In which I apply for jobs. So I’ve been more-unemployed-than-less now since December 2009. That’s nearly two years, if you do the math. Sure, I spent nine months of that time in school taking CCNA classes, but I didn’t really enjoy it because I perpetually felt like I was way far behind and I got […]
In which the banking industry has no manners because it feels it doesn’t need to. I’m listed at Chex Systems. The reason for this starts with a d and ends with ivorce; long story short, all the bills were in my name and we lived just at the very edge of our means and then […]
In which I need to vent or cry or complain or get a hug or something. Bindu kept me up much of last night with terrible episodes involving screaming (the vet calls it “vocalizing”) and panting and whimpering and coughing; she’d calm down and almost sleep in between, but every couple of hours it would […]
In which I complain about living in a state with a 9.1% unemployment rate. I just read a job listing at WorkSource. The job is called PT ORDER ENTRY SPECIALIST II. The description says, and I quote verbatim, The FT Order Entry Specialist II will check accuracy of and enter orders for equipment and parts, […]
In which I ain’t got no money. I knew my UI benefits were about to run out so I checked my post office box once a week. But then they didn’t run out, and I got complacent and blew off getting my mail for a few weeks. Until today, when my deposit was uncharacteristically late. […]
In which I do it all over. Again. When I was 18, some ignorant asshat gave me a credit card with a $500 credit limit. (Or maybe it was $250. I can’t remember anymore. It wasn’t very much, but it was more than I could pay off at the time.) Twelve years later, I paid […]
In which I’d forgotten I’m a second-class citizen. Today I went to a local bank and tried to open a checking account. I was denied (thanks, TeleCheck) because the many bills from my marriage haven’t been paid and they’re all in my name. I never did deal with my financial issues… mainly because I haven’t […]
In which I ramble. NLW, when she came to pick me up to go on our vacation, brought me a box of hair dye (I now have three boxes!) and a set of iPod headphones, so I now can hear both channels. Which is so awesome I can’t even deal. My bro-there was going to […]
In which my financial situation gives me The Dread whenever I think about it, which is not very often. Denial ain’t just a river in Egypt. Last night, my roommates went to see Clapton in Moline, IL so I had the whole blessed house to myself for the evening. I sat in front of the […]
In which I get totally incensed about something for, like, ten minutes and then totally get over it. Today I logged into the Drive web site to pay my auto insurance premium. My ex and I are still on the same policy, and he’s always asking me about the account when he’s here dropping Truck […]
