Today has just been one of the worst day’s I’ve had in a long time. I woke up feeling like hell. My back hurt, my neck was killing me.. Got up, got dressed to go to work.. etc. On the way to work I am very careful not to speed, because my tags are expired. The reason my tags are expired is because my car is registered in Fayette county, Atlanta. Because of ATL’s smog and traffic problems, my car is required to pass an emissions test every year to get my tag. Unfortunately, this means that I have to take a day off work ($64), drive 45 minutes into Atlanta ($12 in gas), and get my car tested ($30). I simply can’t afford to do that. It’s hard enough trying to support myself on $8/hr, but when I have to ‘spend’ over $100 to get my damn car tested, it makes it even more difficult. ::sigh:: So, all day today I was feeling like ass, and it just kept getting worse. I feel like I’m picking up the flu or something. My nose is running, my eyes are itchy, my skin hurts. So, I left early so I could get home and take a nap. ::sigh:: On the way home, I got pulled over for the expired tag. Estimated cost – $90, plus the damn day off work gas and testing fees I have to pay to get the car tested in the middle of Atlanta. I should have told the cop that I’d just gotten it tested, and that the pass slip was in the mail on the way to the tag office. I just don’t think that fast when I cry though.