Monday, January 26, 2009
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Yowza. Turns out that Stormy, our $30 adoption cat, is more expensive than the big screen TV (well, she wouldn't have been if I hadn't found that 10% coupon for the TV...). I mentioned how she needed her teeth cleaned, right? Yesterday she went in for that. They found 3 teeth that were fractured from extensive decay and had to be extracted. The really expensive part was suturing the gums over the holes (or else there is a high rate of infection from food getting down there). Total: $980! I should have had Jen suture in exchange for free shampoo from my stockpile!
Speak of the devil, she just jumped on my lap (Stormy, not Jen). Maybe she will be more friendly now that her toothaches are gone. Her breath has definitely improved! In an epic step, she ate wet food off the same plate at the same time as Choco! She was very hungry after not eating the night before and the day of surgery, but still- their heads were less than four inches apart. She definitely tolerates Choco the best of all the kitties. It was too brief to get any pictures, but here are a couple others:
So, new president. Woot! I watched in inauguration at school with a crowd of professors and grad students. The group cheered during the part of Obama's speech about putting science back in its proper place :) I thought the shout-out to "non-believers" was cool too. No one ever mentions us!
Speak of the devil, she just jumped on my lap (Stormy, not Jen). Maybe she will be more friendly now that her toothaches are gone. Her breath has definitely improved! In an epic step, she ate wet food off the same plate at the same time as Choco! She was very hungry after not eating the night before and the day of surgery, but still- their heads were less than four inches apart. She definitely tolerates Choco the best of all the kitties. It was too brief to get any pictures, but here are a couple others:
So, new president. Woot! I watched in inauguration at school with a crowd of professors and grad students. The group cheered during the part of Obama's speech about putting science back in its proper place :) I thought the shout-out to "non-believers" was cool too. No one ever mentions us!
Monday, January 19, 2009
Sunday, January 18, 2009
Sometimes out of boredom I read my old entries. This one made me chuckle a bit. Some of my predictions are spot-on. One in particular though is woefully wrong!
"While the apartment we have lined up is okay, the rental market is very tight down there and rather than throw out a big rent each month to an apartment that we only like a little, we could pay a mortgage on a decent house in a good neighborhood for the same price. So unless the housing market tanks, we'd come out way ahead financially, not to mention it'd be nice to have more room for Jibblies and future kitties to run around. And I'd have free reign to do domestic things like paint, garden, and whatnot." - Me, August 5, 2006
Sigh. According to Zillow.com (a totally cool way to pry into the financial details of others!), our house has gone down in value $7,500 in the past month! Until that happened, our house was still worth what we paid for it (since we got a good deal on it at the time of purchase). The market will turn around eventually, but it will probably take close to five years at least for a full recovery. At the moment I'm thinking it will probably make sense to stay put for a little while after I get my degree. A few options, in order of descending desirability, would be: try to find a job in the area, move and rent out the house, or me move by myself for a short-term postdoc/teaching appointment out of the area while Ryan stays at the house.
Other than home values, we are lucky that the only other way the recession has impacted us is the value of Ryan's 401K. That isn't a big concern since we have decades for the market to recover. Well, that and the interest rate on our online savings sucks, but that only costs us a few hundred dollars a year.
We're very fortunate that Ryan's company is in good shape and even if things went downhill, he has enough seniority and above-average performance ratings to avoid moderate layoffs. For me, school is a good place to be, but once I finish the job market is going to be awful. Competition for ecology spots has always been brutal, and I know many universities (including Penn) are under hiring freezes. I don't expect the situation to be much better by the time I graduate. It's good to know that we can get by on Ryan's income alone if necessary. Of course there's always substitute teaching, but that would be pretty insane to be a Ph.D sub.
So! You never know what the future will hold, so get out there and stock your basement full of cat food!
