u/eefuss

I currently work a fake email job where I do almost no work every single day and mostly read books/watch films instead. Last night my dream had me waiting tables at an unfamiliar restaurant but I was right back in my old groove of taking people’s orders, prepping their drinks, checking on their tables, etc. Genuinely miserable, I think the dream ended with me breaking down crying and begging for my old job back. I was suicidally depressed near the end of my tenure waiting tables, broke as a joke with literally no upward mobility. Honestly didn’t realize how hard I was getting fucked by my employer until after I found something better.

Also I’m pretty sure I was only in my underwear, in the dream. Very embarrassing!

I've got a pretty clean driving record but about a month back I got pulled over in the morning for "failing to change lanes or slow down for emergency vehicle with lights on." It was some cop pulled over on the shoulder of a two-lane highway and I just happened to be unlucky enough to be passing this cop car while another cop was turning into the lane with me. Bet it made his day to literally have this citation fall right into his lap with no effort required!

Saltiness aside, I'm debating whether or not I should even show up to court for this in a couple days. The fine is considerable, $400, and I'd like to at least get that reduced, but I have pretty much nothing to say in my defense except to plead nolo contendere (which might just mean that I've got to pay the $400 fee anyways). Maybe I should just take this one on the chin and pay the fine online? I have no dashcam footage and pretty much nothing to say in my defense except for "Look, it was early and my mind was on other things," which is not exactly a rock solid defense. What do you guys think? Worth the time to fight it in court?