Life

Out and About

Still feeling too anti-social and tired to get out and about tonight. Hoping to at least go see a movie tomorrow. Now I am faced with the fact that I do not want to cook but do not want to go out and should not be spending money on carry out food. Pancakes and video […]

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Man, My Life is Boring

…and it’s going to stay that way for at least another year. On the one hand: kind of depressing. On the other hand: this is what you get when you cross wild, roaring 20s with chronic illness and job layoffs: A year of boring suck. Ah well, I’m making the most of it. And the

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I’m starting to think…

… that I may actually be one of those people who only really falls hard for people who don’t like them. Some of this is hard conditioning from grade school, you know? I spent years… YEARS pining after people I knew were impossible crushes. You know, those kinds of guys who never looked twice at

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Chipotle or Peru?

When I finally made the decision to try and tackle my finances, after my roaring 20s of pure excess, the concept behind financial freedom sounded incredibly simplistic: Just don’t spend money. That’s it. I didn’t have to *do* anything. I didn’t have to go to the gym, or set up a writing schedule, or try

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The 4th

Went out to Steph and the Old Man’s for a BBQ (always diabetic friendly over there – they take good care of me!) and chatted with them about life, the universe, and everything, including the future. There are future things I don’t want to think about just yet, not until the CC debt is under

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Sometimes Good Things Happen

Got an unexpected call today from Insulet corporation, the makers of the Omnipod. Insurance had rejected my claim for one last summer, deeming it “out of network” and requiring me to pay the first $4400 up front. Well. That wasn’t going to happen. I have enough medical bills, thanks. Back in February, Insulet corporation asked

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Things That Suck

A holiday weekend in which one has no money. I have $450 to make it to my next paycheck (and that’s after just being paid *today*). After paying off 3 outstanding medical bills and stuffing $700 toward the credit card, I’m out of cash again, and I have groceries and a Verizon bill to pay

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