A crummy day.
Jul. 9th, 2008 01:15 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
jackofallgeeksToday's kind of a crummy day.
I slept reasonably well last night, which is more than I can say for the
last two nights -- it's been hot and my AC is still busted, and I really
don't deal well with heat. Last night it was cooler, but whever it is that
drops of the paper in the morning woke me up at about 5:30, as he often
does. The guy comes flying through the neighborhood with his stero too loud
making lots of noise opening and closing his door. It may be that I'm just
extraordinarily sensitive to sound that close to my usual waking time (I get
up at 6am), but it's still irritating.
As per my last update, I did the math and found that I'm spending an extra
$90/mo than I really ought to be. I need to call Verizon and find out what
the details of my contract are, specifically when it expires and how much
I'd pay for early termination. But seriously? I wouldn't even notice if my
phone and TV service stopped today. My DVR/set-top box isn't even hooked up
to my TV because my Wii and PS2/DVD-player take up all the inputs.
I had a little bit of a panic attack when I was checking my Verizon account
and it looked like I botched my bill, not paying it when I should have and
with the deadline just around the corner. That affected me because I get
really down on myself whenever I'm less-than-perfect at taking care of
myself (or, more accurately, fulfilling my obligations). Thankfully, on
closer inspection, the account page was just unnecessarily difficult to
read, and I had in fact paid my bill properly. It still has mer feeling
kind of bad...
Plus, my personal finances are a little bit off. I pay my mortgage
tomorrow, but don't get my paycheck until Friday, which means I need to dip
into savings to cover my bills for the 24-hour lapse. The off-by-one
problem plagues all computer scientists. It's not a big thing, my accounts
will be back in order again before the weekend, but it's irritating. It's
also a little concerning because before I get paid again I have my trip to
Florida for Nifer's wedding, and at least will need a rental car, two nights
at a hotel, and food.
And then there's whatever's going on with Meghan...
I just want to go home. With about two hours left in the day and no real
work to do, I have half a mind to tell my boss I'm sick and just head out
early. But I won't.
I slept reasonably well last night, which is more than I can say for the
last two nights -- it's been hot and my AC is still busted, and I really
don't deal well with heat. Last night it was cooler, but whever it is that
drops of the paper in the morning woke me up at about 5:30, as he often
does. The guy comes flying through the neighborhood with his stero too loud
making lots of noise opening and closing his door. It may be that I'm just
extraordinarily sensitive to sound that close to my usual waking time (I get
up at 6am), but it's still irritating.
As per my last update, I did the math and found that I'm spending an extra
$90/mo than I really ought to be. I need to call Verizon and find out what
the details of my contract are, specifically when it expires and how much
I'd pay for early termination. But seriously? I wouldn't even notice if my
phone and TV service stopped today. My DVR/set-top box isn't even hooked up
to my TV because my Wii and PS2/DVD-player take up all the inputs.
I had a little bit of a panic attack when I was checking my Verizon account
and it looked like I botched my bill, not paying it when I should have and
with the deadline just around the corner. That affected me because I get
really down on myself whenever I'm less-than-perfect at taking care of
myself (or, more accurately, fulfilling my obligations). Thankfully, on
closer inspection, the account page was just unnecessarily difficult to
read, and I had in fact paid my bill properly. It still has mer feeling
kind of bad...
Plus, my personal finances are a little bit off. I pay my mortgage
tomorrow, but don't get my paycheck until Friday, which means I need to dip
into savings to cover my bills for the 24-hour lapse. The off-by-one
problem plagues all computer scientists. It's not a big thing, my accounts
will be back in order again before the weekend, but it's irritating. It's
also a little concerning because before I get paid again I have my trip to
Florida for Nifer's wedding, and at least will need a rental car, two nights
at a hotel, and food.
And then there's whatever's going on with Meghan...
I just want to go home. With about two hours left in the day and no real
work to do, I have half a mind to tell my boss I'm sick and just head out
early. But I won't.