"While the apartment we have lined up is okay, the rental market is very tight down there and rather than throw out a big rent each month to an apartment that we only like a little, we could pay a mortgage on a decent house in a good neighborhood for the same price. So unless the housing market tanks, we'd come out way ahead financially, not to mention it'd be nice to have more room for Jibblies and future kitties to run around. And I'd have free reign to do domestic things like paint, garden, and whatnot." - Me, August 5, 2006
Sigh. According to Zillow.com (a totally cool way to pry into the financial details of others!), our house has gone down in value $7,500 in the past month! Until that happened, our house was still worth what we paid for it (since we got a good deal on it at the time of purchase). The market will turn around eventually, but it will probably take close to five years at least for a full recovery. At the moment I'm thinking it will probably make sense to stay put for a little while after I get my degree. A few options, in order of descending desirability, would be: try to find a job in the area, move and rent out the house, or me move by myself for a short-term postdoc/teaching appointment out of the area while Ryan stays at the house.
Other than home values, we are lucky that the only other way the recession has impacted us is the value of Ryan's 401K. That isn't a big concern since we have decades for the market to recover. Well, that and the interest rate on our online savings sucks, but that only costs us a few hundred dollars a year.
We're very fortunate that Ryan's company is in good shape and even if things went downhill, he has enough seniority and above-average performance ratings to avoid moderate layoffs. For me, school is a good place to be, but once I finish the job market is going to be awful. Competition for ecology spots has always been brutal, and I know many universities (including Penn) are under hiring freezes. I don't expect the situation to be much better by the time I graduate. It's good to know that we can get by on Ryan's income alone if necessary. Of course there's always substitute teaching, but that would be pretty insane to be a Ph.D sub.
So! You never know what the future will hold, so get out there and stock your basement full of cat food!
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Since implementing the yearly grocery challenge, I decided that it would probably be best to separate my wheeling and dealing into a separate blog. (Sound familiar? It was mid-January last year that I started my short-lived gardening blog). I'll try to talk mainly about school, cats, gardening, etc over here and keep the deals over at their new home:
http://wheelinanddealinwithcat.blogspot.com
So, I went back to school yesterday and was super-productive; must have been that I was mentally rested. Time for another three weeks of vacation, then I'll be ready for another productive day :P
American Idol starts tonight! The auditions are actually my least favorite part, though...the whole ridiculously bad singer bit gets old fast. Fortunately there aren't as many weeks of them this year. I'm also looking forward to seeing how the new judge is.
Listening to: "The Situation Room" on CNN
Currently on my lap: Jib
http://wheelinanddealinwithcat.blogspot.com
So, I went back to school yesterday and was super-productive; must have been that I was mentally rested. Time for another three weeks of vacation, then I'll be ready for another productive day :P
American Idol starts tonight! The auditions are actually my least favorite part, though...the whole ridiculously bad singer bit gets old fast. Fortunately there aren't as many weeks of them this year. I'm also looking forward to seeing how the new judge is.
Listening to: "The Situation Room" on CNN
Currently on my lap: Jib
Thursday, January 08, 2009
I hate winter. All I've been doing the last couple days is curling up on the couch under a blanket. I'll be going back to school next week. At least Stormo (In reference to Choco, I often add an 'o' to the catten names; Gremo, Jibbo, Stormo) has warmed up enough to cuddle on my lap. It's been a long adjustment for her. The first week or two she spent mostly under the bed or couch, hiding from the other cats. She'd hiss when any came into her line of sight.
For the last week or so, she's been spending more time out in the open. Grem and Choco have learned to keep their distance, so Stormy has pretty much stopped hissing at them (unless they startle her from around a corner or something). Jib has been naughty and chased Stormy a number of times, so she still hisses at him a lot. It seems to be becoming less frequent, fortunately. Stormy has always been affectionate to me and Ryan when there are no other cats around, and now that she's acclimating to the cats, she's being more affectionate all day. In fact, she's on my lap purring right now!
