Why did I get up this morning?

It started out a pretty normal morning... I woke up to Dido, playing on the alarm clock radio, went through my regular routine of standing before my closet, dripping wet (having just gotten out of the shower) and freezing cold (because the heat in my apartment still isn't on), rummaging through my clothes, trying to decide which outfit will make me look least fat today. I proceded to the cabinet and fridge in search of breakfast, only to decide for the fifth time this week that there is nothing for breakfast in my apartment. So, I brushed my teeth, put on my make-up, poured some iced coffee in a travel mug, and ran out the door, locking it behind myself. I had to leave a few minutes early to stop by the library (I realized last night that the Arabic tapes were overdue - hate when that happens!). There was nothing good on the radio, so I put in an old cassette of songs I loved 10 years ago and sang at the top of my lungs, which wasn't actually all that loud thanks to the miserable cold I currently have. I got to the gate at work and flashed my ID... That was when my seemingly normal morning changed. The police at the gate grabbed my ID and told me to pull over to the side. I had NO idea what was going on as they circled my car, looking at the front and rear license plates. Finally, the woman who took my ID came to the window and informed me that my registration was expired and that I would not be allowed to park on base. Of course, she gave me the whole lecture first about how dangerous it is to allow that to expire and on and on... Then she tried to switch to good cop: "I could give you a $100 fine, but I am going to let you go with a verbal warning." A lot of good THAT does!!! My car is parked out on the street where there are TONS of police patrolling all the time. I am quite sure that I will have that fine by the end of the day. I was very tempted to just go back to my apartment and call it a day, but I didn't. Well, I guess the day has to get better from here on in. I really hope it can't get much worse... but then again I have to the DMV today, so maybe it will get worse. =/