A new New Years Eve 12/31/11

Normally my New Years Eve's have been kinda bland.. forgettable.

This New Years Eve was different. I met with a group of people to carpool to the YSA dance in downtown Seattle. We took my car, but I didn't want to drive. I don't like driving at night or into Seattle. I wasn't able to get my seat belt buckled.. the buckle was underneath the girl sitting next to me in the back. I didn't know her and didn't feel comfortable saying anything. So I decided to hold it in place as best I could. I kept getting little warnings from the Spirit telling me to get buckled in. I ignored it. Everything was going fine. Then we were taking exit 167 to Mercer St from I-5 South. Traffic went from going 60mph to 0mph. We slammed on our brakes and stopped in time with a good gap between us and the car in front of us. Well, the car behind us didn't stop. My car stopped it. We were rear-ended hard.

It was scary. I was the only one of 5 of us injured. The pain didnt fully hit me until I got home at around 3am. My roommate took me to the hospital. Now my neck and back is strained and sprained. I know that if I had gotten my seat belt buckled then my car would have been the only thing with damage and I would be uninjured like the other 4 are. I should know by now not to ignore promptings from the Spirit. This is another learning experience..

I don't remember much of the accident itself. But I know I won't forget that night.