LA traffic

I don't know how many of you have learned to drive a stick shift. I learned last summer, one might say I am a little behind in this particular skill, although I had an excellent teacher. Thank you Jeff. I am going to be honest with you, there is nothing better to help you learn to drive a stick than getting stuck in LA traffic, ALL ALONE!! Since I was a little overwhelmed with this new responsibility of paying attention to the the RPM's, guessing which gear to get into after I was in neutral during periods of stop and go, etc, I very courageously decided to not use my cell phone while driving. This was without a doubt the hardest part.

I survived, the car survived, and only a couple of casualties were sustained! For instance, I may or may not have christened the driver's seat of the beloved car I was driving, while I was stuck in said LA traffic. Sorry babe! I may or may not have run out of gas, ran down the street to grab men from the nearest gas station, and nicely made them push me in so I could fill up.

Fortunately, lots of good things came out of this day! I am now a pro at driving a stick (seriously, I kick butt), and when it comes down to it, I didn't wet my pants in my own car.