T-shirt spotted at The Bible Factory Outlet Store:

"Hot Chicks Don't Come From Monkeys

No you need an opposable thumb to do it right...

Every time I call my three cards to lower our credit limit to what I consider reasonable, a few months later, they jack it back up again. I need to cancel a few accounts.

Cash, be careful cancelling accounts if you have debt. It will lower your debt to credit ratio and lower your score. Also, if those accounts are some of your older ones, closing them effectively shortens your credit history and you guessed it...lowers your score.

::just NOW pulled myself out of the credit mess I put myself in in college::

I ended up keeping accounts open that I would have otherwise closed. My research surprised me, but I can't deny the results. The important thing is to be judicious in applying for new credit. Too much too fast will tank a good score PDQ.

The Food Spoilage tests:

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wanders back from ebay, scratching head

...but s/he looked okay. What did I miss? Where is the clue that s/he could be evil?

chews lip

Well, we'll see what happens. And it's only money, worst case scenario.

So I find myself alone this evening and decide that the weeds in my garden (about mid-calf) really have gotten out of hand since Andi has moved in.... Most of them are grass shoots, as the guy who tilled my garden increased it and tilled under a lot of sod.

As I was hacking away at my obvious neglect, I came upon a tree.

About a foot tall.

It looks to be an oak.

I'm pretty sure mother nature is mocking me.

I am feeling all silly because I am not going to see Dave again until Sunday [I do know this is only three more days] and I miss him. His work and meeting schedule has been crazy lately, plus he has been working on his resume and job applications. Proof of how overtired he is came in e-mail form this afternoon when he wrote to me that "last nights mail was good, instead of meal.

I have too much credit card debt. Mainly from travel and from spending money to ease depression [which never really helps and which I am trying to be better about]. I regret the depression spending, but I really don't regret the travel debt. Especially since I was look at prices for a trip to Italy [just daydreaming] in a magazine at the mall today, and I realized the reason I was sitting down reading a magazine at the mall was because I was in too much pain to walk around. With the way my body has been acting lately, I'm really not sure that walking around Pompeii for hours in 90+ degree heat is even doable anymore t /depressing thought for the day

Raq, I must see a picture of Mal with his dragon puppet. It sounds too cute. I hope your day improves.

Beverly, I hope you're feeling better.

vw, it makes me so angry that you have to choose which meds you can get. I'm so sorry that you are having to deal with this, but I am glad that the really important ones seem to be doable.

Poor Toto; I hope he feels better soon.

{{{brenda}}} I hope your doctor can get you something to help. Take care.

juliana is evil to link to so many cute things today. I remember lusting after the first velvet coat you linked to last season, and I think it is cheaper now. Someone remind me I don't need another coat.

Oh, damn that is scary Gud. Good luck with Leif.

Jilli, I hope your meeting went well.

I bought the blouse. This had better not contribute (further) to me needing therapy.

I really want that blouse, ita. Let me know how you like it when it arrives.

Teething ~ma to Lily.

No idea, Fay. It looks fine! Though I might've cavilled at the located-in-China part, but the feedback is good!

Yeah, see when the DVDs first showed up a couple of weeks ago all the feedback had been for lighters, and I was all 'Hmm, the DVDs are a new product, maybe they'll be fake', but the feedback was positive, so it sure LOOKS like people were getting their DVDs. And WeeSisterJay says that the post is pretty good from China to the UK, from her experience. And s/he had so MANY sets of DVDs for not very much! Like, Seasons 1-7 of BtVS for £60 total, type of thing.

...and there are other sellers based in China selling the same stuff now. And, and...oh dear. I don't know what to think.

t /first world problem

sj, I envy you your relationship, and I think it's cool to have someone you care about so much. Also, damn straight with the not-regretting-the-travel thing. I'm only sorry you needed to sit down and peruse the magazine for such a shitty reason.

Whoops, sj reminded me I was going to comment on Leif's Fun With Matches - good luck there, Gud. My heart was in my mouth when I read your story.

My Anne W. rip-off haircut: [link]

Foamy!