Big Red

This morning was by far the most interesting morning I have had in a long time, all due to our fabulous convertible that seems to be out to get me. I awoke this morning at 5:15 so I could put my laundry in the dryer and go back to sleep. It was a fantastic plan: let my clothes dry while I slept so I could get up precisely 10 minutes before leaving to warm up the car and change into warm dryer clothes, maybe even eat an extremely rushed breakfast. However, my plan started falling apart at stage one when I went outside in my pajamas to open the car only to find that the door was frozen shut. The only way to open it was to lean back with all my body weight, which worked out fine expect for the fact that after it opened I went sprawling into the grass. But being half asleep, I didn't really mind all that much, so I turned on the car, turned up the heat and went back inside to get ready. After my 10 minute process of getting ready for school, I was fully prepared to face the car again. I lugged my 4 1/2 foot bari sax case (not an exact measurement, but I guarantee you it is at least 4 1/2 feet long) out the door to load it into the car. Now, this instrument is so monstrous that I actually have to slide it in the car, then get the car to position it just so because it barely fits across the entire back seat. I stepped into the backseat of the car and.... slipped and fell backwards. Yes, a layer of ice had accumulated in the back of the car and coated the ground. Apparently the windows leaked when all the rain and snow came this weekend and it froze to the floor. At this point I was becoming fed up, but the car felt the need to anger me just one more time. Instead of frosting up on the outside of the windshield, it happened on the inside, since the leak caused there to be so much water in the car. So when the heater melted all the ice of the windshield, it left a pool of water on the dashboard that slid around as I drove, occasionally spilling onto me or my school supplies. Needless to say, it was a bit of an irritating ride to school, but at the very least it woke me up and I was alert on my Monday morning at school. Plus, as soon as my pants dried off from falling on the ice rink that is the floor of my car I thought it was hilarious.