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Student Loan Refund
After making a payment on my student loan, I was curious why I could not find it in my payment history on my account. Turns out that any money you return on your student loan within 120 days after it's disbursed to your account is considered a refund of the loan. The payment is applied to the principal you borrowed and is not charged interest or ( Read more... ) -
Flight Fare Price Gauging
To save my mother money on her upcoming trip, I tried to take advantage of a one-day sale on round trip flights on certain dates in September and October that a popular airline was offering online yesterday evening. However the benefits of the sale were quickly ruined because the website began to raise the prices of the fares every hour. As such a ( Read more... ) -
Chat -tastrophe
Setup: I went to the doctor earlier and got my shots updated.
Me: My shoulders are sore from my shoes though.
Boyfriend: ?
Me: HAHAHAHAHAHA
Me: I WROTE UTTER CRAP.
Me: I walked with my shoulders today.
Me: They're beat.
Me: lol
Boyfriend: ur funny
Me: I mean they're sore from my shots.
Me: lol
Me: Oh, the one letter difference is all the -
On Pins and Needles
Blood work. Shot. Vaccination. At a doctor's appointment all these words get my heart racing. Since childhood, needles have made me nervous, but it's not all just in my head. I carry a distinct memory of my first vaccinations as a kid. When I came home from grueling session (I recall four shots), I was limping. That's a poor way to begin building ( Read more... ) -
New Obsession
On a whim I searched for Korean pop music and discovered the bands Girls' Generation and Big Bang. Now I'm obsessed with Big Bang's song "Bad Boy" and one of the band's rappers, T.O.P. also known as Choi Seung-hyun.
My taste in men has always been a bit...strange. I don't apologize. This 24 year old rapper, singer, rapper, and much more has a sexy ( Read more... ) -
10 Helpful Things to Know About Me
One of the conveniences I lost when I finished college was a social circle who'd gotten to know me well over four years. Now on my own and working, I'm not thrown together with my friends as I run around campus. If my new friends are going to understand me, it'll take more time. I put together this list to help speed up the process.
1. I'm an ( Read more... ) -
Christmas Swag
Some of us sit on the edge of our seats to find out what our friends and family bought us for Christmas. This eagerness for things has been criticized as a symptom of the commercialization of Christmas, and for some people it may be. I see it differently. Gift-giving can be a manifestation of generosity and care for another person. One of the most ( Read more... ) -
Sick During the Holidays
My only consolation for being sick during the holidays is that I don't have to miss work. In a way it's convenient because I was going to be out the office anyway. I may as well be out and get over an illness at the same time. Conserving my personal time off as much as possible is important to me. The coincidence does not mean this still isn't ( Read more... ) -
Merry Christmas
Apparently if you're bad, Santa doesn't bring you coal. He brings you a cold. Very different ( Read more... ) -
Cooking Plans
Being young, 20-something, and in the marriage market means you ought to know how to cook, guys and girls, because eating out and buying packaged or processed food gets expensive. You and your significant other will tire of candlelight dinners of Hamburger Helper and desire something...more ( Read more... )