JenP -- that's exactly it. It's the flashing grin or the curmodgeonliness or the devastation. And he walks kinda fun too.
You got all kinds of learnin' and you made me look the fool without tryin', and yet here I am with a gun to your head. That's 'cause I got people with me. People who trust each other, who do for each other, and ain't always lookin' for the advantage.
Mal ,'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
What Happens in Natter 35 Stays in Natter 35
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
§ ita § - May 08, 2005 11:00:56 am PDT #2284 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Allyson - May 08, 2005 11:10:05 am PDT #2285 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
Ugh.
They jacked the interest rate o my credit card up to 15% from 9%.
I called, had it lowed to 13%, but still, that is so ridiculous.
I'm considering going to the credit union at work and trying to get a fixed rate loan to pay it off and be beholden to a credit union rather than an unweildy bank.
Any financial people have advice in this regard?
§ ita § - May 08, 2005 11:12:31 am PDT #2286 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Allyson, what I have ended up doing (and infrequently enough that I don't think it'd hurt me in the eyes of the credit god) is getting a new credit card that has 0% APR on balance transfers. And that gives you breathing room to work out how else to do it (or, if you're lucky, enough time to pay it off before they bump the rate back up).
But I'm not a professional, and daren't play one even on TV.
Allyson - May 08, 2005 11:17:11 am PDT #2287 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
I keep having fantasies of selling my book, and just making enough to pay off this card. Please. It's all I want.
askye - May 08, 2005 11:23:24 am PDT #2288 of 10001
Thrive to spite them
Lee - May 08, 2005 11:47:21 am PDT #2289 of 10001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
I think ita's suggestion is a good one, Allyson.
The Orb seems to have disappeared from Belmont. I want it back.
§ ita § - May 08, 2005 11:53:33 am PDT #2290 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Alibelle - May 08, 2005 11:58:05 am PDT #2291 of 10001
Apart from sports, "my secret favorite thing on earth is ketchup. I will put ketchup on anything. But it has to be Heinz." - my husband, Michael Vartan
Hey Alibelle? Guess who just called? Phil the gambling man. He's coming over in a minute to kill an hour with the hanging out and such like.
Well, you should come back to the bored armed with stories of good crazy fun.
I'm sorry, Zenkitty.
Allyson, that totally sucks.
I can't seem to wake up today. I've had several naps, and I just keep wanting more.
SailAweigh - May 08, 2005 11:59:39 am PDT #2292 of 10001
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
Allyson, what ita said. I've done it twice now. I was even able to pay one off by doing that.
Cashmere - May 08, 2005 12:02:21 pm PDT #2293 of 10001
Now tagless for your comfort.
Allyson, we did that once. It was a huge relief because the payments were manageable. Credit card companies can fuck with your interest rate and you end up paying through the nose.
We had a card that we had paid off a $4K balance and they still jacked our rate up to 27%!!! I called to cancel and they offered me a 13% rate. I told them to stick it in their ass.