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14 April 2006

This is an angry complaining post. (Yes, half of mine are. If you don't like it, go stuff yourself.)→[More:]

WHY WON'T ANYONE GIVE ME MY MONEY????

Freelance client: Well, we cut your check, only no one is here to sign it, so we'll send it Monday. (Oh, that totally wasn't forseeable? You couldn't maybe do it yesterday? Or at least not lie about it?

Ex-boss: Well, this foundation that's giving us a grant is totally incompetent and they were totally gonna send us the check, but then it got lost and we'll have it next week . . .

Mom: Well, I know I used to give you an allowance (yeah, shut up, it wasn't that much and I counted on it), but I just cancelled it without warning you right at the same time I'm making you front loads of money for my stupid wedding that I'm forcing you to fly accross the country for on a totally inconvenient weekend. I'll write you a check okay?

But everyone who wants my money? Oh, yeah, they're all lined up. Make dame scream & cry & hate you all.

post by: dame at: 14:56 | 32 comments

*hands dame a quarter*

posted by jonmc 14 April | 14:58

*shoves useless quarter up jonmc's nose*

Do you even know how much a new competition suit costs? Not to mention bills?

posted by dame 14 April | 15:00

Tell us where they live and we'll go and have a "friendly" word.

posted by seanyboy 14 April | 15:01

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posted by quonsar 14 April | 15:03

Is this a bad time to ask you for $50 to last me till payday?

posted by agropyron 14 April | 15:03

I'll buy you a beer on Saturday.

posted by Hugh Janus 14 April | 15:04

No, agro. I mean, if you need it, I'm sure we can figure it out.

posted by dame 14 April | 15:09

Oh, and q? Fuck off.

posted by dame 14 April | 15:10

I was just teasing. And that quarter will get you a local phonecall, at least.

(and dame, a someone about to be jobless who has held low-paying jobs his whole life, I can assure you that I know what things cost and I sympathize)

posted by jonmc 14 April | 15:15

What's a competition suit?

posted by grouse 14 April | 15:17

shouler pads, high heels, big bow-tie, that kinda thing.

posted by jonmc 14 April | 15:18

(a bathing suit for a swim team competition- I imagine they're ordered special with team colors, etc)

posted by ThePinkSuperhero 14 April | 15:20

It's for swim meets, grouse. The end of the season is coming up and my old one wore out and they are insanely expensive for something that lasts like five meets. That's half of what's driving me nuts: I have a whole bunch of extra expenses right now. Otherwise, i'd just be vaguely annoyed.

(And thanks, jon. I know you didn't mean anything bad. I think I'd almost take being unemployed and severanced. Then you don't have money, but time, ah, time . . .)

On preview: It's the fabric & size that makes them different for workouts. They are extra tight to make you go faster, so when they wear out & stretch, you kinda *need* a one; no making do.

posted by dame 14 April | 15:21

OMG! In other, happier news, sexy swimming boy is coming to the beer garden. Please do not mentin that I talk about him a lot, k?

posted by dame 14 April | 15:22

Hell, I'll buy you two.

posted by Hugh Janus 14 April | 15:23

Woot woot! Don't let him leave before 10 p.m. (aka when I arrive).

posted by ThePinkSuperhero 14 April | 15:23

*kisses Hugh*

posted by dame 14 April | 15:25

I know, I'm looking forward to it, actually. My only other strectch of unemployment was in FLA, and I had no unemployment coming in and we were living off Pips' scholarship and stipend and i was constatly anxiety wracked and couldn't enjoy it. On top of that it was periodically interrupted by bizarre temp jobs.

(on preview: I'm looking forward to unemployment, not the sexy swimming guy, although I'm sure he's a swell fella, if dame's other dude is any indication.)

posted by jonmc 14 April | 15:25

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posted by quonsar 14 April | 15:29

bizzare temp jobs... He still counts tanga in his sleep sometimes...

Sorry 'bout the troubles, Dame. Pitcher on me!

posted by Pips 14 April | 15:32

evil baby!

posted by ethylene 14 April | 15:34

Thanks, guys. At least I'll be drunk tomorrow. See most of you then.

posted by dame 14 April | 15:45

Pitcher of what, honey? I like pitchers of flowers and trees and bowls of fruit. They're purty.

posted by jonmc 14 April | 15:46

you think you got it bad?
I'm caught in the soul-siphoning tentacles of a Monogamapus!

posted by Hellbient 14 April | 15:52

*giggles*

posted by dame 14 April | 15:59

Why, pitchers of Hordeum Vulgare and Humulus Lupulus, of course (Google is a wonderful thing...). They bring out the purty colours.

posted by Pips 14 April | 16:11

Anyone else seeing vulgar and wolf, by the by? Makes sense...

posted by Pips 14 April | 16:13

Vulgar hords and human wolves (wolfmen)?

Sorry. Too much scrabble.

posted by Pips 14 April | 16:16

Scrabble babble.

I'll stop now.

posted by Pips 14 April | 16:17

I AM NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY, DAMMIT!

posted by Divine_Wino 14 April | 16:34

Oh, I need to move up there permanently so I can have actual faces to grouse to and get drunk with.

Grouse grouse grouse.

posted by casarkos 14 April | 18:20

Oh and don't forget the gummint wants your money this month, too. We've got a war to fund, you know.

posted by scarabic 14 April | 18:26

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