I took her to the vet for a once-over, and it turns out she really needs her teeth cleaned. So the vet will be doing that under anesthesia later this month. But other than that (and vomiting hairballs...sigh...and we were so lucky before that we didn't have any vomit-prone cattens), she's happy and healthy. I will get around to taking more pictures at some point, but as I said, I'm stuck on the couch with a Stormo on my lap.
So, what else? In December we made a couple big purchases. New couches (the ends recline, making it even harder to convince myself to get up):
The sage green doesn't exactly go with our all-blue living room, but they don't clash horribly, the price was right, and they're super-comfy.
The other big purchase was something I had a decent amount of resistance to, but Ryan really wanted. And after him caving and letting me get Stormy, I had to power to deny him what he wanted: a 47" LCD (i.e. EXPENSIVE) TV. Oy. At least I scrounged up a 10% off coupon. Since the TV is high def, our regular Comcast signal looked really grainy, meaning we'd have to upgrade (i.e. waste lots of $$$ on a recurring monthly basis). At that point I was quite agitated, but Ryan found a Direct TV package with a low promo rate for a year followed by a rate that was only $2 more a month than Comcast. So we now have Direct TV, and on average we will be saving compared to Comcast until a break-even point of three years from now. So not bad.
I eventually did take a picture of the Black Friday CVS haul. It feels awesome to have a year's supply of contact solution for profit :)
So my big kick this year is to stick to a budget of only $2009 for all human food, household, and personal care products. That's $2009 net, so I can add back any rebates or flea market earnings. Broken down, that's $2.75 per person per day. I am already ahead of the game, but it will get interesting when I go up to Maine. It will also mean very little going out to eat; maybe I will get back into a little mystery shopping if we're desperate. We already haven't gone out to eat much anyway, what with my awesome shopping and cooking skills and all :P And I won't need to buy any contact solution during 2009 :)
Now don't worry, of course we don't NEED to do this, it's just one of my compulsions and a fun little challenge. Back before I started couponing we spent about $375 per month on the same stuff, and I already bought store brands and paid attention to prices somewhat. So saving $2500 in a year on top of that would be great. It would probably just go to extra mortgage payments, though, since I'm all about building long-term wealth.
Assuming I get the two rebates I've applied for this year so far, I am actually turning an $11 profit on our budget-encompassed expenditures so far, within which I have procured 8 shampoos/conditioners that I can sell at the flea market, which would make my profit more like $23. Maybe $2009 is too easy :) Eh, we can always eat out more if there's room left.
Speaking of wealth, I did some preliminary calculations and estimate that Ryan and I filing jointly will get a $5500 tax refund! Almost makes paying $875/month in mortgage interest worthwhile! But not worthwhile enough that we won't apply the refund to our mortgage principal.
Aww, Stormy is asleep now. Cute!
For the last week or so, she's been spending more time out in the open. Grem and Choco have learned to keep their distance, so Stormy has pretty much stopped hissing at them (unless they startle her from around a corner or something). Jib has been naughty and chased Stormy a number of times, so she still hisses at him a lot. It seems to be becoming less frequent, fortunately. Stormy has always been affectionate to me and Ryan when there are no other cats around, and now that she's acclimating to the cats, she's being more affectionate all day. In fact, she's on my lap purring right now!
I took her to the vet for a once-over, and it turns out she really needs her teeth cleaned. So the vet will be doing that under anesthesia later this month. But other than that (and vomiting hairballs...sigh...and we were so lucky before that we didn't have any vomit-prone cattens), she's happy and healthy. I will get around to taking more pictures at some point, but as I said, I'm stuck on the couch with a Stormo on my lap.
So, what else? In December we made a couple big purchases. New couches (the ends recline, making it even harder to convince myself to get up):
The sage green doesn't exactly go with our all-blue living room, but they don't clash horribly, the price was right, and they're super-comfy.
