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Gripe gripe gripe. Looking for jobs is truly a sucktacular thing.
Junior's surgery went off without a hitch, of course. I called the animal hospital around three and they told me he'd be ready to come home at five, so I was there about ten after to pay, fill out the rest of the forms, and pick him up. He was not a happy kitten for a little while -- the drive home was successful in that he did not get car sick, but otherwise it was not fun. Once he was home, he acted a bit like an old man for a few hours. He got over that quickly enough, however, and once he was feeling better I presented him with a brand new toy -- which he now loves to death. I'm not sure what the appeal is, but he's loathe to let that horrible thing go. I guess this means I'll have to buy him two or three more -- when he finds a toy he likes, he rips it to shreds very quickly. Um. He's pretty much all better today. The cuts have healed (the vet said they would overnight, and she was right) and he's back to his old self -- if a little lighter. All in all, the operation cost me seventy-eight dollars (because I had the Animal Advocates forms and such, which means I got a discount) -- a huge difference from the original price, which was two to three times as much. Also, he had to get a rabies shot, so the price of the shot was included in the total. I mailed off the certificate to Allegany county today, so they should be refunding my fifty-dollar deposit sometime in the near future. Yay, money!
Speaking of money, today I received a paycheck for the freelance work I've been doing. Squee. This coming week, I must close my checking account at the SB (an account I had only because it was a readily available bank up at Frostburg; it is not so easily accessible here) and open a new account at my local bank. I'm hoping to link it to one of my savings accounts. Since, you know, I'm not longer getting any checks directly deposited into my checking account. *groan* It was so nice, having the tutoring gig at FSU and not having to worry about that...
First, though, I must pay my credit card bill. And my cell phone bill. Argharghargh. Since David (my brother) is unemployed for the moment, it's essential that I get him the money for the phone as soon as possible (we have a community plan, and it's all in his name). I don't want to drive to his school, however, and I can't mail him a check until I have my new checking account -- otherwise he'll get charges and blahblahblah. He can wait on the money for a little while, I guess.
On the writing front, I'm not doing so well. As usual. I don't know if it's because I broke my routine or because I'm genuinely feeling uninspired, but I haven't really been writing at all lately. It's sad, really, but it happens. This may or may not change today, as I'm feeling a little creative. Mostly, I'm just feeling a need to avoid my brother and his friend. Oh! On the other hand, I do have a few great characters formulating in my brain -- which means that I'll have well-developed people to put to paper (once I've finished Aristeia -- I refuse to start another Big Project until after that's finished. That ever-growing piece is also part of the reason why I have written very little fanfic as of late).
I'm especially proud of one character, who will probably play a very minor rule. He may also act as my hopefully subtle plot device (hahaha). We'll see how that works out.
I've been trying out the new livejournal navigation system, and I guess it's okay. I can't find anything yet, but I'm slowly getting used to it. I guess. I may eventually just give up and switch back to the older system. Er. Assuming I can figure out how to do that. ^^ There are lots of new links to follow.
...my livejournal needs a new layout. *sigh* Maybe I'll get started on the El Dorado theme I was thinking about doing a while back. That could be a nice change.
Junior's surgery went off without a hitch, of course. I called the animal hospital around three and they told me he'd be ready to come home at five, so I was there about ten after to pay, fill out the rest of the forms, and pick him up. He was not a happy kitten for a little while -- the drive home was successful in that he did not get car sick, but otherwise it was not fun. Once he was home, he acted a bit like an old man for a few hours. He got over that quickly enough, however, and once he was feeling better I presented him with a brand new toy -- which he now loves to death. I'm not sure what the appeal is, but he's loathe to let that horrible thing go. I guess this means I'll have to buy him two or three more -- when he finds a toy he likes, he rips it to shreds very quickly. Um. He's pretty much all better today. The cuts have healed (the vet said they would overnight, and she was right) and he's back to his old self -- if a little lighter. All in all, the operation cost me seventy-eight dollars (because I had the Animal Advocates forms and such, which means I got a discount) -- a huge difference from the original price, which was two to three times as much. Also, he had to get a rabies shot, so the price of the shot was included in the total. I mailed off the certificate to Allegany county today, so they should be refunding my fifty-dollar deposit sometime in the near future. Yay, money!
Speaking of money, today I received a paycheck for the freelance work I've been doing. Squee. This coming week, I must close my checking account at the SB (an account I had only because it was a readily available bank up at Frostburg; it is not so easily accessible here) and open a new account at my local bank. I'm hoping to link it to one of my savings accounts. Since, you know, I'm not longer getting any checks directly deposited into my checking account. *groan* It was so nice, having the tutoring gig at FSU and not having to worry about that...
First, though, I must pay my credit card bill. And my cell phone bill. Argharghargh. Since David (my brother) is unemployed for the moment, it's essential that I get him the money for the phone as soon as possible (we have a community plan, and it's all in his name). I don't want to drive to his school, however, and I can't mail him a check until I have my new checking account -- otherwise he'll get charges and blahblahblah. He can wait on the money for a little while, I guess.
On the writing front, I'm not doing so well. As usual. I don't know if it's because I broke my routine or because I'm genuinely feeling uninspired, but I haven't really been writing at all lately. It's sad, really, but it happens. This may or may not change today, as I'm feeling a little creative. Mostly, I'm just feeling a need to avoid my brother and his friend. Oh! On the other hand, I do have a few great characters formulating in my brain -- which means that I'll have well-developed people to put to paper (once I've finished Aristeia -- I refuse to start another Big Project until after that's finished. That ever-growing piece is also part of the reason why I have written very little fanfic as of late).
I'm especially proud of one character, who will probably play a very minor rule. He may also act as my hopefully subtle plot device (hahaha). We'll see how that works out.
I've been trying out the new livejournal navigation system, and I guess it's okay. I can't find anything yet, but I'm slowly getting used to it. I guess. I may eventually just give up and switch back to the older system. Er. Assuming I can figure out how to do that. ^^ There are lots of new links to follow.
...my livejournal needs a new layout. *sigh* Maybe I'll get started on the El Dorado theme I was thinking about doing a while back. That could be a nice change.
