Parking tickets are annoying.

On Monday of this week I was issued a parking ticket for being within 15 feet of a crosswalk. I was pretty angry, because even though I was within 15 feet, the street behind my truck hadn't been plowed out yet, and I couldn't back my little s-10 any further from the crosswalk. There were also two other cars within 15 feet of a crosswalk and they didn't get a ticket. So I marched on over to city hall and signed up to contest my ticket in traffic court. I then took a bunch of pictures with my friends' digital camera, and started to build a case. Traffic court is every Wednesday morning just inside the main doors to city hall. I got up early on my day off from classes to go to traffic court. I was called in, and after a few minutes I had gotten the ticket dismissed. It really wasn't as hard as one might think. I now believe the answer to the city targeting students for parking is flooding the system with students who have gotten parking tickets while they were in class. If more people complain, the more the city has to re-think the two hour parking that is so unfair. It also presents a safety hazard for students. If you have to move your car between classes to avoid a ticket then the risk of that student getting hit by a car ,or getting into an accident, has increased significantly. It also may have an inherent effect on that persons education. When you have to leave school and rush to move your car and then rush back, you get to class all flustered and that might hurt your ability to sit, listen, and learn. The City of La Crosse doesn't care about those things, they only care about the revenue flow brought to them from their parking authority. What do you think?

This happens to be the last require blog post for Written Communications, but I plan to continue my blog. I also don't have to be so polite with my wording which will be kind of nice. Having said that, this will not be a child friendly blog, just so ya know. Well, it's almost 7 a.m. and I have one class left for the semester today. I hope everyone had a great semester. Merry Christmas and a happy new year to you and yours.

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow.

I'm sorry, but I am totally enjoying the blizzard. I had to shovel snow for three hours, but watching my dogs play in the snow was entirely worth it. I also had to give one of my friends a ride to his car, and he was scared stiff riding in shotgun. I admit that I probably shouldn't drive the way that I do, but it is just so much fun. I wait all year long to pretend I have a vehicle capable of spinning the tires and drifting around corners. To date I have done donuts with a garbage truck, a recycling truck, a flatbed truck, and a crane, along with many personal vehicles. I think everyone should do a little crazy driving in an empty parking lot, just to learn how their vehicles react in the snow. If you know how your vehicle reacts to snow, then you become a better and more informed driver. Knowing how to drive in the snow is something that we lose from winter to winter. So go ahead and do some donuts, it may save your life if you do lose control in a traffic situation.

My neighbor is from Texas, and he also loves the snow. Except, he hasn't been sledding once since moving to Wisconsin. It should be a crime to have not been sledding after living in Wisconsin for more than three years. I plan on taking him sledding this weekend. I think I'll take him to the farm that I hunt on. There is a massive sledding hill that goes straight down for about ten yards before starting to level out. It is a right of passage for Wisconsinites to go sledding, whether on a hill or behind a truck, and this weekend he will finally be a true Wisconsinite after going sledding.

Barely Coherant.

I'm really really tired right at this very moment. I have been up since 3:30 this morning, driven to UW-Stevens Point in the snow, registered for the spring semester, stopped at the in-laws, drove all the way back to La Crosse, was just about to pass out on the couch, and I remembered that I had almost forgotten to write my blog. So here I am, writing my blog at 9:00 at night.

Today was an intense day of running around, and filling out paperwork. By the end of the day I had my schedule and I was on my way. I had to take a wellness class, and I got to choose between jogging or karate. I'll let you guess which one I picked. I also have a history class and an art class. I am taking a total of five classes, but it's really more like six. My science class has a lab class three days a week. But I'm on my way, and that's freak'n awesome. And now I am going to go to bed so that I can wake up and do some more homework.