The other big purchase was something I had a decent amount of resistance to, but Ryan really wanted. And after him caving and letting me get Stormy, I had to power to deny him what he wanted: a 47" LCD (i.e. EXPENSIVE) TV. Oy. At least I scrounged up a 10% off coupon. Since the TV is high def, our regular Comcast signal looked really grainy, meaning we'd have to upgrade (i.e. waste lots of $$$ on a recurring monthly basis). At that point I was quite agitated, but Ryan found a Direct TV package with a low promo rate for a year followed by a rate that was only $2 more a month than Comcast. So we now have Direct TV, and on average we will be saving compared to Comcast until a break-even point of three years from now. So not bad.
I eventually did take a picture of the Black Friday CVS haul. It feels awesome to have a year's supply of contact solution for profit :)
So my big kick this year is to stick to a budget of only $2009 for all human food, household, and personal care products. That's $2009 net, so I can add back any rebates or flea market earnings. Broken down, that's $2.75 per person per day. I am already ahead of the game, but it will get interesting when I go up to Maine. It will also mean very little going out to eat; maybe I will get back into a little mystery shopping if we're desperate. We already haven't gone out to eat much anyway, what with my awesome shopping and cooking skills and all :P And I won't need to buy any contact solution during 2009 :)
Now don't worry, of course we don't NEED to do this, it's just one of my compulsions and a fun little challenge. Back before I started couponing we spent about $375 per month on the same stuff, and I already bought store brands and paid attention to prices somewhat. So saving $2500 in a year on top of that would be great. It would probably just go to extra mortgage payments, though, since I'm all about building long-term wealth.
Assuming I get the two rebates I've applied for this year so far, I am actually turning an $11 profit on our budget-encompassed expenditures so far, within which I have procured 8 shampoos/conditioners that I can sell at the flea market, which would make my profit more like $23. Maybe $2009 is too easy :) Eh, we can always eat out more if there's room left.
Speaking of wealth, I did some preliminary calculations and estimate that Ryan and I filing jointly will get a $5500 tax refund! Almost makes paying $875/month in mortgage interest worthwhile! But not worthwhile enough that we won't apply the refund to our mortgage principal.
Aww, Stormy is asleep now. Cute!
Thursday, December 25, 2008
Sunday, December 21, 2008
Friday, December 19, 2008
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Excellent news! After a week of persistent requests (Ryan's description: nagging), Ryan agreed to let us get another kitty! Well, we'll be getting it right after Christmas. He doesn't want the new arrival being left without hoomuns for the 3 nights we'll be up in Potown for Christmas. So I begrudgingly wait. We checked out the shelter last weekend and I found one I want, provided she's still available. Ideally we'll fill out the application next weekend then pick her up right after we get back in town on the 26th or 27th.
Coincidentally, her name is Blackie! But we'll probably rename her since we already have an outdoor Blackie. My top name ideas right now are Stormy, Puma, and Cougar. Cougar is since she's an older woman: 7 years old. She's still very energetic and affectionate, though. I know that shelters have a hard time adopting out older cats and black cats, so I'm doing them a double favor. Plus, she's very pretty and has silky fur. And we don't have a black cat yet...I need to collect all the colors! Another reason to get an older cat is that we're staggering their ages a bit; that way we'll have a variety of activity levels and mannerisms, and expiration dates :( But back to the happy- new catten! Yay!
I'm hoping she fits in with our existing herd. Since it's a she instead of a he, maybe Jib won't feel like his alpha status is threatened. Grem might be bothered that she has female competition. I don't think Choco will care much since he's resigned himself to the bottom of the totem pole already.
Of course I'd always be happy with a new catten, but for some reason this last week or two I've just had an insatiable craving for one. Ryan was really getting mad at me for nagging (er, persuading?) so much. His main objection wasn't upkeep costs or effort; it was the slide into crazy cat people territory. I told him that if people ask about his pets, he's more than welcome to lie and say we have two. I have no bashfulness about being a crazy cat lady.
