Wednesday, November 23, 2005

mid-morning

Those Crazy Banks

Okay, the bank situation is all worked out.  Scary to see though, but my account has returned to normal.  A lesson for everyone out there - don’t check your account in the middle of the night because if there’s something freaky going on, they can’t figure out what it is until 8am.  It’s best to just not know...until you can do something about it.  So, my money is now safe and sound.  Yay!

Tuesday, November 22, 2005

evening

-$815.34 - Yeah, This Is The Total I Want To See In My Bank Account

In my life, I have NEVER bounced a check.  I’ve never even come close.  Tonight, I went to pay my bills online and I got a shock I so did not need.  It said that my checking account was $815.34 overdrawn, plus there was an overdraft charge of $22, AND the available amount in my savings account was $0.  Now, I’ll be the first one to tell you that my bank account is not loaded with money right now, but there are thousands of dollars missing.  Sadly, not tens or hundreds of thousands, but it is thousands, and I didn’t spend it.  I would’ve accepted that it was a weird late night computer glitch, except for the overdraft charge and the missing money from my savings account.  I called my bank, but she said that she can’t really see anything until after they update at 8am tomorrow.  Ordinarily, not such a big deal.  I rarely write any checks because I pay all of my bills online and in person generally use my debit card; however, I have one check outstanding, for my car payment.  One other weird thing - I went to pick up my Lyrica prescription tonight (that was going to be another rant, as my insurance is refusing to cover it and it’s not cheap) at Smith’s.  Then, after paying for the prescription at the pharmacy with my debit card, I also used the debit card for a few groceries.  So, that’s two separate transactions that went through tonight, yet they’re saying I’m $800 in the hole.  My overdraft protection wouldn’t have covered me being that much in the hole, so none of it makes sense.  But man, it’s crappy.  I was already on edge today money-wise and this was pretty much the last thing that I needed. 

So, only seven hours and fifteen minutes to find out where thousands of dollars disappeared to.  Wheeeeee.

Update 2:10am - Wait, it gets better, now it’s at -$1,168.80.  If I keep checking, maybe my negative balance can pay for the war in Iraq.

Tuesday, November 08, 2005

evening

R.I.P - Satchel, President of the Philippines

Your sage advice will be missed.

I’m sorry, Celine. :(

Sunday, October 30, 2005

late morning

Time Change?  What Time Change?

I think this is the first time I was ever taken by surprise by the time change.  Too weird.  We were watching the Leafs game last night (and I still love them, despite the abysmal blowout) and one of the announcers mentioned something about the time change.  Leigh-Ann and I looked at each other, “Really?  Is it this weekend?” We still weren’t sure until we woke up this morning to our omniscient computer clocks, which changed for us.  Since we had so much extra time this morning, we decided to go out for a special once every couple of years treat - breakfast at McDonald’s.  Plus, since Starbucks is in the same parking lot, we of course had to go there too.  I have never seen our Starbucks so crowded (our usual time there is 4p-7p), with people just lounging around and HUGE lines in the drive-thru.  Also, as I looked around, I realized our neighborhood is so damned white.  Well, at least the Starbucks crowd is.  It was amazing the difference between the Starbucks and McDonald’s crowds, even though they’re in the same shopping plaza.  The parking lot at Starbucks was full of fancy cars - a Dodge Viper, a BMW SUV, etc.  The McDonald’s parking lot, compact cars and old trucks.  It’s strange to see class differences just a few hundred yards apart.

A Cricket & Flippy health update - Cricket is doing fine.  I guess it really was arthritis, because with a week of Rimadyl and some good weather, she’s fine.  I’m still having trouble wanting chocolate.  Yesterday, I attempted a chocolate Payday, but alas, didn’t like it.  It’s not the Payday’s fault, I just wasn’t that into it.  The steroids are freaky.  The pain is a lot better, but yesterday I started having really bad bladder problems again, which extended into today.  Leigh-Ann suggested that maybe the steroids were decreasing the inflammation so that my symptoms were going backwards.  Everything started with back pain, then moved to my bladder and then my leg.  Perhaps we’re going in reverse.  Hopefully, all of the symptoms will disappear completely soon.  Still, I’m expecting surgery anyway.  I’m thinking that early December is probably a good time.  We’ll go to the Liz Phair concert in November, have Thanksgiving and then have surgery, which will give me time to heal before the family get-together for Hanukkahmas.  Our grocery stores deliver, so we’ll be okay living as hermits for a couple of weeks.  Plus, if we really need anything, our nextdoor neighbor is always helpful.

I think the meds are giving me weird dreams too.  Last night, I had a dream that Tie Domi’s son came over to my house and wanted my new hockey skates.  That’s weird enough, but he looked like Sidney Crosby and was Sidney Crosby’s age.  Also, I don’t have any hockey skates.  I’ve never had any hockey skates.  I’ll admit, the skates were pretty spiffy looking, so I can’t blame him for wanting them.  I also had a dream that Tie had a healthcare blog.  Yeah, as if he has the time or interest for that.  Oh yeah, and part of my dream had to do with some hockey jersey I had hanging in the cabana near our pool.  Clearly, I dream big.  Our pool doesn’t have a cabana, and any jerseys I have are in our closet.  This one was apparently very very special.  If only I could remember why it was special.  I can’t wait for tonight’s dreams.  I’m assuming that the Tie associated dreams came from watching the Leafs last night.  Today, I’ve been watching football.  Maybe LaDainian Tomlinson’s son (if he has one...although, it’s my dream, why would it matter?) will want my non-existent football cleats.  Hey, if someone wanted my expensive baseball glove that’s in the closet, at least we’d have something based on reality, but noooo, people want what I don’t even have.

Tuesday, October 18, 2005

early evening

Cricket’s Crappy Crap

F*&#$&, f##$&, f#*$*! After dinner tonight, I came into the bedroom and Cricket was sitting oddly. I talked to her and she got up and LIMPED over to see me. That limp, that’s another surgery at $1000 - $2000.

It was raining really hard today and the yard flooded, so Cricket hasn’t been let out. (She goes on pads in the bathroom) She oftentimes wants to romp through puddles and make a huge mess. Anyway, she hasn’t even been on the stairs today. I have no idea how she could’ve hurt her leg. Since her last surgery, we don’t even let her go up the stairs anymore - I carry her. She’s only allowed to go down, where she barely puts any pressure on her back (very very expensive) legs.

This is so not what we needed today. I gave her some Rimadyl, but it looks exactly the same as when she needed surgery last time.  She’s limping and then stretching her leg back.  For those of you keeping track - Cricket had bilateral knee surgery early last year.  Then, she had ACL surgery on one of the knees earlier this year.