today i learned three things:
1. helping your friend is rewarding and it's a bonus when an unwarranted $150 bill is in it for you

2. even in grid-lock traffic some asshole can still manage to hit you from behind

3. the bay bride is still shuts down for midnight repairs. this means that easy 20 minute drive home will turn into an hour-and-a-half sit-fest... and that's with the secret short-cut