I wanted to write a quick update regarding a few of my Day Zero goals. I am on track to pay off my student loans in the next 12 months, which means only 1 more year until financial freedom (at least until I go back to grad school and do it all over again)! That [...]
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Can we talk about how today I woke up to over $5000 in my checking account, only to pay off a $3700 student loan? And that the rest of the money is already spent (June rent + bills + student loan payments)? And how I sold my laptop to Mike and really want to buy [...]
Corner and I are back from a whirlwind mini-vacation to Las Vegas. We both worked a full day last Monday and then flew from Monterey to Las Vegas. The plane ride was a whopping hour and two minutes. If you’re unfamiliar with air travel, that means there was enough time to turn my iPod on [...]
I have completed another one of my Day Zero goals (“go camping”)! Corner and I went camping in Big Sur this weekend. We left shortly after work on Friday and arrived at Big Sur Campground & Cabins just after 7pm. We set up our tent and then headed to Nepenthe for some dinner. We ate [...]
So I’m registered for NaNoWriMo this year. For those who have no idea what this means, it means I am participating in National Novel Writing Month. In order to “win”, you have to write 50,000 words during the month of November. I’ve joined the Santa Cruz and Monterey wrimos groups in hopes of meeting up [...]
I went to 3 different orthodontists before I finally decided to go for it, but yesterday I got my braces on. I now officially look like I am 14. Oh well, they tell me they will only be on for 16–20 months, and the end result should be worth it. Oh, and Michigan State beat [...]
Corner and I went to see the Get Up Kids at The Fillmore in San Francisco last night. I told Corner that they would *for sure* play “Mass Pike”, “10 Minutes”, and “Campfire Kansas”…and they did! I still <3 “Campfire Kansas” — it remains one of my favorite songs of all time. They left the [...]
Squeamish folks, thou should probably read no further. I have gone under the needle many times (both for piercings and for tattoos), but on Saturday I finally went under the punch. My left ear has been looking empty to me for awhile now (especially compared to my right ear), and I finally decided on something [...]
