piasharn | Back to the Real World

I have made it back from California with nary a scratch nor bruise, despite ample oppourtunities to have gotten myself pretty mangled up. My poor car is a different matter. Let's just say that I had a close encounter with the local wildlife (specifically, a white-tailed deer) just outside of Lincoln, Nebraska and a rather frightening accident in the middle of Utah. (It took over an hour for the tow truck to get us to the nearest town.)

I'm still amazed over the latter. The second accident could have easily sent us all home in body bags. In fact, it should have. I have no clue how the car managed to keep from flipping or smashing into another vehicle and crushing us like ants.

First things first, though. I shall take a shower, then curl up in bed with my kitty and the new Harry Potter book. Or maybe I'll leave that for later, since I have to get up for work tomorrow.

I haven't bothered reading the backlog of entries yet, since I've been warned that there's a lot of HP babbling going on and I don't want any (majour) spoilers. Although I did learn that both Remus Lupin and Bill Weasly returned, and that, sadly, Draco Malfoy was not the Big Death.

(Well, there's still a couple more volumes to go... he could still die a horrible, painful death, right?)

Details of the trip shall come later. Sleep and a hot shower take priority. I just wanted to mention that I made it home safe, although it may be a few more days before I post anything more here.