more car accident BS (I know its over a month later).

I had to go to the police station today, with my Japanese/English translator and my friend G. who was in the accident with me. The accident happened on Sept. 11 (well over a month ago). First we had to return to the "scene" of the accident so that I could tell the cops exactly where I hit the car, where i started to brake, where i turned on my turn signal...I was like, you have to be kidding me...I have to do WHAT?? Its a month after the fact...why wouldn't you take my statement when it happened? When i was trying to give it to you. This has got to be the biggest joke ever...Haven't they seen the cops shows...the evidence is gone...skid marks and glass have been washed away in a couple of typhoons...and you want me to tell you what I remember happened...Oy Vey!!! So after an hour of taking pictures of chalkmarks on the cement and guestimations of where i might have made impact, where i might have braked, where i might of thought about turning....I get taken back to the police station where a 2.5 hour interrogation begins. The questions were ridiculous...what was the name of your elementary school? Your high school? your college? When did you graduate college? What is your father's name? How old is he? What does he do for a living? How much money do you make? How much property do you own? I felt like i was in red china...What does any of this have to do with the accident? Then they asked G the same questions.

Then when all was said and done, i had to sign a form saying that I will try to be a better driver and please be kind in your consideration of my case...this was going to the district prosecuter. Now, I have to appear before a judge sometime in the next 3 months, to find out if there will be any kind of sentencing or fines (the policeman said I shouldn't worry too much....the fine will probably not be more than $1000 and as an American he sincerely doubts that I will have any jail time...but he didn't want to commit to that.)...So my year abroad in Japan, thus far has included typhoons, cockroaches, and a minor fender bender which may land me in jail...Oh good I love it here!!!

On another note my supervisor pulled out the forms for my contract renewal...he was like...why don't we fill this out now..i mean, you are RENEWING right?? It took everything in my being not to laugh like a maniac in his face, and take a sharpie and put a big fat X on the NO WAY IN HELL am I staying longer than a year box... (okay that's an exageration, they don't have a box like that...but they should.)

And yes...I know..this too shall pass...and I will go back to having fun...but man oh man, you know you are having a low day when you actually pull out the calendar to count how many more days till you will be home in LA...284...