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It's been a long time since I've posted anything, I know. The last post I did was my annual "I love fall" blog. So it's been a while in deed.
I have to say, I'm really quite ashamed of myself for how utterly weak I've become, but I am absolutely freezing! I mean, this is jacket weather at best in Kansas, but I'm wearing a coat over my suit jacket! I've become such a wuss it's not even funny, but I can't help it....You see, the store I'm in right now is in a pretty old and un-insulated building. With the door open, with no worthwhile heater, and it's fairly big. Basically, the only difference between this store and working outside is wind-chill factor. Other than that, I'm pretty much sitting behind a desk outdoors at the moment. As weak as it is, I'm very, very cold right now.
Well, aside from the self-loathing I'm feeling from being such a wuss, things are going ok for me I guess. I'm trying to try to be less ridiculous with my spending habits...I started Saturday night, it's Monday 1:43 right now, still going strong! In all honesty, I really do need to curb the out of control money wasting I do. I'm like the poster boy for frivolous spending. It's become so bad that on Saturday when I go out, I often buy several cds, an anime boxed set or two, and a comic book trade, or maybe more, all without batting an eye. There's other things I buy as well, but the point is that I really should be buying just ONE of those things, I should be pacing myself! I mean, a splurge like that isn't so bad once in a while, but it's more than likely that I'll be back buying more stuff before I've even finished using the stuff from last spree! I've come to the conclusion that I'm addicted to purchasing things. I just love to go out and find stuff and get it...I go out with the intention of seeing whether a band has a new album out, or the next volume of a show or comic is out, and after I've looked through all the stores for the next installment, and found that there are no more current updates than the ones I already own, instead of calling it quits for the day and saving the money, I will find something, ANYTHING else to buy. It's not like I dont have anything waiting for me at home to keep me occupied through the week, I simply HAVE to get something new!
Now, certain things I have no qualms about buying, and I dont feel like I "waste" my money on them. Cd's, for example, are something I love to buy, and will probably continue to buy for a very long time. I love my cd collection and I'm not afraid to say it! But I've bought random comic book trades just because they were there and I was bored and they were just BEGGING me to buy them. Anime is another thing I'm glad to buy, but sometimes I dont even check out the anime before I buy them, and unless I go through and re-watch these boxed sets as some point or another, I'm really just wasting money. (I have been doing that lately though, with my girlfriend in fact, so that's one good thing) I'd like more manga, but I at least have enough sense not to go buying it all willy nilly when there's sites like onemanga. When it comes to manga now, the only reason I'd buy it is becasue I REALLY like a series.
Anyway, I think what I need to do is to teach myself some restraint. If I MUST buy soemthing, I need to just buy ONE thing and be happy, not 400 dollars worth of stuff every frikin' week. I should also endeavor to finish off ALL of my anime boxes, and re-watch a few of them before I add anymore to my collection. I must stop spending just for the sake of spending! As for cds...well...we'll just see what happens there...
Anyway, we'll see how long my resolve lasts...Sorry for the really boring blog post....I didn't even try to spice it up with humor or anything. Next time....probably. Take care everyone!
Andrew
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I have to say, I'm really quite ashamed of myself for how utterly weak I've become, but I am absolutely freezing! I mean, this is jacket weather at best in Kansas, but I'm wearing a coat over my suit jacket! I've become such a wuss it's not even funny, but I can't help it....You see, the store I'm in right now is in a pretty old and un-insulated building. With the door open, with no worthwhile heater, and it's fairly big. Basically, the only difference between this store and working outside is wind-chill factor. Other than that, I'm pretty much sitting behind a desk outdoors at the moment. As weak as it is, I'm very, very cold right now.
Well, aside from the self-loathing I'm feeling from being such a wuss, things are going ok for me I guess. I'm trying to try to be less ridiculous with my spending habits...I started Saturday night, it's Monday 1:43 right now, still going strong! In all honesty, I really do need to curb the out of control money wasting I do. I'm like the poster boy for frivolous spending. It's become so bad that on Saturday when I go out, I often buy several cds, an anime boxed set or two, and a comic book trade, or maybe more, all without batting an eye. There's other things I buy as well, but the point is that I really should be buying just ONE of those things, I should be pacing myself! I mean, a splurge like that isn't so bad once in a while, but it's more than likely that I'll be back buying more stuff before I've even finished using the stuff from last spree! I've come to the conclusion that I'm addicted to purchasing things. I just love to go out and find stuff and get it...I go out with the intention of seeing whether a band has a new album out, or the next volume of a show or comic is out, and after I've looked through all the stores for the next installment, and found that there are no more current updates than the ones I already own, instead of calling it quits for the day and saving the money, I will find something, ANYTHING else to buy. It's not like I dont have anything waiting for me at home to keep me occupied through the week, I simply HAVE to get something new!
Now, certain things I have no qualms about buying, and I dont feel like I "waste" my money on them. Cd's, for example, are something I love to buy, and will probably continue to buy for a very long time. I love my cd collection and I'm not afraid to say it! But I've bought random comic book trades just because they were there and I was bored and they were just BEGGING me to buy them. Anime is another thing I'm glad to buy, but sometimes I dont even check out the anime before I buy them, and unless I go through and re-watch these boxed sets as some point or another, I'm really just wasting money. (I have been doing that lately though, with my girlfriend in fact, so that's one good thing) I'd like more manga, but I at least have enough sense not to go buying it all willy nilly when there's sites like onemanga. When it comes to manga now, the only reason I'd buy it is becasue I REALLY like a series.
Anyway, I think what I need to do is to teach myself some restraint. If I MUST buy soemthing, I need to just buy ONE thing and be happy, not 400 dollars worth of stuff every frikin' week. I should also endeavor to finish off ALL of my anime boxes, and re-watch a few of them before I add anymore to my collection. I must stop spending just for the sake of spending! As for cds...well...we'll just see what happens there...
Anyway, we'll see how long my resolve lasts...Sorry for the really boring blog post....I didn't even try to spice it up with humor or anything. Next time....probably. Take care everyone!
Andrew
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