Pachelbel Rant

Ok, so because I'm a geek I listen to classical music. I listen to just about anything, although I'm not terribly fond of country or opera. However, there is one piece of music I hate. HATE. And comedian Rob Paravonian sums it up nicely. Thank you Rob.

Sigh....

It hasn't been the best of starts for us Yankees fans. Chien-Ming Wang can't pitch his way out of a Little League game. The bullpen. Let's not even go there. Ridiculously overpriced tickets. A manager who, in my opinion, isn't going to be around after this year. Even with all of this, I decided to try and get me some tickets for a game. Figuring that since I was off this week, I could catch a game, I went online in search of tickets. I actually scored a pair of field seats for tonight's match up against the A's (yawn), and they didn't cost me a whole paycheck. And now? And now it is about to rain. It is about to rain the way it rains when there are floods. And it is cold. And windy. And the game is likely to be made up this Wednesday. When I am in Florida. Sigh.....it's going to be a long season.

Vacation Time!

Yay, we're going on vacation! I am now officially out of the office until the 27th. Sweet.

Mmmm...

As part of our money saving plans, we've purchased a Tassimo brewer. Instead of shelling out $4 a pop at Starbucks, why not make the stuff at home? It's not quite the same, but it'll do. Right now I'm sipping on a decent latte, and the cost was about 80 cents. I figure by the end of the day I will have OD'ed on caffeine.

App Addict

Hello. My name is Nancy. I'm an App Store addict. Today, I downloaded three Apps. Yesterday, two. I can't stop. Please help me.

Achoooooo!!!!!

It's that time of year. No, not baseball's opening day (although I am very happy about that). It's spring. Which means pollen. Which means about 2 weeks of misery. Please pass the tissues. And the steel wool so I can scratch my eyes out.

WTF??

Imagine my surprise to wake up to SNOW. Isn't it supposed to be spring? Haven't I already discussed how much I'm ready for spring? You know, spring, when it's warm and green out. Not cold and white out.

I'm Ready

Spring arrives this week (finally), and I am ready. I am more ready for this season than I have ever been. I am ready physically. I am ready mentally. And I am ready with a mop. I woke up this morning, and looked around the house, seemingly for the first time since fall, and thought, EW!

Recovery.gov

Spring is (almost) here, and we've embarked upon our own Recovery.gov plan for fiscal responsibility. Call it a monetary spring cleaning, if you will. The last few years have left my financial house of cards in a pile, due primarily to working full time, being in graduate school many nights a week, and dealing with my late mother's estate. It's a difficult thing to sit down and spread your financial life out in front of you, under the harsh light of day. It is also a difficult thing to look at where you've made mistakes along the way.

That being said, we're unloading a Disney timeshare, and cashing in an un-needed life insurance policy to get ourselves back on track. While it may be painful to take that first peek at the personal balance sheet, in the end, it's good to come out of the exercise with a plan. Of course, this involves careful prioritizing of our needs and wants. Needs are fairly obvious (house, car, utilities, etc.). Wants are a little harder. While some friends and family might categorize a timeshare as a "need," for us it falls under "wants," therefore it is not a necessity (and selling it is a source of a little $$). Once this exercise is finished, it's easier to see just what needs to be done. And with a clear path to fiscal rebuilding before us, especially in these dark financial times, we can rest a little easier having subjected ourselves (and our habits) to a little scrutiny.

Aaaahhhhh!!!!

I can't take it any more!