Friday.

[jon_chaisson]

One of those types of days where you're just drifting around waiting for the work day to finish. For us at YC, Fridays are usually smooth sailing because most of it's parcel (read: live-loaded into the trucks) (read: as opposed to freight, which is us putting boxes on pallets) (read: I'll shut up now), and the freight that does come down is usually wholesale (read: non-YC stores) (read: SHUT UP!). By eleven we're floating around with brooms, looking for things to do until the Ship Monday stuff starts slamming down at quarter to two, fifteen minutes before we leave.

Anyhoo. Since I've been on vacation all week, I've been doing little except going online, going for a drive, and working on my music project. I haven't even done any writing, and what I have done has been just enough to finish off chapter 1 of the vampire story. I haven't picked up Book 3 in awhile, but that's another post altogether.

It's weird, sitting here writing this now, because in a few days I'll be heading back to work. What's weird about it is that now that Worldcon is done and I'm sufficiently poor for now, I plan on doing very little money spending. Most of the money that isn't used on bills is going to be put into my savings, because I'm going to be saving up like a bastard. No comics (in a weird way it's good Showcase closed), and very little music. Why? Because I've just about gotten sick of planning to move out and never quite doing it. I have my sights set on the Valley somewhere, but I haven't decided exactly where yet. Anywhere between Amherst and West Springfield sounds good to me.

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Doing much better now, thank you. Not in an annoyed-feeling-sorry-for-myself mood anymore. Thanks for the poing, Emma!


More later...

Comments

[urnesha.livejournal.com]

I have my sights set on the Valley somewhere, but I haven't decided exactly where yet. Anywhere between Amherst and West Springfield sounds good to me.

In one of those "find your ideal town to live in" quizzes, Northampton was one of my top 5 choices. I miss the valley.

Poing! And poing!

[emmalyon.livejournal.com]

I would kill to move up to Noho, I loved it there so much....if I can ever find a job up there I'll be off like a shot. The town was actually a major deciding factor in my going to Smith, and I've never regretted it for one minute.

And anytime, my dear chap. Man, I am just a little ray of sunshine this week.

[chaoticmoth.livejournal.com]

See if you can arrange for part of your paycheck to be direct deposited to a savings account that is about 1/2 hour drive away. Do NOT get an ATM card. When the money comes directly out of your paycheck you get used to it and eventually don't miss it. When the bank is at least an hour round trip you are less likely to "borrow" money with a promise to pay yourself back. That is how I saved up for diamond earrings for my wife for our 5th anniversary.

It is hard at the beginning, but as time goes by and you watch your savings grow you start to feel a sense of accomplishment.

Good luck!