My Second Car Accident (7/9/09)

Yup, it's true. If you've read my previous post, Junkie July, then you know my July hasn't been very good. Three days ago two of my tires popped, and now this.(Actual Photo - Click for full size)If you remember from before, my first car accident was very minor and it wasn't my fault at all. It also wasn't in my car because I didn't own a car. Well, after about 2 months, my luck flipped again. This time, I was driving down Reseda Blvd. (very major cluttered street) on my way to deliver books to my old school. I was going normal speed a little bit behind another car. The car in FRONT of that car had to suddenly stop due to pedestrians. Now, there was room between the car in front of me and the car in front of that car that had to stop due to pedestrians, yet the car in front of me SUDDENLY stopped. I had no way of turning anywhere or anything other then SLAMMING on my brakes, which is what I did. I slammed them all the way to the floorboard, but it was no use, I still ended up slamming into it which slammed into the car in front of it. I have a bad feeling it'll come up at my fault, and I hope not, because there was no way of avoiding it.I guess what I should do is make more room between me and the car in front of me when I'm driving. Never the less, my mechanic isn't in town for 2 weeks, and after insurance inspections, work on the car and everything, I won't have it for about a month. :( I hate my luck. As if I needed more stress. You can see most of the damage in the photo above. (Click photo above for full size) My hood dented in and moved part of my engine I think because the oil of the car splattered everywhere. The radiator fluid was leaking also. I'll update you guys later on what ended up happening and who's fault it came out to be.

Related posts:
My First Car Accident!
Junky July

Song of the Blog:
Carrie Underwood - Jesus Take The Wheel

Junkie July

Hey hey hey, it's definitely been a while since I've self-blogged for a bit, so now is a good time to do so. So far, the summer has been bitter-sweet. July...eh...not so sweet.

First off, Happy 4Th of July. Hope you all had an amazing night with your people. Now me? Let's see, where do I begin. Well I officially dropped out of high school (yes, that includes Options For Youth). I was WAY behind and found no way of catching up in reasonable time. Plus, I owe my mom $3500.00 for the car she bought me and paying her off adds to my schedule. Everyone is way upset about me not continuing high school, and I am too. If I could go back and change one thing it would be that, trust me, I regret my past 3 years more then anything my entire life. Sorry for all the people I let down. Thanks for all the compliments I'm getting about how smart I am, and how strongly you think I can go back into high school with ease and pass successfully. Dropping out of Options For Youth was heart-breaking, but it wasn't as bad as when I left Kennedy. Leaving Kennedy was the first time I was ever out of a full-time (Monday - Friday) school. This time, it wasn't so new to me. I've done this before. I've failed before. It sounds like it would hurt more the second time since now my chances are even narrower and I've fully proven I can't even pass through high school, but you grow stronger, and sadly enough, failure is second-nature to me.

A couple of days ago, while I was at work, I saw a little stand for The Santa Clarita School of Preforming Arts at Hurricane Harbor. If you know me you know I'd love to be an actor. That's a dream I've had for a VERY long time. However, don't think I haven't tried these things. They claim to be number 1 school in the valley, have agents coming there all the time, etc. etc. MANY people have told me that, as a scam to steal money. How many times have you been stopped at the mall or grocery store by some agent telling you to sign up with them? My point exactly. It's all scam, I realized my dreams were crushed when it hit me that you have to know people to be in this business. Knowing ALL that, I STILL signed up for there school, I was in a good mood, and schools are different then agents. I didn't believe what he said for a second, but whatever, I filled out the form. He called me the next day and I made an appointment to see him at 7 on Wednesday.

On a brighter note, I did enroll at Mission College for the GED Prep course program. What that means is, I'm going to study for the GED Test, pay $150, take that test, and If I pass, I get the GED Diploma, which is a high school equivalency. Now is that as good as high school? Of course not. But it's something, and colleges that I'm looking into accept them. Even if I finished high school, Universities wouldn't have accepted me right out anyway, I would of had to go to a community college or something like it to get my G.E's and then transfer. My plan is to do that. My main pick is C.O.C in Valencia, which accepts GED's. Then I can transfer to something else after I get my G.E's. Universities accept community college diplomats so that's how you win if you messed up in high school.

Side Note: LESLIE STOP PRANK CALLING ON PRIVATE!

