My day seems to be a lot of contacting people to say, this task is with you, can you do your part so I can then do mine?

Ugh, the worst.

I'm enjoying the fact that I'm not On Call this week because I will be for the next two following weeks, which means I need to time block my fucking calendar to plow through the giant pile of work I need to do. While also, like, eating a salad and doing an exercise.

So that's how this morning is going.

I'm just saying, Canada owes you more brownies.

they want me to send a check like I'm a godddamn Fuller Brush Salesman in 1951.

Oh, I find it particularly infuriating when companies make it difficult for you to give them money.

Oh, I find it particularly infuriating when companies make it difficult for you to give them money.

I got a bill from genetic testing (which is annoying because the doctor office said my insurance would cover it and if not it would be about $250…but somehow I owe almost $500 after insurance?) but the options it lists are send a check, or CALL THEM to pay by credit card. Like, what? What is this, the 1900s?? I’d expect a cutting edge genetics testing place to be able to take my payment whenever/wherever!

I'd *think* you could open their e-mail and blink.

they want me to send a check

I pay my rent by check. I also have 80+ year old landlords who have only raised the rent $100 in 17 years, so I find the expense of a stamp totally worth it.

Most of my doctors pay by check, some handwritten checks and envelopes, which is nuts. I pay some things by check, but via bill pay where my bank writes the actual check.

ltc probably has an ear infection. So, no school again today. She’s being seen by her pediatrician this afternoon.

Aw, poor ltc, and poor you!

I pay my rent by check, and also my massage therapist and cleaning people -- it saves them the fees from paying with Venmo or whatever. Bring back checks!

I think the only checks we've written in the past 12 months have all been to the contractor who basically redid our yard. Everything else is online.

As for mortgages, we bought this house in 2010, and I think we're on our 5th or 6th bank holding the loan now? And the last two have had needlessly cutesy names that I think they think sound more friendly and approachable, but I'm sorry, your calling yourself Mr. Cooper doesn't make you think you're some nice guy helping me get a house, and NewRez makes me think of the problems surrounding Indian reservations and Native American legal issues in general, not my house.

Of course, it's possible I just have a weird brain.

NewRez is a super weird name for that Susan, totally agree!!

I pay almost all my bills by bank electronic bill pay, a few I Venmo or Zelle (the cleaners, my dog daycare), I think only the one place I go for electrolysis only takes cash or check, so is the only place I’ve been using checks in forever!