Five Friday Favorites - Fancy Females on the Freeway

I know - dumb title, but I was in an alliterative mood today.

My parents live in a pretty quiet little neighborhood. A couple weeks ago, I stepped out onto their porch to look at the garden - a bit after 9 pm.

Suddenly, from the upper part of their street, two cars came CAREENING down the hill at freeway speeds, side-by-side and nearly crashing into each other. They barely made the turn onto the cross street and 3 seconds later I heard a loud crash. It was like a scene from Bourne Identity or something.

One of the drivers was female. Not surprising to me because over the last few months, nearly every time a driver near me has done something stupid on the freeway, it has been a woman. I never believed men when they said we are, umm...less than brilliant drivers, but wow. they might be right.

Here are my favorite fancy female driver moves:
1. Not signaling a lane change or turn
2. Turning into the far lane rather than the one they are supposed to turn into
3. Suddenly speeding up once I pass their sorry slow Subaru
4. Insisting on staying in the fast lane at below-freeway speeds (usually Idaho plates)

And my most favorite:
5. Speeding up to ensure I cannot possibly pull in front of them despite the fact that my lane is exit only and I am about to plow into the cement divider and they only need to slow 1 mph to allow my entrance.

Men: Any more you’d like to add?

What’s up girls? Why do you wish to cement in the male psyche the incredibly negative view most of them have of our driving skills? As one of my co-workers says, “Stop it! Do you want people to think you’re a freak?”

Disclaimer: Let it be known that this female, from time to time MAY have used stop lights and the time at the on-ramp yield lights to apply make-up. But, hey – a girl gets bored just sitting there, ok?! hahaha

Save The Date!

If you actually know me and are currently friends with me or are a member of my family,

you are invited
to my

BIG New Year's Eve party:

December 31, 2010, 8:00 p.m..

You will notice in the side-bar that I have added a countdown widget for this exciting event.

If you don't know me well enough to understand why I am counting down to a chocolate New Year's celebration, then you don't know me well enough to come and you're simply not invited (some exceptions may apply - tell me your excuse for not knowing the story and I'll see if you can come).

There will be tons of chocolate (including a chocolate fountain) and lots of fun, games, dancing, etc..

So - mark your calendars and don't get any crazy ideas about going to someone else's New Year's celebration this year. :)