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I make a fair amount of excuses. But in the end, it really comes down to two things: time and money. I can budget both, but in the end, it always seems that money buys time. And I seem to end up having neither.
An example I've often used to explain this to people is if you're broke and have to make do with shitty and/or makeshift equipment. The crappier the stuff you're working with, the more you're going to end up fucking with it in order to make it work and keep it working. If you'd just spent money in the first place, then you'd have to spend less time fucking with it trying to get it to work. Time really is money, in a very real sense. And money can buy time.
I really wish I had more time.
I have the self-discipline to start working out at a gym, but I don't have the money to join one, nor do I have the time to visit one on a regular basis. I'm sure it will help me in feeling less like shit, but I just can't manage to have the free time to spend somewhere an hour a day.
I also wish I had the free time enough to pursue learning Spanish, as well as re-learning my handful of Russian. Spanish is something I can use everyday, and comes in handy here. Russian I just enjoy knowing. And oddly enough, there seem to be an oddly large number of people here that speak it. Apparently, St. Petersburg's name isn't entirely a coincidence. So it hopefully wouldn't atrophy from disuse like it did last time.
I want to do stuff with my life, but in the end it comes down to time and money, which are essentially the same thing. T=M, for all you math-crazed people. I don't see either becoming any less of a limiting factor.State Of Mind:  frustrated What's Playing: Ozzy Osbourne - Gets Me Through |
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Some highlights from today: I bought from the drawer a quarter from 1958 and a Honduran 50 cent piece (which someone mistakenly spent as a quarter). Quarters (and other denominations, to a lesser extent) with silver in them make a very different sound to my ears when dropped than modern copper-zinc ones. It's quite noticeable. An almost musical quality to it.
I really hate dealing with the public. We had some real gems tonight. Some people are so staggeringly ignorant that it makes my head hurt.
Played with some online backup services' free trials tonight. Looks like the one with unlimited storage for $4.95/mo might actually be a pretty decent deal. But uploading is slow. It wouldn't surprise me if backing up this machine's entire drive literally took days.
I think Monday I'm going to try to make home-made fried rice. I've been wanting to try for a few days now, but I've been getting home so late after closing shifts that I'd feel really bad about setting off the smoke alarm if I fuck it up. And it wouldn't take much. The smoke alarm in here is insanely sensitive.
I enjoy picking Bill's brain, trying to learn a little more Spanish as I can. I've learned a lot more just asking him questions (he speaks it fluently) and practicing what I little I do know. I told him, I already have the most important phrase down pat: "Mi espanol es no bueno. Habla engles, por favor?". I know the spelling and punctuation are mangled pretty badly, but I don't feel like spending ten minutes fishing individual characters out from charmap just to make the point. I enjoy learning Spanish by osmosis. It keeps the language center of my brain active, and it's been languishing for quite some time. It also enmeshes me further as a resident of the area. As I've said before... I like living here. In part because of the Hispanic people, so I don't mind being accommodating to some degree. It'll be a while before I can count change back in it (Spanish), but I already know how to ask for ID, if a card is credit or debit, and instruct someone how to use the debit terminal. I'm proud that I have an aptitude for picking it up by ear, as small a usable vocabulary as I have so far.State Of Mind: rushed What's Playing: Mötley Crüe - Planet Boom |
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Dec. 3rd, 2008 @ 03:43 am
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So, I made up a new word the other day. Crasshole. A fusion of "crass" and "asshole". I'm quite proud of it.
Any of you have any awesome words you've made up? Share 'em here!State Of Mind:  curious What's Playing: Pink - Respect |
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"Perestan' mne jabat' mozgi svojimi voprosami!"
"Stop fucking my brain with your questions"
Brought to you by YouSwear.com, specifically, the Russian page.State Of Mind:  amused What's Playing: Weird Al Yankovic - I Love Rocky Road |
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