Money.

It’s what I want.

But, I have the opposite.

Thanks to the fact that 1) I get paid once a month; 2) most of my last paycheck went to my roommate to pay him back for the apartment deposits and other stuff from before I started my job (basically the result of horrible timing); 3) that left me with about $425 to get through the rest of the month; and 4) my grandmother managed to put the incorrect address on two envelopes in a row, so the money I would have had earlier this week is partially going toward ensuring that my U-Box rent payment doesn’t bounce and partially being sat on by the US Postal Service.

Meanwhile, I have a missing library book that’s collecting late fees because I can’t afford to go in, report the book as lost and then pay the cost in full right there at the counter. And won’t be able to for a few weeks. Which means…another block on my library account as I wait for the post office to give me my damn envelope.

I also had anticipated having a working bicycle right about now. However, last week I walked outside, intending to ride to work, and found the flattest tire I’ve ever seen. Not only can I currently not afford to buy a new tube, but the tires themselves need replacing - they’re the original tires on a late 1970s Univega, so I’m not really that surprised that they’re stripped - and both brake cables are completely shot. Fixing all of those things at once, including labor, will be at least $75ish. Which is more than I have at the moment, or at least until I get paid. Which…isn’t for two more weeks.

Sigh…askdfhakluhfklabshlkdfjbhasdkljfhaskdfa.

Cool crockpot site!

My roommate put my pork ribs in the crock pot and then set it on low before going to bed. I remembered this occurrence right before I had planned to go to bed, walked into the kitchen, and saw dinner still cooking on the counter.

Not wanting to turn the crock pot off prematurely (what if the food's not done yet?) and then wait for it to cool before putting it in the fridge, and yet slightly uneasy at the prospect of something cooking while no one's awake to keep an eye on things, I hit the interwebs for anything that would assuage my fear of leaving anything in the kitchen on overnight, I ran across this site.

It's a message board that has lots of recipes and tips for crock pot cooking. As a college student, I find a crock pot to be absolutely indispensable for having hearty, warm dinners at the end of busy days. I can put together a pot of chicken noodle soup or make some pulled pork, start it in the morning and then leave it all day until I get home.

Proof that ramen isn't always the answer! :)

Guess who just sold a book on Amazon.

And guess whether said book is currently in a convenient place for me to grab it and put it in my backpack to await mailing tomorrow.

The book has been listed since June. For A MONTH AND A HALF it sat in various piles around my old bedroom. Easy to trip over, but also easy to extract the one book I needed at any given time.

Instead, it sold today, when all of my books are currently in boxes at the bottom of a pile of boxes in the living room. Next to the wall, i.e., the least convenient place they could possibly be.

Oh well…at least it’s money.