Whoa, that took a while
This is my first update on this web site since March. Part of the issue is that I really never liked this current design I made around the start of the year and that my focus has shifted a bit thanks to my weight-loss plan. I have instead launched a third Web site Even Not Odd with the help of WordPress. I know, I have stood by Textpattern for the last four years, and I continue to use it for Cartophobic, but I needed something that didn’t need for me to design it from scratch for now. If I feel the need, I will switch to Textpattern, but I need something else to do in the meantime.
So check it out if you haven’t already.
permalink | Comment | observations | 08/28/2009
Breaking up
Today, February 4, is the day I have longed for. After 11 years, four states, five jobs and several letters and cards, I’m ending my relationship with Wachovia. In the years, the bank that was founded on Moravian roots has accidentally given me $100 of someone else’s money, charged me $220 in unjustified overdraft fees, send checks to two states before they came my way, sold two of my accounts to two separate banks, gave thieves a free college checking account and platinum credit card in my name, and now lie about what my savings account requirements were and then charge me an extra fee on top of it.
When I called customer service about the fee, they said that it was all my fault. I told them that another agent told me about a different set of requirements, but they didn’t believe me. So I closed the account. They asked me if the reason was that I couldn’t keep up with requirements, and I said it was because someone lied about my account and now I’m charged for that lie. I proceeded to tell them off and will close my checking account later this week.
Too bad they can’t use my bank fees for gambling in Vegas or can they?
permalink | Comment [1] | observations | 02/04/2009
It's about time I did something
I haven’t been here in a while, and it’s not that I’m avoiding to blog stuff these days. In fat, I have had tons of stuff change around me, but my lack of sleep takes charge of my activities. Plus, I really hate the current design of this site, but I can’t think of a worthy substitute just yet.
Anyway, here’s a quick 300-second update:
- I am still on my diet, I mean, lifestyle change. So far, I have lost 15 pounds and I am five pounds away from my first goal. Despite the healthier foods and increased exercise levels I have had these last four months, I have yet to experience the glowing, happy feelings associated with this. I probably feel more miserable now than I did before. It’s either that or I am just missing something. Nevertheless, this doesn’t discourage me from continuing.
- Speaking of the change, I have developed a reward system for every goal I have achieved. When I lost 15 pounds, I redecorated my room and finally had the chance to use my new printer. So fair, I have a collage of photos in Target-brand frames and a second steel message board to hold motivational slogans made out of Magnetic Poetry. When I get to 20 pounds, I get to see all the Best Picture nods for the Oscars in some form. If that means I have to travel to New York to see “Slumdog Millionaire,” then I get to do that. There’s a bigger point system once I pass the first goal.
- I had some work stuff that consumed three months of my life. I’m surprised I have hair on my head.
permalink | Comment | observations | 01/19/2009
2008: Year in Photos
1. The man. The legend., 2. In front of the American flag, 3. The best capture of the former president, 4. Get your campaign T-shirts here., 5. At the waterfall, 6. Father and son, 7. Brunch at Day 2, 8. The Virgins at Webster Hall, New York 10/01/08, 9. Talk/Party at the New York Film Festival, 10. Talk/Party at the New York Film Festival, 11. My new toy, 12. Sphere Within Sphere, 13. “Balloon Dog” by Jeff Koons, 14. Contact sheet for Esquire cover, 15. Raphael Saadiq at SOB’s, New York City, 10/06/08, 16. Fields Laundromat
I plan to add more end-of-year items here before 2008 edges out.
permalink | Comment | observations | 12/27/2008
Breaking the habit
It has been nearly a month since I have blogged on this site. I’ve more on Twitter and Facebook than here, and those tools are free. It’s not that I don’t like posting; it’s just that I have added so many changes in my life that I haven’t figured out how to include it in this new routine. In the meantime, the following happened:
- I turned 29: That was probably the funniest birthdays I’ve had in a long time. That’s because for the second year in a row, when I order carry-out at a casual dining establishment, they gave my order to someone else. This was at a different place from the last one, but this place was more apologetic and gave me a free dessert. The first place made me wait 30 minutes and didn’t say sorry.
- I’m the cause for infertility: Since leaving Virginia last year, three-fourths of my friends have had babies. So, if you become my friend but want to have a child, tell me to move to another state.
- I was broke for two days: I’m better at managing my money, but I don’t like to be in debt. So, I usually don’t carry over balances and try to pay off everything in one month. This last month, I was overly aggressive at a bad time, and I had to deep into savings. However, I paid it back, so I’m on good footing now.
- It takes 40 minutes to buy sneakers but two-and-a-half hours to buy slippers: That was me last week when I purchased two pairs for myself and had to try on 216 pairs to find two $10 Isotoners.