Okay, what else? Oh, I was on the way to the movies yesterday with a friend and on the freeway, there was a cylinder yellow thing on the freeway that popped BOTH my right tires and messed up BOTH of the rimes. I still don't know what it was on the floor but I had to wait forever for towing, and pay $400 for 2 new tires and 2 rimes. Not only is that a ridiculous amount of money that I was saving for my GED Test and my car debt, but now my wheels all look different. All from a stupid thing on the 5 South. Ugh! :(

When you don't have school in the day, you seem to plan all these errands during school time, perhaps to fill that whole. I went to the Los Angeles School District Office to get my work permit, but I told my manager I can't work during the week. I need to study for the GED Test. I did however increase my work hours a bit.

I just got a call back from The Santa Clarita School of Preforming Arts an hour ago, and he asked to verify if I was coming in tomorrow. I said no, I had work, which is the truth. He was disappointed, and asked to reschedule for Sunday, again, I said no, I was busy. He seemed to not take me as seriously, told me to call whenever to reschedule, and that was that. Not only are they scams, but I'm a total wreck right now. I need to get things together before perusing this.

Alright well, it's finally nice out on this hot summer day, I think I'm going to walk the dog. Walking is therapeutic. I love cold weather. Hot was never my thing. Maybe that's what gives July, probably the hottest month of the year, such a bad image in my head. Or maybe it's the stress level that is up to par with the heat. I don't know, all I know is I'm ready for it to end.

Song of the Blog: Simple Plan - Perfect

About FadyFresh (By: Chris Cook)

Hey, I'm Fady, also known as FadyFresh. I love listening to people tell stories, and I am a very social person. However, that works both ways. I will tell you what's on my mind, and I have a tendency to deliver it very bluntly. Don't hate me for it; it's just how I roll. The things I love the most about my life are my dog (Honey), LOST, music and, of course, Chris (but don't get the wrong idea; he's taken, and I'm not gay. He's just my best friend).

As I just said, I love LOST, and for some reason, my favorite character is Kate. I sometimes (although I am getting much better at controlling it) exhibit an extremely irrational obsession with her. For real, though, I just feel connected to her for some reason; I have since the pilot episode. I am drawn to her need to run and in many ways can relate to it. As I also said, I love music, and my favorite bands and artists include but are far from being limited to Blink-182, Evanescence (thanks Chris), Jack's Mannequin, Hawthorne Heights and Jack Johnson.

I would consider myself a very open-minded person, and I love to talk. I don't like dwelling on the past. I consider the present an opportunity to begin a path toward a fresh future, and that's all that matters. I'm not judgmental, and I'm very easy to get along with. Just hit me up, and you'll find out for yourself, but when I say "hit me up," I mean talk to me. I'm not interested in pedophiles who can't resist my magnetic sexual charm. Sorry. Otherwise, feel free to hit that add button and talk me up! -Christopher Cook


Couldn't of said it better myself, Chris :)

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FadyFresh's Thoughts on Michael Jackson's Death

Posted Jun 25th 2009 5:20PM by TMZ Staff: We've just learned Michael Jackson has died. He was 50. Michael suffered a cardiac arrest earlier this afternoon at his Holmby Hills home and paramedics were unable to revive him. We're told when paramedics arrived Jackson had no pulse and they never got a pulse back.-TMZ.comI'm definitely devastated by the King of Pop's death. He truly was and will always be the King of Pop. He was VERY talented in many ways, and he definitely took the time, money, and effort out to do his absolute best in every performance. Even his music videos were very entertaining, many of which were actually short skits. There was much hype and rumors about him doing many things, none of which we know are true, but we can assume are bluff simply because many will obviously try to tear down a legend. They of course also could be true, but none the less, his music is what matters, and that was phenomenal music. I know many (mostly older) people who grew up listening to him, and plenty were very inspired and influenced by Jackson. He was planning on preforming 50 shows for his 50 years of being alive. He had a rough life, but I guess we can all say that. He's in a better place now and even though he left us too soon (age 50), him and hes music will always be remembered and passed on from generation to generation and in our hearts. I was actually at Wal-Mart today looking for his #1's album and they sold out three stocks according to the manager. R.I.P - MJ: King of Pop (1958-2009)

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