I should have stayed at work [1].
Weather wise it was a horrible day—raining and cold. The roads were slick and by the time I left the office, it was dark outside. And along Yamato Road, between Congress and I-95 is an infamous railroad crossing [2]. As I was approaching the crossing guards decided to come down a second time, thus causing me to stop short, least the car get smacked across the top.
Only I got smacked across the rear by the person behind me.
I wasn't in a good mood to begin with; this certainly didn't help matters any.
After collecting my dark thoughts, and making a few calls to let some friends know I might either be late, or not arrive at all (it was, after all, the weekly D&D (Dungeons and Dragons) game) depending upon how things went.
Lake Lumina, being the large American car that it is, suffered no ill effects (except for the license plate, which now has a noticible dent in it). The car that hit me … well … it was hard to tell how much damage it received since it was pretty much beat up to begin with. The other driver and I discussed things for a bit and it was decided that there was no real reason to call the cops.
All things considered, it could have been worse.
The D&D game was a wash, but lately, it's been a wash every session, but since I rarely pay attention to it anyway, it was a nice way to relax (without the clamour of kids).