Coincidentally, her name is Blackie! But we'll probably rename her since we already have an outdoor Blackie. My top name ideas right now are Stormy, Puma, and Cougar. Cougar is since she's an older woman: 7 years old. She's still very energetic and affectionate, though. I know that shelters have a hard time adopting out older cats and black cats, so I'm doing them a double favor. Plus, she's very pretty and has silky fur. And we don't have a black cat yet...I need to collect all the colors! Another reason to get an older cat is that we're staggering their ages a bit; that way we'll have a variety of activity levels and mannerisms, and expiration dates :( But back to the happy- new catten! Yay!
I'm hoping she fits in with our existing herd. Since it's a she instead of a he, maybe Jib won't feel like his alpha status is threatened. Grem might be bothered that she has female competition. I don't think Choco will care much since he's resigned himself to the bottom of the totem pole already.
Of course I'd always be happy with a new catten, but for some reason this last week or two I've just had an insatiable craving for one. Ryan was really getting mad at me for nagging (er, persuading?) so much. His main objection wasn't upkeep costs or effort; it was the slide into crazy cat people territory. I told him that if people ask about his pets, he's more than welcome to lie and say we have two. I have no bashfulness about being a crazy cat lady.
Tuesday, December 09, 2008
Friday, November 28, 2008
Poor Blackie had to stay outside and watch Thanksgiving dinner from afar.
All the food turned out very yummy. Which makes sense, since I did most of the cooking. And is good, since we'll be eating this stuff for the next week.
We also played a little Pictionary. Guess in the comments which movie you think this is. Little Peter drew it.
Between CVSing yesterday and today, we profited $35 while getting a crapload of stuff. No picture, sorry. It's already put away and shampoo, toothpaste, Gatorade, etc, aren't that exciting to me anymore. I still enjoy it, but the thrill has diminished somewhat.
Ok, fine. You want a picture of something? I got all this for 69 cents last week when one of my stores was doing triple coupons:
And I'll wrap up with the normal smattering of catten pics.
This wasn't an attempt to harass the Choco; he likes to burrow in by himself. :?
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Blog slacker here. I've been using up all my writing urges at school, I guess. So, what has been going on in the last month or so?
New president-elect: yay! My map was pretty close, but Indiana, Ohio, and one district in Nebraska pleasantly surprised me.
Fleas: I think they're gone. Well, there's none on the cats since we treated them with Advantage, but hopefully we were able to vacuum up all the eggs so there are no outbreaks later.
Scary big-ass essay exam that I was supposed to do last fall: I passed! In fact, one prof said mine were "far and above" the others he's seen in the last few years. Which means I'm ready for the next step: the A exam (well, my department calls it something else). I already have a thesis committee picked out and sent them my research proposal. They're looking it over, and on Dec. 9 I give a little seminar about it and then they ask me questions. My advisor said that based on the quality of my proposal, I'd really have to bomb the Q&A in order to fail. So I'm still preparing diligently (except right now, where I'm writing here instead), but I'm expecting the opposite of fail: WIN! After I "win," it'll be relaxing for the holidays and then mucho field work through all of 2009 and 2010. Then during 2011 I write my thesis and hopefully have an EPIC WIN! Taking a semester off didn't really set me back any time, probably because I am full of so much win and awesome.
Tomorrow I'm baking pies because we're hosting Turkey Day. It's going to be chaotic with the influx of 5 insane people. They're only staying two nights, then once they leave Ryan and I will be hitting up every CVS in a 15 mile radius. Wooooo Black Friday deals!
Oh, Ryan and I went to the eye doctor a couple days ago (same doctor, consecutive appointments). Based on how much our eyes suck, she jokingly said, "You two can't have kids! Or start saving up for a Lasik fund now!" So, after I'm out of grad school I'm sure Ryan's mom is going to start asking about grandkids. Now I have a rock-solid excuse. "Our doctor said we aren't able to have kids." Mwah hah ha!
New president-elect: yay! My map was pretty close, but Indiana, Ohio, and one district in Nebraska pleasantly surprised me.
