{{{Jess}}} I'm so sorry, that sounds like a nightmare. Giving meaningful feedback *is* the worst!

When I tried to pay for my new catalytic converter with my debit card because my insurance company had already deposited my claim money in my account (living in the future is AMAZING sometimes) I discovered that I have a limit on how much I can charge to it in a day. My credit union was super nice about getting around it (they needed something in writing authorizing a higher one time charge but they accepted an emailed photo of a scribbled post it note) and I'm sure I had known about it but never considered it an issue because it was a higher amount than I could really imagine wanting to spend.

-t, I've had that happen, too. But I was able to request a temporary ceiling raise through my bank app, so that was helpful. (I love USAA. One of the reasons I married Matt, ha! Kidding. I could get bank accounts as a "partner," but now I have access to All The Things; it IS a nice side benefit of being official, though.)

I am having a nice sort-of-working-but-also-chilling week. I read about 100 pages of an actual book yesterday. It was pleasant. My brain was like, "What is this information coming in via text on a page thing? It's pretty cool. I kind of remember liking this...)

I have thought recently of trying a social media diet. Not because I find it trying... I really only do FB, and my page is pretty mellow. But I do feel like reading a book more and scrolling less could have some benefits. I'm pondering the easiest way to do it. I suppose taking FB off of my phone would be an excellent start.

I have a lot to do but it is all tedious fiddly stuff that I would so like to put off to some mythical future time when I will be more in the mood for that AND I am not really under much time pressure to get it done immediately but I am trying very hard to buckle down and do it. Oh, but I haven't had coffee yet, so I'd better take a break and make a cup. Honestly, that might help with the buckling down. I am so much more haphazard about coffee when I am at home than when I am in the office.

My phone is scheduled to arrive tomorrow. Yay!

I’m glad you and ltc are feeling better, sj.

UGHHHHH it's annual review season and I've got SO MANY peer review requests this year.

OMG, 28?!?!? That is a nightmare. I forced myself to do four last week!

Holy crap, Jessica. I mean, it's a huge compliment that so many people want your review, but... yeah, that's a lot. There ought to be an upper limit! And 28 is way over it. Yikes.

Yup, -t, coffee is indicated. I just got mine. I have to be a moderator on a workshop in a few minutes. It was very necessary.

Last time my bank called to check on me was when I was in Canada in October--I'd had a Seattle charge go through the second day after I got to Vancouver (and started my Tim Horton's and Nando's spending spree), and I guess they needed to make sure I hadn't duplicated myself or something.

Coincidentally, I just got a text message telling me there's unusual activity on one of my cards. There's no alert or message in the app and that card is actually over its limit (my clever security measure) so I'm not too worried and figure the link in the text is the actual danger.

Coffee made and consumed. Awaiting powers of motivation and concentration.

I used to do this, but my bank now has a message in the automated menu that says "If you're traveling you don't need to tell us" so I don't anymore!

Well, that's no fucking help, credit card companies.

Yeah, my bank also started doing the "don't even worry about" for travel alerts a while back, so I took it off my pre-travel to do lists.