wow. so i guess i'm not going to visit rachel after all. on my way there, i was stopped by the police not once but twice, and within a span of about five or ten minutes. first a fairlawn officer, then a state trooper let me know that my headlight and license plate light are out. they, y'know, encouraged me to drive safely, and get it fixed, and i didn't get a ticket or anything, but that's, like, unnerving enough to send me whimpering home.