When I was in college, I had to pay citibank credit card $5.00 or something like that for a bill.

My bank paid it out as $500. Well, you can imagine that I did not have $500 in the bank.

Boom. 10 checks bounced. And then they bounced again because all the merchants sent them through twice. I had this magnificent balance of something like -$300 after all was said and done.

I made the bank manager send me a letter saying it was their fault for paying out the check wrong and bouncing my check. I also closed my account with them at my earliest convenience when everything was settled.

why is it I get so busy on days when I only want to look at pictures and talk about stuff with y'all?

Banks suck. I'm getting closer and closer to keeping it in the mattress, for real.

In other news, have a heartwarming dog story and try not to tear up, I dare you. (Spoiler alert: happy ending.)

Ginger knows a lot. It's impressive.

Consuela, you can also make the collections company prove that you owe that money. But I'm not sure how to get it off the credit report that it shouldn't have been sent to collections!! What a PITA.

Just had a new coworker email saying "Please confirm that Dr[Blahblah] is yours now" and I looked and was like "Um, no. Not on my list. Also, in Georgia. So no." and she got all butt-hurt. Sorry, can't confirm what isn't true!

Amy,

I can't even laugh at that. I'm about there myself.

Similarly, the other day I put on a jacket to go outside where it was 65F, and was so hot! But if it's 65 inside, I need two sweaters. What's up with that?

I'm more likely to be sitting still when I'm inside.

Why are there ants in my apartment and who can I blame for that? They've been annoying me in the bathroom for a couple of weeks but today they discovered the kitchen. Argh! I don't even live on the ground floor! WTH?!

Aurelia, I have ants on the second floor, too. Charlie is a messy eater, and every time I go in to sweep up his bits of kibble, even if it's only been half an hour, there are ants. And others just wandering around, even when there's no kibble.

Dealing with banking issues is the worst. They have so much power!

aurelia, you can blame Twitter for that, too.

I just came up with a proactive work thing to do! God, I'm the worst at that part of my job. Maybe I can find one more today?

Banks suck. I'm getting closer and closer to keeping it in the mattress, for real.

Seriously, check your area to see if there's a credit union you can join. At a CU, you're a stockholder, and they pay you dividends. Unlike a bank, where you're basically a mark.

In other news, have a heartwarming dog story and try not to tear up, I dare you. (Spoiler alert: happy ending.)

Oh god, that is the most amazing thing ever.

I've been in this apartment for several years with no ants. Why now? Damn twitter.