I'm not usually a link blogger, but there's something good in here. I can't tell you specifically, as my brain has rotten from too much reading at work, but it's good. Good people anecdotes, good explanations of his process. Catch it before it disappears.
Read more...And I save all those Bed, Bath & Beyond coupons. They come in the mail, and they're hard to miss--giant 20% off written on blue. Because I'm crazy, I had about 20 of them, and finally went to BBB today with my old receipts to get some discounts. I used a coupon for everything I bought, even the 1.99 crap. Guess how much I got back?
$51.00. Hell yes. I'm never going to stop being a pack rat.
Man, two posts in a row about saving money. Sorry about that.
I know I know i know. But I'm not in the mood to blog. Work is good, soon I get to bug my manager about hiring me. He said I can start bugging him beginning in February. I don't hate work yet, either. I know I've worked myself a little too hard on some days, but I bounce back the next day, unlike in Japan where you just don't seem to recover until the weekend starts.
I broke my camera; I need to take it in somewhere to see if it's worth repairing. I broke it on December 31, when it slipped off a chair and bounced *just right* so it won't even turn on.
I've been obsessing over setting up a retirement fund (Roth IRA, for the record) and starting a high-interest savings account with Wamu. Wamu is being a little bitch and won't let me sign up, probably because my mailing address doesn't match my ID. Analyzing my budget is a lot more exciting now that I actually have money and can easily drop by the bank to figure out my options.
We've been cooking and hanging out at home. Drinking lots of tea. I'll send (any of) you some orange spice tea from the Pike Place Market if you're interested.
We had Italian food (Buca di Beppo, for the record) for dinner, because we received $10 gift cards in the mail--advertising--and no one else in the house claimed theirs. So we ordered separately, did a pick up, and got $20 off a $50 meal (we ordered the big portions...). We invited G's brother over, and made a night of it. We watched Paprika, which was a jolly little mind trip. Pretty, and probably my first anime movie that wasn't a Miyazaki film.
My door is molding from the inside out. I'm sure my landlady loves hearing from me.
It's cold, but it doesn't feel as cold as Japan. Neener Neener. Although it's going to hit -4C tomorrow. Laaaame.
I have Monday off! Hooray for Martin Luther King Jr.!
And that is all. I'm trying to spend less time on my computer, but it's not really working.
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