“The champ, by a long shot, is Jenn… the cupcake-loving Chicagoan with the adorable glasses, impressive wit and apparently hyperactive fingers. She turned out an astonishing 47 posts. My best calendar month ever was 36, and I have gone over 30 only four or five times. Not only did she write that much, but it was largely entertaining and substantial.”
\
- Accidentally Me in reference to the number of posts in a month.
\
\
I’m going to take this opportunity to do a happy dance. Not that I’m trying to win some blogging contest, but I love her description of me A LOT! Hyperactive fingers! Dancing phalanges!! Thanks for making me giddy 
\
\
Today I have learned:
\
That customer service is bad everywhere.
\
\
My grandparents are pre-paying their funeral (hello, morbid). A few months ago a payment was lost. My grandma was complaining about the service there and said “now we won’t be able to die!” She looks at me for support or some type of agreement. What did she expect me to say to that? “Oh crap, now I’ll never get the house?” No!
\
\
No matter how much I try not to spend money, money will throw itself out of my wallet/bank account and disguise itself as something in a plastic bag in my room.
\
\
I shop like a chick. Items in Jenn’s shopping cart today: A copy of US Weekly, two boxes of tampons (I like to stock up, thank you), 10 Luna bars, a package of m&m and chocolate chip cookies, a 13-pack of hangers, strawberry bagels and two boxes of popcorn (one buttered, one healthy choice).
\
\
I really enjoy post cards. I just received one from someone in Japan. That’s my first card from Japan. The Missus also sent me one from London. Going some where awesome? Want to send me a postcard? Do it.
\
\
No matter how much money I am saving, taxes and fees will always amount to more than the amount you save.
\
\
The hotel that Peter and I usually stay at is apparently bitter about the break up as well. A room that usually costs me $80 a night now costs $213. Why the big difference Hilton Garden Inn?
\
\
I have absolutely no idea what I’m doing at any given period in time. It may look like I do to the untrained eye, but look closely and you’ll notice an “oh shit!” look on my face. It’s often hidden behind the “Yeeeaaaah…I rule” and “Mmmm m&ms” face.
\
\
I spent more money today than I would have earned if I had been at work. This three-days a week bullshit is costing me money! It’s obvious why I need those other two days to be spent at work. You can only buy so much in a vending machine.
\
\
Songs about vacuums can be quite touching ::snif::
{ 24 comments… read them below or add one }
HAHA! Love this one, especially: “I have absolutely no idea what I\’92m doing at any given period in time.”
\
\
I noticed you didn’t have any clothes in your shopping cart. Do you like to shop for clothes? ‘Cause I hate it. Always hated it and I suspect I always will. And now that I have to buy a whole new wardrobe to accommodate my baby bump, it’s making me crazy having to shop for maternity clothing. Any tips to make shopping less hellish? HALP!
Reply
“No matter how much I try not to spend money, money will throw itself out of my wallet/bank account and disguise itself as something in a plastic bag in my room.”
\
\
HA HA HA! That was my favorite
\
\
I do agree with you about tampons, too. When WWIII happens I may get radiation poisoning, and I may starve or be captured by the enemy, but I REFUSE to run out of feminine hygiene products!
Reply
Strawberry bagels? Umm, yum! Where did you find those?!
Reply
Haha, you can’t even BEGIN to talk about stalking up on feminine products! When I was… 17 (?) years old, I realized I was going to have my period the entire week I went camping. So I think I bought three boxes of tampons and two bags of pads. For some reason I thought I would need all of them that week! What was I thinking??? I STILL have some left-overs, almost 4 years later!
Reply
Stocking up is always a good idea. The m&m’s are too
Reply
Man, you’re a rockstar! My best month was 46 and believe me, you put a lot more thought into your posts than I did! Keep ‘em coming!
Reply
Uhmmm.. HORRAH you post writing fool you~!
Reply
You’re totally right about customer service – bad everywhere. I love the Jazz Hands photo – awesome. You can pre-pay for your funeral? I didn’t know that.
Reply
Today I walked around Target with a shirt, a box of pistachio pudding, and a travel coffee mug from the dollar section. Yay, chick shopping!
Reply
I also have to admit, I really wish I needed glasses. I think they make girls look so freaking cute! And yours are outstanding!
Reply
I too am often clueless about what I’m doing. But, my saving grace is that I’m spectacular about faking it.
Reply
i want to comment on this. but i can’t think of anything witty to say. but i enjoyed your post.
\
\
and i’d send you a postcard, but i don’t go anywhere but house-sitting for people who live in my town.
Reply
I’d send a postcard from LA, but isn’t that boring? If I were somewhere exotic, like say Barbados, that would be another story. One can dream, no?
Reply
Haha. I totally shop like a chick too, but it makes sense. You know, seeing as to how we are chicks
\
\
And yes, I am new but I’m really loving reading along!
Reply
haha yes i saw that description “cupcake-loving Chicagoan”…and i thought “we must have been separated at birth”.
Reply
you crazy-posting-fool!
\
\
tellllll me about the money vaccuum. AUGH. i can’t stop it. dear money, PLEASE STAY, I LOVE YOU. kthx.
Reply
I was just thinking about how I spend more money when I’m bored at work (kind of like only spending three days at work, I think). The only hope to kill my money-spending streak? Full-time Grad School…I think it’s going to be killed for quite some time, yes…
Reply
“now we won’t be able to die” – I lol’d at work. No worries, people already think I am strange.
Reply
i fricken love m&m and chocolate chip cookies…esp. the keebler kind. omgomgomg loooooove keebler cookies.
Reply
Binary Blonde -
\
I’m turning my answer to your comment into a post. Stay tuned!
\
\
Jimsmuse -
\
I knew I wasn’t the only one
\
\
Lexiloo -
\
Jewel. I believe they’re Lenders. Lendels? Lenders? Whatever they’re by all the other bagels haha!
\
\
Angela -
\
Wow. That’s a lot of tampons.
\
\
Meghan -
\
I should have stocked up on m&ms. Damn.
\
\
Ben – I am something of a rockstar, yes.
\
\
Just K -
\
I am a fool!
\
\
Jessica -
\
The photo makes me so happy! You can pre-pay a funeral I guess. Learn something new everyday!
\
\
Renee -
\
We rule.
\
\
Accidentally Me -
\
Thank you! You can always buy glasses with normal lenses, not prescription. Just trick people into believing you’re blind
\
\
Nicole -
\
I’m no where near spectacular.
\
\
Amy -
\
It’s okay. Thank you for gracing my comments section
\
\
Larissa -
\
If you go to Barbados, put me in your suitcase.
\
\
Glitterkid -
\
Yes being a chick does make sense….glad you’re enjoying my blogaroo! Thanks for commenting
\
\
Amy -
\
I’m pretty sure we were. You like making them…I like eating them…
\
\
Alice -
\
I had that talk before. Money doesn’t like whiners.
\
\
Sarah
\
Yeah I think grad school will help.
\
\
Busy Pretending -
\
No worries, I don’t think you’re strange.
\
\
Legally Heidi -
\
They are the Keebler kind! Yay!!!
Reply
Dancing philanges. I love it!
Reply
My Grannie pre-booked her funeral last year…the very thought of it creeps me out.
Reply
Teehee! Jazz Hams! *giggle*
Reply
Have you been to postcardx.net or postcrossing?
\
\
They are both ways to get lots of postcards from random people all over the world
Reply