Drunk Driving

We are moving tomorrow. And that is also the day when my summer course is ending. I’m so exhausted after everything I’ve had to do this month that on Friday I experienced the doibtful joys of drunk driving.

Obviously, when you learn to drive at my age, the idea of getting behind the wheel drunk is ridiculous. I wouldn’t drive even after taking just a tiny sip of alcohol. However, severe lack of sleep has a very similar effect to drunkenness, as I discovered. I only had a short trip to make from the new house to the old apartment, but I’m telling you, folks, I felt like a drunk driver the entire time. It was nearly impossible to drive in a straight line and not zigzag down the road. The good thing is that drivers around here are mostly very patient and polite, so they made way and didn’t even honk.

I also had a police car drive next to me half of the way. It would be very embarrassing to be stopped for careless driving only a month after I got my license.

I normally don’t need a whole lot of sleep but I definitely underesteemed how sleep-deprived I was. Conclusion: don’t drive drunk and don’t drive exhausted.