but the physics make it impossible

so right now (at work), we are listening to the police scanner, because there is a car that went off into the woods by route 9 and i-91 in cromwell, and as reports come in, it just keeps getting more and more confusing. first they couldn't find the car, which begs the question, how did they know to look for one? but we're betting someone probably saw it go into the woods, so that's one answer. but anyway, then we heard that the car is 100 yards into the woods -- which is the length of a football field; i asked my boss, and he asked one of the sports guys, and they confirmed what i thought was already true. so here's the quandary -- how the hell did a car go 100 yards -- or 300 feet -- into the woods? how did it get that far without hitting anything and/or stopping? how did it get that far without hitting a tree, and why did any of said trees not stop said car? and now we find out that the car started the process by hitting a light fixture, which means it has already lost speed. so either this car was traveling upwards of 200 mph or .. well we don't have an or. we don't get how this is happening. we are confused. confounded police scanner, never offering any answers!!

so. aside from being horribly confused by how a car travels 100 yards into the woods without stopping, i am pretty happy today. mostly because it's friday, but also because i got to see my mom yesterday for lunch and then heather today for lunch, which is more contact with people in one week than i've had in ... man, i don't even know, haha. PLUS tomorrow we are cooking faJitas (and i make bangin faJitas, as kate and sarah can attest to! but mine are not accompanied by gross things like refried beans and malibu... =P) and then going to a birthday party and then sunday we're seeing my dad and possibly my brother. then it will be crappy monday again, but i am choosing to focus instead on the good, such as the fact that now my vacation is four weeks away, probably to the day, cause i'm hoping we can drive up late friday after work. i am anxious to get there as soon as possible, haha. antsy for vaca, i am!

in other news, i have recently been messaging a girl on myspace that i used to be best friends with a long time ago (think fresh/soph year in hs.. and yes, jenni, it's her).. things sort of fell apart when she went to college (she was older) and started doing drugs and things, and it just wasn't really a good scene. but from what she says (which i am sort of taking at face value for now, because she used to lie a lot), she has gotten her act cleaned up and is going to school -- in a weird coincidence, to be a nurse.. she wants to be a flight nurse on lifestar, which is an admirable goal, to be sure. from the review i've just given, she sounds not so good, but i think really she was just sort of messed up and lost, she really is a good person. just got a little ...off track? for awhile. but anyway.. i'm sort of excited to be talking to her again, but i'm trying not to get too into it because i'm a little nervous at the same time. i'm trying to give her the benefit of the doubt, so we'll see. we're supposed to get together for a drink sometime soon, which should be funny cause she was the person i first got drunk with when i was like 15/16, so it'll be nice to be legal and all, haha. it'll also be nice to see her instead of just message her, because i feel it'll help me figure out if she's on the up and up (where that phrase comes from, i have no idea). we both helped each other through hard periods in her life.. she helped me through my parents' divorce, and she really helped me (God this sounds so corny) figure out who i am and who i wanted to be, both through good things and bad things, accomplishments and mistakes. so i'm hoping she's really doing as well as she says she is, because a) it's good for her and b) it would be cool to be friends with her again. i do have faith that people can turn their lives around, and i hope she's one of them, but i guess that remains to be seen, cause i won't let myself believe it til i see it.

in other other news, i finally talked to my parents about the nursing thing, which is cool. mom was for it and dad said he's for it too, but it's something i've got to really want, which made me pause a little. i'm not entirely certain it's something i'm dying to do, which is why it's a consideration and not a plan yet. but dad suggested seeing if i can find a program shadowing nurse or a program to help me try it on, see if it fits, which is probably a good idea. i am going to talk to my aunt about that when we go to new hampshire, cause i'm assuming she'll be up at some point, and if not, i'll email/call her afterwards. i think i'd like to mull it over a bit more first. i did come up with another reason i'm leaning towards it, and that's cause it'll be challenging (or at least i'm hoping it will be, haha). i feel like i'm not using my brain a lot anymore, and that it's a cryin shame, cause i'm way too smart for that! haha jk. but really, i like to be at least a little challenged, feel like i used my brain, etc. just makes you feel better at the end of the day.

and in completely unrelated news, you should all check out this link my aunt sent me, because it's a really cool little video about the wonders of ever-advancing technology. well, one specific advancement. but a cool one! http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid932579976/bclid932553050/bctid933742930.