What the hell?

I think I’m the only person who missed the Emmy’s.
Here’s the funny part: I didn’t even know they were on last night.

George and my brother were watching The Fugitive and I just vegged next to them. I was tuckered out from the previous night, and went to be early. The only reason I know I missed the Emmy’s is from the Today Show. Thank goodness for Matt and Katie.

The summary was almost as good as watching it live last night. No speeches to listen to. But I will be looking for E!’s coverage. Love the fashion critique.

For some reason, real dramas are worse than the stories put together for the tele. Abruptly transitioning....

Here’s what I learned today: never ever ever ever get a DUI. It’s not a gift. The cops are giving you anything. You earned it. Having a drink and driving (and being caught) has some serious penalties. Would you want to face possible jail time? Or pay thousands of dollars in fines? Not to forget legal fees. The person I know who’s being asked to pay her dues was ‘lucky’ with her first offense. She ‘only’ has to contribute a small percentage of the original fine, work off 30 furlough FT days, and attend 2 AA meetings a week. And no driving for one year.

Uh. Ow. If you work Monday through Friday, and only have Saturdays to work off your furlough, it will take forever. Factor in extra commuting time and you begin to see how disruptive the penalty is.

Oh, but there’s more. If you have two DUI’s there will be more hell to pay. That arraignment comes later.

It doesn’t make any sense. I’m really hoping that the date with the judicial system will serve as a wake up call. Hopefully there just won't be any time to fall off the wagon. Fingers crossed.

posted by irene @ 9/23/2002 10:26:00 PM