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My thanks to everyone who offered sympathy, good wishes, and/or chocolate. Today I'm feeling not bad at all, courtesy of the friendly neighborhood masseur (look! I remembered not to call you a masseuse!) -- where by "not bad at all," I mean that I've woken up with a stiffer neck on days that have no excuse for it whatsoever, let alone a vehicular collision. Occasional bits of twinginess, but that's it. I'll stay alert for any longer-term problems like recurring headaches, but I think I'm doing good. <knocks on wood>

Spent an hour or so driving around getting estimates for the repair. Thrilling excitement, let me tell you.

In unrelated news, there's nothing like floundering around trying to find a name for a character, and then having the Perfectest Name Ever drop into your lap. Which happened yesterday with my Exalted character, Vajra. She's a hard-ass, hard-fisted zealot determined to restore the worship of the Unconquered Sun. The vajra, in Buddhism, is essentially the indestructible adamantine thunderbolt that brings enlightenment. Hello, perfect name.

Let's see if I can manage productivity today.

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After ten years behind the wheel of a car, I've had my first accident.

I'm sitting at a stoplight, minding my own business -- fortunately with nobody in front of me -- and then there's an ungodly bang and my head snaps forward. First thought: the hell? Glance in rearview mirror. See grille of enormous pickup truck, looking way closer than it ought to. Second thought: uhhhh, what do I do now?

See, I don't even remember being in an accident, with someone else driving. I know my parents have had a few, but if any of them were with me in the car, I was too young to recall. So now I'm getting to discover the exciting world of insurance claims. I don't feel particularly hurt (though I'm getting a neck massage in an hour or so, to be on the safe side, and I took some Advil). My bumper's a little dented, maybe a little askew, but the bad news is the trunk: I got rammed by one of those oversized pickups, and some bit of its front end managed to slam into my trunk lid and dent it forward. I have a feeling that's one of those things that doesn't look so bad but will cost a bloody fortune to fix. <sigh>

Not what I wanted to have happen with my afternoon. I think I'm going to curl up on the couch with one of my new books as consolation.

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