so, i went out with my best friend for her birthday. we went to club where she performed and had a mini birthday celebration. i was already a little bummed cause all my broke friends got her presents and i really couldn't afford to... i know she understands so i got over it quickly. we're getting ready to move in together again so money's really tight. well, anyway, everyone decided to leave rather early and she wasn't ready. she wanted to go club-hopping, so we did. we went to the other bar she works at, the bar she used to work at and then back to the one she works at now... well, from leaving there, we decided to go over to a friends house and give her a piece of cake (seeing as how she was the one to buy it). i'm driving at this point cause she was well on her way to being shitty drunk... and, then of course, we see the blue lights... now, this is where i freak out... i went home (to louisiana) a few months ago and one of the things i intended to do was renew my driver's license, which had expired since i've been in Tn cause i don't have a car, but i do have an ID and usually use that. well, i lost my wallet in LA and just decided to get another La ID and take the test at some point when i get back here. i don't drive at all here, unless it's under these circumstances. so, to make a long story short, i explain all this to the officer, who, by the look on his face, doesn't give a rat's ass. he makes me get out of the car, puts me in the back of his, and checks to see if i have any other traffic violations (which, luckily, i don't) and writes me a citation... i'm mostly upset by this cause i've been really proud of the fact that i've lived this long and never gotten a ticket, when most of my friends and my boyfriend get pulled over at least twice a year. it sucks, 'specially since i wanted to leave early anyway. but such is life, i guess... the worst part of it all was my best friends ice cream cake melted in her lap while the cops where doing their cop thing...