Apologies if this post is incoherent. It's late and has been a bizarre day. This is my attempt at preserving a few memories from this evening.
A party I was at got busted by the cops. (I told you it was bizarre. I was at a party? And one that had reason to get busted?)
People had to dump remaining alcohol down the drain. No one from my room was arrested*--at least not before my car left. It's Halloween and Friday night to boot. It's not even 11 pm local time, but partying isn't allowed here. And I guess we're being loud. Maybe?
An hour later we're still driving home. We made it past at least one speed trap and who knows what else. Haven't seen anyone else on the road for 15 minutes. Just singing along with the 90's mix CD, driver's sipping coffee to help stay alert. A car in coming toward us in the other lane, so she turns off her brights. Then the car pulls a U-turn in front of us. We're slowing down trying to figure out what's going on while it turns on flashing lights.
More cops.
Can they pull us over if they're in front of us? What's going on?
He pulls into the other lane, that's the left hand side of the road for anyone keeping track.
Ummm...what do we do? Pull over to the right?
Finally we see them.
Cows. Outside of their pasture. Illuminated by headlights and accessorized with red and blue flashes.
He didn't turn on the waaahn-siren, but did have the beeping one going for a bit.
I'm sorry I don't have a picture of cows being pulled over. I fumbled for the camera, but didn't even try to take it. It really is as strange as it sounds.
And I'm relieved to be home where there should be no reason for police to visit.
*No one at said party was underage. However the party was being held in a dry county. I think we're all glad not to be having a lesson in dealing with legal paperwork.
3 comments:
Laughing to hear that you got busted by the police.
Is "partying" prohibited because of the alcohol or on its own? Were the cows partying?
These are my questions. Some of which the cows may have to answer.
It's the alcohol that's illegal.
Part of me wants to have a loud, alcohol-free party to see what the response would be.
I'm not sure what the cows were doing. But I feel like being on the other side of the fence would be reason for a party. Mooo?
I'm jealous of your blizzard. I realize you're an adult and all and sometimes adults don't like that kind of stuff. But still.
Today was way better. I should start tracking to see if days when I teach are always better, actually. I think they might be, because of the having-purpose. Um, and the students being invested in their educations obviously has to do with this. I do such slacker teaching. (Still don't plan before class. I'm planning ways to fix this next term; we'll see.)
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