a day in the life of a glass

this is how my day began...

i enter best buy, excited to return veronica mars, season 2, in exchange for grey's anatomy, season 2. glass is half full and optimistic!

there was a long line-up even though it was 10am on the first weekday on which people should theoretically be working. glass is half empty.

i had no receipt and veronica mars was on sale at futureshop for practically half price, while grey's anatomy was still full price. glass is half empty and worried that i will only get $35 for my veronica mars.

luckily, best buy did not have the same sale so i got a gift card in exchange for $77. glass is half full.

on my way out, i check out the dvds and grey's anatomy season 2 was in stock AND i was able to grab the last one. glass is half full!

i went to sherway to renew the sticker for kris' car (which we were supposed to do in december, oops). glass is unchanged.

i set off for work straight from sherway...on my way, i notice a police car merging onto the highway. i check my speed and set the cruise control to 100km. i am behind the cop and congratulate myself on noticing her. glass is more full and a very defensive driver!

i notice the police car is getting on the winston churchill exit (my exit). at a set of lights, the police car is in the right lane and i pull up beside her in the middle lane. i forget that my sticker still hasn't been changed. glass is oblivious.

the cop must have been very observant or specifically looking for un-renewed license plates, so when i turned, she followed me and pulled me over. glass is empty!

she walks up to my window and i apologize for not having my sticker renewed. i showed her the sticker and told her that i just needed to put it on...we have a plate cover, so that's why i didn't do it right away. she tells me that normally i would have received a ticket and to make sure to put the sticker on when i get home. i agree and it looks like i will get away with no ticket. glass is full!

she asks to see my insurance. it turns out i didn't have the right card with me - i still had last year's. she asks if i even have insurance, to which i say yes. she takes my registration and license to her car. glass is empty, oh so empty.

after discussing with someone on her walkie-talkie and making writing motions, she returns...and just gives me a warning! she tells me that i could have received 3 tickets totalling almost $300 but she will let it go. i thank her profusely. glass is full!

on the whole, a good day with some bumps along the way. and...only 4 days until the weekend. sigh.

...is it wrong that i want to come down with an illness so i can stay home and watch grey's anatomy all day long? i would feel bad calling in sick when i wasn't actually sick...but the season 2 dvd is beckoning me...tempting me...