AnomicJournal

09 June 2008 @ 04:41 pm

Yvonne and I are moving to Riverwest! Our application for a cottage there was approved today!

Also, The Onion Movie officially has my favorite portrayal of tabletop RPGs evar. Wizards & Warbeasts FTW!

Tags: gaming, life

Dispatch From: Special-K & Y-Bone's Pad

Aural Anomia: thosquanta - cowboy

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03 April 2008 @ 06:28 pm

Touring the Spirit Realm

So I just got back from the magical canyons of Aravaipa where my life coach took me on Retreat. I joined the motley crew of her other clients, who's ranks included: a tantric masseuse, a rocket scientist, a letha yogi, a bank president, a nurse, an insecure artist, an anxious widow, an elderly hypochondriac, a founder of design schools, another life coach, and a cowboy.

( see the down and dirty details )

So that was that! Now I am back in town and trying to get back on my feet.

First step: mourn for Milwaukee and Wauwatosa, both of which have foolishly voted scoundrels into power.
Second step: find a job.
Third step: figure out where to live next year.
Fourth step: get some of my songs recorded.

Tags: life

Dispatch From: Special-K and Y-Bone's Pad

Reductionist Mood Descriptor:

contemplative

Aural Anomia: Deltron 3030 - Things You Can Do

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11 February 2008 @ 05:22 pm

karmic roller coaster, in dot format

well a couple days ago I got a call from NORC with a possible job offer interviewing former prisoners, which might start just as soon as my RTI job ends.

i also found out that i have no STDs. *does a happy dance*

then i did my taxes. i found out i pulled in about 20 Gs gross last year. the government withheld around 2 grand from my checks, and that wasn't enough apparently because now they want a couple hundred more.

i spent about 18 or 19 Gs on rent, bills, interest charges, student loan payments, and necessary expenses. This doesn't count any fun money, christmas presents, travel expenses, or unexpected medical expenses (no insurance) or unexpected car repair expenses. So, overall I think I made a net loss of about 5 grand last year, despite working multiple full time jobs, frequent 60 hour weeks, and living at my parents' house half the year.

I still owe about 32 Gs in student loans, and about 8 Gs in credit card debt. So at my current rate of -$5,000 / year, I should have that paid off in... um, wait, actually I think I should owe DOUBLE that in about 4 years... what's my motivation in this scenario again? I think I'm going to look into calling a bankruptcy lawyer.

then saturday i headed out to madison with chestocrates to see DJs Koob and EYG spin at a club.

en route i spun my car out on a patch of ice, blew a tire, and almost died, and now i have a few hundred dollars of car repair bills i don't have the money for.

on the plus side, my homies took pity on me and hooked me up with a couple free drinks and a free copy of the new Deathkey compilation, which is tizIGHT.

then i slept for about 20 hours, feeling that it was pointless to get out of bed since every time I do that it ends up costing me money, and then I watched the first few episodes of The Wire.