BUT I AM OKAY

[dira]

Sooooo I was in a car accident tonight. Silver lining: don't have to figure out which story to work on tonight! Also, I guess that cracked side mirror/cracked bumper/whatever was going on with my transmission is no longer a concern, because I totally fucking caved in the front of my car. (Guy pulled out in front of me, perpindicular to me, I couldn't brake in time; I T-boned him. The cop who responded to the accident assigned no fault to anyone, though I guess we'll see what the insurance people call it.)

I'm fine! He's fine! He kept apologizing to me and went and got ice for my (SPECTACULARLY bruised) knee (Iulia says that is what I get for sitting so close to the steering wheel when I drive) and let me use his phone after mine died to call Iulia and tell her exactly where I was, so she could come collect me off the side of the road within about five minutes of my car finally being towed away. And then we went to the ER, and everything went very quickly and smoothly, and I got an assortment of x-rays, and they concluded that, dang, I had a lot of bruises and I should take some acetaminophen & ibuprofen for that.

So then Iulia bought me acetaminophen and cold packs and ice cream, and know I am home elevating stuff and trying to talk myself into going to bed now that everyone has told me that it will all hurt SO MUCH MORE when I wake up. :|

But, you know. COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE.

Except I missed the book group meeting where we were supposed to discuss To Say Nothing of the Dog, due to totaling my car on the way there. So, please feel free to fill up the comments with your thinky thoughts and/or squee about that one, because Ned! Verity! Cyril! ♥

Comments

[burnishedvictory]

I'm so glad you're okay! I hope you don't feel terrible when you wake up and if you do, that you feel better quickly.

[thefourthvine]

I AM SO GLAD YOU'RE OKAY. And sorry about your car!

And, seriously, I have no thinky thoughts about To Say Nothing of the Dog. This is my entire thought process whenever someone mentions that book: THERE IS A DOG! THERE ARE THREE MEN IN A BOAT REFERENCES! I'm sorry, were you trying to have a rational discussion? Did I mention the DOG? And the BANTER? THE DOG'S NAME IS CYRIL.

So, you know, if you want squee, I've got. (CYRIL! <3!) Thinkiness someone else will have to provide.

[missmollyetc]

DIRA, DO I HAVE TO REMIND YOU NOT TO DIE AT EVERY TURN?

I'm so glad you're not badly hurt! ::HUGSHUGS::

Mom wants you to know she's also glad you're all right.

[kuwdora]

*clings to you*

homg I am so glad you are okay!!

[sage]

OMG, so glad you're okay. I hope insurance is good to you re the car, but mainly I'm glad you're okay.

And clearly (from TFV's comments above) I need to get this book. Yay book recs!

[shihadchick]

Oh, honey, that is SO SCARY. :/ And your poor car. :/ I hope your knee feels better than anyone expects tomorrow (and oh god, I sympathise -- you've met me, I am Not Tall, I have to sit super close too) and that your insurance don't give you any hassle about getting the car fixed/replaced. *hugs and hugs and HUGS*

[amberfox]

Me, too. I'm not that short, but in order to have good contact with the pedals, I have to sit pretty close to the wheel, closer than recommended in case of accident. But if I can't reliably hit the brakes, I'm more likely to /have/ an accident. It's all trade-offs.

[giglet]

Me too!

[green]

So glad you're all right.

[philomytha]

Oh, I'm very glad you're okay, and I hope it doesn't hurt too much when you wake up.

TSNOTD: my thoughts are also Ned! Verity! Cyril! Baines! I love Baines, and also Lady Shrapnell, who could out-forward-momentum Miles, and everything about that book. And Finch the fantastic butler. ♥

[renenet]

Oh, my goodness! I'm so glad you are OK and I hope your car will be, too. Good luck with the bruises and stiffness and such tomorrow! *hugs*

Please let me know if you need help getting around town while your car is out of commission.

More *hugs*, because, damn, that's scary!

[terrio]

Um, how do I say this...

MEEP!

Don't do that! No wreck the Dira! or the Diramobile, either!

Seriously, I'm so glad you're okay. ::hugs::

[bayleaf]

Holy crap, dude! I'm so glad you're okay!

[lannamichaels]

I'm glad you're okay and the cars took the worst of the damage.

[fox]

I'm so glad you're okay! That is, as you know, The Important Thing.

[the_shoshanna]

I AM GLAD YOU'RE OKAY! And that the other guy was not an ass about it, and the ER was not cacophonous.

[kass]

OMG, I'm so sorry about the car accident! Though glad that it sounds like you are mostly okay. *gentle hug*

[oliviacirce]

Oh no! I'm so glad you're okay! <333333

[sanj]

EEEK! I am glad you're safe. Take care of that knee! *hug*

[ellen_fremedon]

Oh no!!! I am so glad you're all right. (If sore.)

[giglet]

*hug*

I am all for self-medicating with ice cream!

[glittertine]

<333333 So glad you weren't more seriously injured! Bummer about the car. :( I hope the pain this morning wasn't as bad as you were warned about!!

[fanofall]

i'm so sorry for your accident but glad everyone's okay!

[cyanne]

I'm sorry that it happened but very glad that you're okay.

[resonant]

I'm so glad you're OK! [sends hugs your way]

[beck_liz]

I'm glad you're OK! I hope your knee isn't too bad this morning.

I've T-boned someone before, too, so I know how scary it is. Although that one they ruled the other person's fault, as they were turning and not looking properly.

[amberfox]

My sister wishes to know if your car was a Toyota. She also suggests a long hot bath if you still have bruises, to open the veins and help flush out the area. (We recommend this for any large bruising: cold at the time to restrict blood flow and minimize bruising followed by hot a few days later once things start to heal up, to help get rid of the leftover bruising.)

[dira]

Nope, I'm a Ford girl. And thanks for the tip on the bruises!

[amberfox]

We wondered because when she was car shopping a few years ago, Toyota was very proud of their knee airbag. She was less than enthused about being in a car so crowded that she'd need one. (She ended up with a Saturn so sturdy that it took part of the house falling on it in a bad storm with a footlong dent in the hood.)