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remember when my dad introduced me to the phrase "bump cocks"? well, on christmas day, during dinner, he explained another of his favorite sayings to the family: ball washer. i've never heard anyone else use this before, either. apparently it means the same as brown-noser.
i need the $$$$$ so i'm back at the depot...for the last time EVER. i've been spending my time here wisely, by looking up info on teacher certification programs. marywood is looking like my best choice. hopefully i can start this summer. i've also been looking into programs that would allow me to go to central or south america and teach english for a year or so. i'd really like to do that after i get certified.
last night, my mother and i were watching L&O and crocheting together, when she started explaining to me how she wants me to put a couple thousand dollars into an IRA soon. i haven't even graduated college yet and i've already got to start planning for retirement. holy hell. my immediate reaction was that it would be a waste...how do i explain this...i guess i feel like there's no guarantee that i'm going to live to retirement, so why not make use of what money i have now, and worry about retirement if and when the time comes. then i realized that was a pretty irresponsible way to think about things. it's just extremely difficult for me to imagine myself retired. i can barely imagine myself having a career...i have trouble thinking more than a year into the future, but i guess i need to try a little harder at that.
i need the $$$$$ so i'm back at the depot...for the last time EVER. i've been spending my time here wisely, by looking up info on teacher certification programs. marywood is looking like my best choice. hopefully i can start this summer. i've also been looking into programs that would allow me to go to central or south america and teach english for a year or so. i'd really like to do that after i get certified.
last night, my mother and i were watching L&O and crocheting together, when she started explaining to me how she wants me to put a couple thousand dollars into an IRA soon. i haven't even graduated college yet and i've already got to start planning for retirement. holy hell. my immediate reaction was that it would be a waste...how do i explain this...i guess i feel like there's no guarantee that i'm going to live to retirement, so why not make use of what money i have now, and worry about retirement if and when the time comes. then i realized that was a pretty irresponsible way to think about things. it's just extremely difficult for me to imagine myself retired. i can barely imagine myself having a career...i have trouble thinking more than a year into the future, but i guess i need to try a little harder at that.