Have you SEEN me?

Formerly Not So Much. . .the daily musings of a 26-year-old PYT whose self-love is superceded only by her obnoxiously endearing ability to remind you at all times just how fabulous she is. Guys too stupid to realize how lucky they are to be graced with her presence? Woman with 4-pack abs climbs onto the elliptical trainer next to her? Arrives at Chick-Fil-A at 10:37, only to learn she has missed her opportunity for a chicken biscuit? She throws all these setbacks off with disdain. . .after all, have you SEEN her??

Monday, July 12, 2004

Ghetto fabulous credit transactions.

You probably want to know how I'm coming on my other resolutions, don't you? Well, I DID blow off "only-wants-to-sleep-with-me" guy. And so far, I haven't had a threesome ;-) I looked in the weekly freebie newspaper for writing organizations/clubs, and NONE were listed this week. Comes out again on Wednesday. I DID figure out how to blow up the document on Word for Mac really huge on my 17 inch screen, which makes word processing a joy! I have had a few cocktails since, but my trip to Jacksonville (despite ass-dragging) was a huge, fun success and it was mostly hanging out with my cousin and her husband and hardly any boy attention at all. Most time was spent in gay bars, in fact, raucuous good fun and dancing. And I AM going to get on track with my gym/weight loss routine this week!! For real!! And I DO have a date this weekend, with a nice guy, who I didn't chase, and I will not get wrapped up in. . .until it's warranted. . .if it's warranted.

So, the next resolution. Stop spending money like it's water. See, it's hard. Cause I do have a job where I feel like, if I want something, I work hard, I should have it. I don't go out and spent huge amounts on clothes (and I hardly ever pay more than something is "worth") but on occasion, I do need clothes for work and I did buy a new suit from Talbot's the other day, which of course got charged. And this weekend, I can't tell you the last time I bought a new "going-out" top, and you see, whereas we used to be able to jet over to Wet Seal or Charlotte Russe and buy a cute top for $13, I'm sorry, as a young professional, I can't wear that sketchy, see-through, age-inappropriate shit anymore; I need something fun and sexy and sophisticated!! So I bought a silk top this weekend. It's sexy as hell. It's cute as hell. It was a lot of money, but I'd rather have one of two items that cost more than 15 items that were $13 at Charlotte Russe that are age-inappropriate. So, here's what happened when I went to purchase said item.

My credit card didn't clear. Now, I only keep one card on me, for day-to-day purchases. Wisely so. I have another card with a much higher limit that I am trying to pay down (filled with law school expenses, both from things I really needed, suits for my summer internship, to things that just made me feel good, the "my-boyfriend-just-broke-up-with-me" leather jacket, and three years' worth of "I'm-in-law-school-dammit-I-need-a-drink" bar tabs). That card has to stay at home so I don't run it up more. This card has a smaller limit. It didn't clear. Which pissed me off cause I'd just checked the balance that morning, and it should've. But they put a "hold" on funds that clear over the weekend, although they really don't show up until the next business day (today). So I was looking at the limit sans my last few purchases. Damn.

So I did what any responsible, ghetto-fabulous girl would do. I split it up between that card and my bank card. And made a deposit this morning from a reimbursement check from my firm so my bank account doesn't get overdrawn. This is a problem. Of course, on the one hand, I think, wow, it's great that I do have that "check" on myself and only carry that one card. Then, "Note to self: pay off that card, and then start paying it off every month, you friggin' premadonna and your had-to-have new silk top."

Thank God I have a roommate now. I obviously cannot go back to NOT having one.

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