Fleas: I think they're gone. Well, there's none on the cats since we treated them with Advantage, but hopefully we were able to vacuum up all the eggs so there are no outbreaks later.
Scary big-ass essay exam that I was supposed to do last fall: I passed! In fact, one prof said mine were "far and above" the others he's seen in the last few years. Which means I'm ready for the next step: the A exam (well, my department calls it something else). I already have a thesis committee picked out and sent them my research proposal. They're looking it over, and on Dec. 9 I give a little seminar about it and then they ask me questions. My advisor said that based on the quality of my proposal, I'd really have to bomb the Q&A in order to fail. So I'm still preparing diligently (except right now, where I'm writing here instead), but I'm expecting the opposite of fail: WIN! After I "win," it'll be relaxing for the holidays and then mucho field work through all of 2009 and 2010. Then during 2011 I write my thesis and hopefully have an EPIC WIN! Taking a semester off didn't really set me back any time, probably because I am full of so much win and awesome.
Tomorrow I'm baking pies because we're hosting Turkey Day. It's going to be chaotic with the influx of 5 insane people. They're only staying two nights, then once they leave Ryan and I will be hitting up every CVS in a 15 mile radius. Wooooo Black Friday deals!
Oh, Ryan and I went to the eye doctor a couple days ago (same doctor, consecutive appointments). Based on how much our eyes suck, she jokingly said, "You two can't have kids! Or start saving up for a Lasik fund now!" So, after I'm out of grad school I'm sure Ryan's mom is going to start asking about grandkids. Now I have a rock-solid excuse. "Our doctor said we aren't able to have kids." Mwah hah ha!
Monday, November 03, 2008
I'm so excited about the election tomorrow! Here is my prediction:
I'm least confident about my predictions for Florida, Ohio, and North Carolina. After 2000 and 2004, I don't trust Florida and Ohio. North Carolina could go either way, but I decided to give it to Obama since the forecast there calls for rain, which I'm predicting will deter more lukewarm McCain supporters than enthusiastic Dems.
I talked to my mom on the phone last night. She's not a big McCain fan...but she really likes Palin! Sheesh.
Big news on the home front is that the cattens have fleas. I blame Blackie and the rest of the strays. We spent the weekend doing heavy-duty cleaning and combing the cattens. Today I treated the carpets to kill any remaining eggs. Should take care of it, but it's been so sad not snuggling up to my fur babies for a couple days!
I'm least confident about my predictions for Florida, Ohio, and North Carolina. After 2000 and 2004, I don't trust Florida and Ohio. North Carolina could go either way, but I decided to give it to Obama since the forecast there calls for rain, which I'm predicting will deter more lukewarm McCain supporters than enthusiastic Dems.I talked to my mom on the phone last night. She's not a big McCain fan...but she really likes Palin! Sheesh.
Big news on the home front is that the cattens have fleas. I blame Blackie and the rest of the strays. We spent the weekend doing heavy-duty cleaning and combing the cattens. Today I treated the carpets to kill any remaining eggs. Should take care of it, but it's been so sad not snuggling up to my fur babies for a couple days!
Friday, October 17, 2008
I'm actually feeling quite excited and optimistic about SCHOOL right now. Yes, you heard me right. Crazy, huh?!? I think I will be done with my big scary essays on Monday. Then I can focus on my own research. Maybe even take a trip to Maine. I also just watched a very well done thesis defense seminar, which is very inspiring, like, "This could be you!"
So, after Monday (and maybe a day or two of celebratory slacking), next up is getting my summer 2007 data manuscript in submittable shape to submit for publication. I have a decent start on that from last year. Then I have to put together my thesis research proposal, which goes along with a presentation to the faculty convincing them that it's a feasible, "good" project. I have a decent start on that as well, from a grant proposal I did last year.
Bottom line, after a bunch of (intellectually useful but time-consuming and panic-inducing) crap, I get to do what I enrolled in grad school to do- marine ecology! Yay seaweed! Woot woot for snails!
