive back home from my dad's house. It's about 35 miles from my dad's house to my mom's house. Usually not that bad of a trek. But last night was different. There was one minor little issue that stood in my way... it was snowing up the WAZZ.
Sure I could have stayed at my dad's house for the night. There's literally an extra bed that no one ever uses. And I didn't even have work today. So I could have stayed til well after it had stopped snowing and the coast was clear... but where's the fun in that?
Instead, I said fuck it... and ran out the door with car keys in hand.
The roads were ATROSHE.... there was probably a solid inch or two of powdery, slippery, wet snow covering the ground. Visibility was TURRIBLE... the majority of the highway I was on didn't have any street lamps on the side to illumate the way. And my windshield wipers SUCKED @$$... they pretty much just smeared the water around on the windshield, leaving me a tiny little space to see through. Not to mention I was driving my Honda Civ... probz not the best car for driving in the snow.
I'm thinking that to any other person these conditions would probably be somewhat worrisome... but it honestly made me enjoy the drive that much more. I was having a blast.
In fact, I think I might have been enjoying the drive a little TOO much. There were a couple times where I was positive that if I tried to turn the steering wheel my car would most likely spin out of control. I even passed 2 or 3 car accidents on the other side of the highway. Yet none of this seemed to phase me in the least. It for sure didn't stop me from turning the radio up and singing to Bruno Mars or rapping to Eminem as loud as I could.
I wouldn't classify myself as an adrenalin junkie. I don't go out in search of the next big thrill. But something's different when I get behind the wheel of a car. I just enjoy taking those completely unnecessary risks that most drivers (probably wisely) try to avoid.
One of these day's it'll probably get the best of me... and I'll wake up dead.
DAMN! THAT'S SOME QUANTUM SHIT RIGHT THERE!!
You can't wake up dead! That shit would be redundant.
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