The perils of plastic
It's amazing how much better being in Sunnyvale makes me feel. The drive home seems shorter, the air smells better, I even enjoy being around my family and the three crazy cats. What I DON'T enjoy is unpacking. That's what I spent most of today doing. I unloaded my entire car, though, which was PACKED with stuff.
So now I have a TV in my bedroom. I also have my collection of DVDs (Steven, this means we can actually watch movies at my house and NOT have to use the dumb Hate Seat in the living room) and videos, and my N64. My VCR is, for some reason, in the middle of the van under a pile of stuff, so I can't find it now, but it'll get set up there too. My mom said I might be able to have cable too (heh, rhyme), although I doubt I'd use it that often. But we'll see.
I also got all my books packed into my bookcase at home. Yay. For the first time in my life, I have ONE bookcase and ALL my books are in it. Okay, I lied. All my non BSC books are in it. My collection is growing steadily, and the best part is, it's mostly for free. Woot. Yay trading online. So for those of you who are saying that I spend too much money on BSC books, it's not true-- I haven't paid for one in a loooong time. I love the internet and its ability to let me trade books I have doubles of for books I need copies of. Wow, that sentence was grammarified horribly. Oh well.
We also have the new problem of having twice as many dishes in the house as we need. Well, never mind, most of those will be going with me when I get my own permanent place. The rainbow bowls, for example (sorry Julia, I have dibs), as well as Twin Star (where did those get to, anyway? Those are mine) cutlery and stuff.
So I totally don't understand how I can be working three jobs and still be broke. What is up with that? I guess only one of said jobs actually pays me immediately (and it's rarely more than $20 a week, but I'll take what I can get), but still. The good news is that the Vacaville Kindermusik people aren't taking taxes off my paycheck! Wheeee. But I'm going to have to use all of that to pay off my damn credit card bill.
I seriously do not understand why the damn $2500 debt I have on my credit card won't go away. I haven't used my card in weeks, and we're still diligently paying off the damn thing. I wish it wouldn't charge me interest. Those bastards. So let's see...
I will make:
~Aprox $350 roofhelping/summer
~Aprox $200????? Kindermusik (I actually have no freaking clue how much)
~Aprox $60 for Sami before I leave Davis
So that means 610? That can't be right. It has to be more. I was making $350 a week last summer working with Sami, and that was just one job. Now I have three and I'm not making diddly squat. I have $9 to my name (that means the sum total of all the money in my checking, savings, and wallet) and my damn credit card. Seriously, how did it get like this? Okay, from now on, I can only use cash. First, I need to aquire some cash. I will get cash on Sunday, and a check on Tuesday. That will be nice.
I'm just sort of rambling because I'm at Apple right now next to Steven, who is working. I'm just chillin'.
Kindermusik work is going well. I'm a big hit with the kids, and my boss told me that she's been getting a lot of rave reviews from parents. The bad news? Some of the kids are going to cease enrollment once I leave! That's hilarious but sucks for the school. Oh well. I guess I'm just that awesome, hahaha.
You know what I really hate? When people don't take mental illness seriously. Really, I love how people are going around telling me I need to suck it up and get over myself and grow some self-esteem. Maybe that's easy for you to say, but my life hasn't had a real purpose since, oh, about 2001. It's only gotten really bad these college years, though. I'm a bit worried about Ireland, just because traveling tends to stress me out like crazy, and when I'm stressed, I'm more likely to be depressed.
Whatever. I'm so done writing this entry. It's boring even me.
So now I have a TV in my bedroom. I also have my collection of DVDs (Steven, this means we can actually watch movies at my house and NOT have to use the dumb Hate Seat in the living room) and videos, and my N64. My VCR is, for some reason, in the middle of the van under a pile of stuff, so I can't find it now, but it'll get set up there too. My mom said I might be able to have cable too (heh, rhyme), although I doubt I'd use it that often. But we'll see.
I also got all my books packed into my bookcase at home. Yay. For the first time in my life, I have ONE bookcase and ALL my books are in it. Okay, I lied. All my non BSC books are in it. My collection is growing steadily, and the best part is, it's mostly for free. Woot. Yay trading online. So for those of you who are saying that I spend too much money on BSC books, it's not true-- I haven't paid for one in a loooong time. I love the internet and its ability to let me trade books I have doubles of for books I need copies of. Wow, that sentence was grammarified horribly. Oh well.
We also have the new problem of having twice as many dishes in the house as we need. Well, never mind, most of those will be going with me when I get my own permanent place. The rainbow bowls, for example (sorry Julia, I have dibs), as well as Twin Star (where did those get to, anyway? Those are mine) cutlery and stuff.
So I totally don't understand how I can be working three jobs and still be broke. What is up with that? I guess only one of said jobs actually pays me immediately (and it's rarely more than $20 a week, but I'll take what I can get), but still. The good news is that the Vacaville Kindermusik people aren't taking taxes off my paycheck! Wheeee. But I'm going to have to use all of that to pay off my damn credit card bill.
I seriously do not understand why the damn $2500 debt I have on my credit card won't go away. I haven't used my card in weeks, and we're still diligently paying off the damn thing. I wish it wouldn't charge me interest. Those bastards. So let's see...
I will make:
~Aprox $350 roofhelping/summer
~Aprox $200????? Kindermusik (I actually have no freaking clue how much)
~Aprox $60 for Sami before I leave Davis
So that means 610? That can't be right. It has to be more. I was making $350 a week last summer working with Sami, and that was just one job. Now I have three and I'm not making diddly squat. I have $9 to my name (that means the sum total of all the money in my checking, savings, and wallet) and my damn credit card. Seriously, how did it get like this? Okay, from now on, I can only use cash. First, I need to aquire some cash. I will get cash on Sunday, and a check on Tuesday. That will be nice.
I'm just sort of rambling because I'm at Apple right now next to Steven, who is working. I'm just chillin'.
Kindermusik work is going well. I'm a big hit with the kids, and my boss told me that she's been getting a lot of rave reviews from parents. The bad news? Some of the kids are going to cease enrollment once I leave! That's hilarious but sucks for the school. Oh well. I guess I'm just that awesome, hahaha.
You know what I really hate? When people don't take mental illness seriously. Really, I love how people are going around telling me I need to suck it up and get over myself and grow some self-esteem. Maybe that's easy for you to say, but my life hasn't had a real purpose since, oh, about 2001. It's only gotten really bad these college years, though. I'm a bit worried about Ireland, just because traveling tends to stress me out like crazy, and when I'm stressed, I'm more likely to be depressed.
Whatever. I'm so done writing this entry. It's boring even me.