Collision

I know I didn't write anything yesterday, but that's because I needed time to make some illustrations... see the picture above.

Yesterday I was out shopping with my Mom and my Brother. We (the BLUE dot) were sitting at an intersection, waiting for our light to turn green, when my Brother called out "Oh, shit!". A split-second later, the car that passed on our right (the BLACK dot) plowed full-speed into the side of a car turning left across the intersection (the RED dot).

The car that was turning (RED dot) spun around, bounced off of a truck (YELLOW dot), spun around again, and came to a stop on the side of the road. The other car (BLACK dot), spun around and landed on the other side of the road. See the picture below...

All of this happened in about thirty seconds. The crash itself was surprisingly loud. It's the first time I've actually seen a car crash (except for the one I was in), and it was impossible to look away. Even when the light changed and we turned, I kept twisting my neck to look back. The guy driving the black car was pretty young; maybe in his early twenties, and he looked really upset - almost to the point of panic. The guy driving the truck got out his cell phone right away, and I assume he was calling 911. I didn't see any movement in the other car. I hope the person, (or persons) in that car were alright. As far as I could tell, the RED car was at fault, because I'm pretty sure the BLACK car had a green light. We wanted to go home and watch the news to see if they said anything about the wreck, but we still had shopping to do.

We went to Home Depot and bought a new vacuum cleaner. We struggled with the decision of whether or not we should get a Dyson, but in the the end it just cost way too much. $500 for a vacuum? I don't think so! So we got a Dirt Devil Reaction, and it's really good too. I'll post a review for it later, after I vacuum my carpet.

~*Quote of the day*~

I'm not confused. I'm just well mixed.

Robert Frost

~*Word of the day*~

Ureshii (Japanese)

Meaning: Glad, pleased or happy