"I was thinking we could lather you up with this stick of butter." "Instead of the rescue?" "Yeah."

[dolari]

Okay, it's one thing to laugh at me. It's another to stand there in shock, drop my food and crack up beyond belief at me. Thanks for the self-esteem boost, lady. I wrote (Another) letter to McDonald's over this. Sad thing is, all I'll get is a coupon for free food for my inconvenience. I don't even LIKE McDonald's, they're just insanely fast.

So I'm working on the comics (AWFW for the THIRD time, which is looking nice) when suddenly, out of no where, my brain says "You know what could work? An Encyclopedia Galactica. Since travel between civilizations really takes a long time, it might be easier to just say 'Screw it, let's make an encyclopedia of US, and broadcast it through the universe.' And then take all that information, and encode a number to it like a CRC number...and then, if all the civilizations did this, the encyclopedias would send AND receive the data. If the received CRC number is different than the one the encyclopedia currently has it would add any information in the received encyclopedia broadcast to update itself, and make a giant network of shared information across the galaxy that is updated at the speed of light. This would allow the Galactic Encyclopedia to update itself as it received information from the different encyclopedias around the galaxy, either via the source encyclopedia directly, or connect-the-dot style. That would work great wouldn't it?"

Sometimes my brain scares me.

My next paychec should put my bank account back over the $1,000 mark again, so it's time to ask the hard questions:

1) Do I go ahead and wipe out my bank account and pay of a VERY VERY VERY overdue bill? Then allow it to fill up again, pay ANOTHER overdue bill, allow it to fill up again, fix some truck issues, allow it to fill up again, and then get the Big Snip?

or

2) Save the hell out of the cash now, fix the truck when it finally DOES break down, get the Big Chop, THEN pay all my bills (or 2a, save, get laid off, and have a healthy amount of cash to live off of).

I'm up for suggestions....

Nice big thunderstorm last night. VERY nice. Could use some more. :D

Comments

[inefficient.livejournal.com]

Not for nothing, but I think you just invented the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy...

That's a shit about McDonald's. Fuckers. I worked in face-to-face customer service for years. Where the fuck is the training in how to behave yourself in front of a customer? If you had one arm, would it have been acceptable to laugh in your face as you wrangled with your prosthetic? No. So how is it even remotely acceptable to laugh in your face at any appearance issues you might have during your transition? I call Shenanigans.

As for the money option, I have always put a windfall toward debt. The sooner you pay it off, the sooner it is no longer hanging over your head. Over the last five years I put my entire income tax return and any bonuses toward paying off my student loans (highest interest rates first) and then my car and as a result, in February, for the first time since I was 16, I am debt-free. Its a great feeling. Certain debt can be beneficial tax-wise, (like mortgages and student loans, the taxes on which are deductible), but the best debt is no debt. Then you can focus all your mental energy toward saving for the Director's Cut, guilt-free. That's just my two cents, and take it for what it's worth.

[sailorrob.livejournal.com]

i face racisim at Hardies once.

After waiting about 30 mins for my hamburger I dinstinctly heard one of the cashiers say "Bring the food to that white honky over there."

Obviously subtlety is not in the job describtion when working fast food.

[zaecus.livejournal.com]

All three of your options have merit. I am curious about how much larger the overdue bills will get the longer they are overdue. If they will continue to grow, it's probably best to pay them off at the earliest point possible.

However, it seems like you'll be leaving the bills to the whim of fate with option 2, and I'm not sure that's a good idea. The last thing you'll want after the metamorphosis is stuff left over from before it that's just causing you more stress.

2a seems deceptively simple, and I have the urge to stomp on it with hob-nailed boots.

Storm! wheeeeeeeeee

[ghostangel.livejournal.com]

I lean towards saving, but after my recent run-in with the collection agency, I have to give merit to paying off bills, or at least sending then *some* money. Better to keep them at bay than to make a sudden payment, trust me on that. :/

But save, save save~ because either you'll need it for the Snip, or you'll need it for unemployment, so either way saving=good.

[dovsherman.livejournal.com]

In general, you should always pay your bills. The only time you should delay a bill is when you can get a higher interest rate from an investment than the interest rate on your debt. Even then, you should always make at least the minimum payments on your bills to avoid prosecution.

As to McDonald's, that stinks. Discomfort with the unfamiliar is something I can understand but outright mockery of another human being for simply being who they are is disgusting. Unfortunately, I wouldn't expect McDonald's to do anything about it unless you were actually suing them for harassment.