So, after Monday (and maybe a day or two of celebratory slacking), next up is getting my summer 2007 data manuscript in submittable shape to submit for publication. I have a decent start on that from last year. Then I have to put together my thesis research proposal, which goes along with a presentation to the faculty convincing them that it's a feasible, "good" project. I have a decent start on that as well, from a grant proposal I did last year.
Bottom line, after a bunch of (intellectually useful but time-consuming and panic-inducing) crap, I get to do what I enrolled in grad school to do- marine ecology! Yay seaweed! Woot woot for snails!
Thursday, October 02, 2008
I CANNOT wait for the VP debate tonight! Biden is going to PWN Palin. It's going to be pure comedy gold for The Daily Show and Colbert Report.
Kitties are still cute. School is still okay, I still only have a couple hours a day where my brain is firing on all cylinders, though. Slickdealing has slowed down somewhat now that I'm more busy, but I'm still getting deals here and there. I expect the grocery budget to be more in the $200-$250 range instead of $150ish, though, especially with the dearth of home-grown vegetables *tear*.
Going to Ithaca this weekend for Jamie's wedding! We're staying at my mother-in-law's (ack! (<--staying there won't be that bad, I'm more referring to the fact that I have a MIL)).
Kitties are still cute. School is still okay, I still only have a couple hours a day where my brain is firing on all cylinders, though. Slickdealing has slowed down somewhat now that I'm more busy, but I'm still getting deals here and there. I expect the grocery budget to be more in the $200-$250 range instead of $150ish, though, especially with the dearth of home-grown vegetables *tear*.
Going to Ithaca this weekend for Jamie's wedding! We're staying at my mother-in-law's (ack! (<--staying there won't be that bad, I'm more referring to the fact that I have a MIL)).
Sunday, September 21, 2008
Major blog slacker here.
It's me and Ryan's 5 year anniversary! There's some contention over whether this day is still important, now that we also have a wedding anniversary. I say yes! For one, I am so selective that in my telling Ryan that I liked him, I could forsee no reason for us to break up, so I was fairly certain we'd get married anyway. Besides, the actual wedding date is more of an anniversary of what Saturday the Aquarium had available that we didn't have a conflict with. Anyway, I don't expect flowers and Dom Perignon, but I at least want to say, "5 years, woot!"
Yesterday was the flea market. I made $305, $298 of that being my slickdealt drugstore goodies, which for the most part I got for free or pennies. There is another flea market in the spring...I'm looking forward already. I have pretty much stopped CVSing for a little while because their store coupons have dried up, but I will start again prior to Black Friday.
School is okay, not great, but not majorly sucky. I am indeed a research assistant instead of a TA this semester. It's great, especially since my advisor only had a few samples for me to count. It's waaaay less time than TAing. I finished my second comp essay, and have started background reading for the third and final one. I may even go up to Maine for a week this fall (TBD).
It's me and Ryan's 5 year anniversary! There's some contention over whether this day is still important, now that we also have a wedding anniversary. I say yes! For one, I am so selective that in my telling Ryan that I liked him, I could forsee no reason for us to break up, so I was fairly certain we'd get married anyway. Besides, the actual wedding date is more of an anniversary of what Saturday the Aquarium had available that we didn't have a conflict with. Anyway, I don't expect flowers and Dom Perignon, but I at least want to say, "5 years, woot!"
Yesterday was the flea market. I made $305, $298 of that being my slickdealt drugstore goodies, which for the most part I got for free or pennies. There is another flea market in the spring...I'm looking forward already. I have pretty much stopped CVSing for a little while because their store coupons have dried up, but I will start again prior to Black Friday.
School is okay, not great, but not majorly sucky. I am indeed a research assistant instead of a TA this semester. It's great, especially since my advisor only had a few samples for me to count. It's waaaay less time than TAing. I finished my second comp essay, and have started background reading for the third and final one. I may even go up to Maine for a week this fall (TBD).
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