sunday march 8

today i was driving down the 401 from london to toronto, when my first cd, the meadowlands, finished. i'd put in a few cds at the start of the drive, but couldn't remember which one was where, so i had no idea what was coming up, as i flicked to the next cd. when the first few notes of "like a rolling stone" started to play, i got a little pumped up and increased my speed past the 115-120 km/h range that i'd been at for 98% of the trip. it was at this point that i thought i saw a car turn on its lights from the right shoulder, but convinced myself that between the rain and the traffic, i'd just been seeing things. approximately a minute later, i saw police lights flashing behind me. i was pulled over and given a $220 speeding ticket. the only consolation was that when the officer asked if i knew how fast i'd been going, i nailed my speed (130 km/h) dead on. in retrospect, maybe i should've undershot it a little, so it didn't look like i was making a conscious decision to drive that fast.