It seems to me like I’ve been spending money like no tomorrow. I guess part of the reason is because I’m making more frequent purchases now that I’m off campus. Too often have I made one lump sum payment at the beginning of the term and then proceed to forget about most of my living expenses. The only thing I really had to worry about was laundry money. And now it’s the complete opposite: laundry’s ‘free’, and I need to fret about rent, food, and stuff for around the house. Bizaare-o!

Another reason is because I can’t seem to control the swipe of my bank card or credit card. Recently, whenever I have been at a mall, I don’t carry my wallet. This prevents me from making haste, spontaneous decisions to spend money on things that I really don’t need to buy. I need food, and I need to pay for the roof over my head. I don’t need more CDs or more gadgets.

Today, however, I had time to kill in downtown Toronto. Without my trusted walking, talking purse holding my wallet for me, I had a license to spend at will. And I did. I was picking stuff out like crazy at HMV! Part of me on the inside was having a quiet revolution, knowing that this will cause me grief in the not-so-distant future. But it remained quiet enough so that I could still walk out of the store with four new CDs. Frig!

Perhaps I was appeasing my guilty conscience because I download music; I bought albums that I already have on my computer. But I always said that, if I really like the music, I’d buy it. So my rational spending habits took a backseat as I picked up Radiohead, Muse, and a couple of Death Cab for Cutie albums. Hey at least I’ll have some more awesome music in my CD collection, right? Now if only I could somehow manage to win the lottery…

Oh my. I was at Needless Hell (Needles Hall, for the non-UW readers) today, handing in my Health Insurance Exemption form. I walk into the Student Accounts office and the first thing that one of the ladies says is, “That’s cute!”

Referring to my semi-blue hair with 2cm black roots, they all then proceed to question me about the hair from why I did it blue, to how long it’s been blue, and so on. While doing this, the three of them kept nodding to each other, agreeing that it is very “cute.” I don’t know how many times they used that God-awful word, but it was at least ten.

Now, here’s something you might not have known about me: I absolutely hate being called “cute.” Whether in jest or seriously, it makes me want to clench my fists and beat something (or someone) over the head. Needless to say, I had to exert a great deal of restraint while in that office.

Cars can be cute. Houses can be cute. Apparel can be cute. Puppies are cute. Babies are cute. Bunnies are cute. I cannot be cute. I am not cute.

Good times, good times. Oh how I love not being in school right now!

Yesterday, Ms. Larion came over and hung out for a little while. It had been a silly long time since I saw her last, so it was really cool to hang out with her again. She watched Napoleon Dynamite for the first time and, well, I don’t know if she liked it. I know that it’s a stupid kind of movie, but that appeals to a lot of people (like me!)… Lyndsay (my soon-to-be-former housemate) said that it’s a guy thing. Whatever.. I know plenty of girls who liked the movie. So unless there’s something that all of them aren’t telling me……

After I made supper and cleaned up, Ms. Larion went home before it got too late. Her volunteering kept her from going to Cambridge with me and a few other people (Cynthia, Laura, Matt, Sarah, Sarah’s friend whose name I never caught, and a ton of people from the Embassy – Sarah, Ben, Steve, Josh, Adam, Adam’s friend whose name I now forget, Natasha, Hannah, Hannah’s two friends whose names I never caught). Wow that’s a lot of people! Some people, however, were sorely missed. We went to see Shaker, Rob’s new band, and they were very awesome!! They were opening up for Boy and, truth be told, I think that they outperformed. I was promised a drum solo (by Rob), but I think his we’re-an-opener-not-the-headliner attitude stopped him 🙁 Maybe next time.

I pretty much fell asleep instantly when we got home, and I only woke up a little while ago. I’m off to Toronto for a couple of days, so I think I should start getting ready for that. Ciao!