Since somehow my theoretical paycheck of $**** shrinks to educated minimum wage after taxes and all those other deductions, i have snapped and gone on a shopping spree. buying lots of junk. too much junk. more junk than i can and/or will actually use and get all those wholesome dollar values out of ( Read more... )

So on V-Day my friend L. formerly referred to as Woman X had her b-day. So did my aunt in Ca.* So we had a late dinner at L's house and I discovered a hidden talent of opening oysters. No, no fun hidden puns there, seriously, we were cracking open some mighty fresh and tasty oysters. Ohkay I'll stop here ( Read more... )

After having the "I would prefer you quit rather than we have to fire you" not too subtle subtext convo with my boss a few weeks ago, I have been really kicking ass the last two weeks. I think I definitely do/will have a handle on my job but I see it getting boring in a few months time ( Read more... )

Airlines are bitches.

There, I said it.

I loathe airlines. It's not even the holidays yet, and I loathe them. Right up there with SUVs and oil companies. Though I guess in terms of fuel consumption, planes are like the SUVs of the skies ( Read more... )

I got ripped off (AGAIN) by another DC cabbie inflating the price to VA. I love it how cab drivers magically create numbers when there's no actual meter or zoning in effect. I got a generic non-identifying receipt (no number, no cab name, no driver id, illegible signature), but I forgot to get the license plate, cab number, or ID. Doh. Cab ( Read more... )

This is for anyone to answer, if those random folks who stumble onto other random folk's journals:

Hyothetically speaking If a person were to buy a roundtrip ticket and only use 1 leg of the whole ticket, would they get "in trouble" with an airline? What if they use the return leg only? If you have a roundtrip ticket and you miss your 1st ( Read more... )

I am now typing this glorious entry in the maiden voyage of my new wireless ergonomic mouse and keyboard set from Microsoft. Hail to the technopoly!!!

I am retarded.

I'm off to dirty Jersey today for a slice of corporate America. All this after the nightmare that was getting my VA license -- brrrr. It's about 4pm and already I'm behind. Stupid alarm clock ( Read more... )

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