A Momentary Reprieve from My Mailbox
I just got the most heart-stopping phone bill! $110.12! I'd been so careful about my minutes too! Thankfully I soon discovered that this was two months, plus the activation fee all rolled up into one bill, with separate credits for past payments and discounts -- the whole thing is so confusing to look at! However... my thriftiness with minutes has paid off. Despite the mumbojumbo with the billing statement, they do have a very straight-forward chart on minute usage. I am now the proud owner of 314 roll-over minutes!
I also got a note from my car insurance company today. Hurrah for rate drops! I thought that the monthly premium was a bit too high this year, but what can you do? The rates are set by the state. The good news is today I received a letter dropping my payments back down to their more reasonable level. I'm pretty sure this has to do with the carriers' lobbying efforts, but I will call tomorrow and check... I have the roll-over minutes to do so.
AND!!!! There was a note from the school, saying that I made Dean's List. This wasn't as exciting as Dean Hanno's personalized letters, but I'll work with it. It normally doesn't count for much, but it made me feel better after Mark said that I might not get into a good MBA program without a 3.5. I beg to differ, since I am magnificent, but it still scared me a bit.
So, good news in the mail all around (because not only am I happy the cingular bill worked out, I'm just happy that I got it, seeing as I've been waiting for it for a bit). I really think I needed the new stimulus to break up the day. It's one of the few pieces of personalized interaction I've had in hours! There were two construction worker types on my walk (who were very polite) but I didn't really know them and I couldn't have a long conversation with two guys who walked by and said good morning. And then there was the pet store guy, but he had a really grimy pet store, with birds, and he was sitting there smoking. I don't think that you're supposed to smoke around birds. In any case, I wanted to be out of there asap. Not a pleasant atmosphere.
In other news my brain is continuing to atrophy and now I feel dizzy. I tried to read "How to Move Mt. Fuji" today, and it's a good book, fast read, but my head is yearning for more. I haven't been able to make it past page 1 of my intermediate accounting textbook yet (new plan: reread all of my text books this semester so as to be ready for my exam), and I wonder if maybe I talk and dream too much and do too little.
Packing: 1911
Me: 0
I also got a note from my car insurance company today. Hurrah for rate drops! I thought that the monthly premium was a bit too high this year, but what can you do? The rates are set by the state. The good news is today I received a letter dropping my payments back down to their more reasonable level. I'm pretty sure this has to do with the carriers' lobbying efforts, but I will call tomorrow and check... I have the roll-over minutes to do so.
AND!!!! There was a note from the school, saying that I made Dean's List. This wasn't as exciting as Dean Hanno's personalized letters, but I'll work with it. It normally doesn't count for much, but it made me feel better after Mark said that I might not get into a good MBA program without a 3.5. I beg to differ, since I am magnificent, but it still scared me a bit.
So, good news in the mail all around (because not only am I happy the cingular bill worked out, I'm just happy that I got it, seeing as I've been waiting for it for a bit). I really think I needed the new stimulus to break up the day. It's one of the few pieces of personalized interaction I've had in hours! There were two construction worker types on my walk (who were very polite) but I didn't really know them and I couldn't have a long conversation with two guys who walked by and said good morning. And then there was the pet store guy, but he had a really grimy pet store, with birds, and he was sitting there smoking. I don't think that you're supposed to smoke around birds. In any case, I wanted to be out of there asap. Not a pleasant atmosphere.
In other news my brain is continuing to atrophy and now I feel dizzy. I tried to read "How to Move Mt. Fuji" today, and it's a good book, fast read, but my head is yearning for more. I haven't been able to make it past page 1 of my intermediate accounting textbook yet (new plan: reread all of my text books this semester so as to be ready for my exam), and I wonder if maybe I talk and dream too much and do too little.
Packing: 1911
Me: 0