Tuesday, I got hit by a deer on my way home from school.

I didn't hit the deer. The deer hit me.

Please be careful driving, at night especially. Scan the sides of the road. I'm telling you this because it's scary to see a deer in your peripheral charging your car. I'm fine, and my car is dent-free, but now, I get jumpy every time I drive at night.

It's a funny story to tell people though. It's even funnier to remember the sound I made out of fear when I saw the deer coming. I don't think I could recreate it if I tried! Anyway, I saw it coming, and if I had tried to brake, it would have slammed into the driver-side door. My door. Instead of braking, I jumped and actually accelerated. Because of this, it hit near the rear of my car, lightly skimming it. No dent. No car damage. No deer damage. Moral of the story: if a deer charges your car, haul ass.