Polonius-ness

Well, hey ya'll.

It's been a while. I think the thing with the job thing is all getting up in my stuff. And everything. Anyways.

It's not bad, having a full-time gig with benefits and retirement, etc. I went to the doctor for $20 on Friday,* bought groceries (even some /gasp, items that weren't on sale, just for kicks) even took care of dry cleaning that's spent the last 18 months in my car. Oh, and I paid all of my bills. All of them. Even the ones several months overdue. Now that's something to write home about.

I have learned something interesting, though. Even now, I clip coupons, buy generics, peruse clearance racks, curb impulse buying - in short, even when I technically have the money, I have developed such stringent habits from the days of pb & j sandwiches and keeping the A/C turned off, that I continue to practice them. (that "in short" turned into rather a long - and awkwardly phrased - series of dependent clauses... very Polonial. Poloniusal. You get it.) I mean, what better thrill than when you hand the cashier a sheaf of coupons for items that one had intended to purchase anyway, and watch the savings rack up to $20?! Well, my record is only $19.26 @ ye olde Publix, but STILL!

It's good to be chea... err, thrifty. Less money spent = less thinking about money. {End blog topic.}

{Begin anew, anon}

Okay, Wil Wheaton. Either you know his name, or you don't, and either you loved him in ST:NG, or you hated him. Make no never mind either way, 'cause Wesley is gone and Kyle has arrived. Well, Kyle + Rosemary, to more precise. It's the cartoon debut event of the season! All the cool kids will be watching! Plus, the artist, Jun, sent me stickers, like this one, when I complimented her work on her blog. I love cool people. Especially geeky cool people.

Oh, and BY THE WAY, I have a very profound apology to make to all of my friends, neighbors, and strange people in parking lots who insisted that I start watching "Heroes" last year. You were right, I was wrong. It really IS "that good," as Bryan and I have repeatedly stayed up to 3 and 4am to finish the DVDs as they come in from Netflix. If you're not watching, or you haven't watched last season, make like an egg and get crackin' because Season 2 starts on the 24th. Of September, that is. Sylar is waiting, and he's starting to get hungry... (um. ew. sorry)

I would like to dedicate this blog to Heather. She knew that I'd come back, and it was her faith that urged me on (in more ways than one).

Happy Monday!

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* I also learned that I owed $500 from a previous - uninsured - visit, but they're letting me pay in increments. It ain't bad.