Making New Friends

Last night, I went to game night again. That always serves to brighten my life up. After gaming at Whole Foods, I went with Paul to John S's house, and we played this new game with heroes and villains. It was the height of nerd-dome, but oh so fun. I felt a little bit bad, because I basically expected him to give me a ride home, and I didn't think about the fact that he had his daughters with him. Paul ended up giving me a ride home, but I just felt bad. I need a vehicle soon, so I can start being more self-sufficient. Anyway. I had a great time. I am still adjusting to getting home late, but I'll get there. Kohl's will certainly help LOL.

Hours

I went to work yesterday. YAY ME! I love going to work, even though I am frustrated right now, because I am new, and I am not catching on to things immediately. One of my supervisors made me page her over the intercom. That was so embarrassing! I enjoyed myself though. It was fun. Once I get more hours, and get used to the store, I will probably feel a lot less incompetent. In the meantime, I am enjoying dressing more grown up, getting paid every single week (even if I can't spend it on anything but bills), and being busy. Plus, once I pay off my bills, I will be enjoying some really nice discounts at the store with my credit card....speaking of credit cards, maybe I should go to Old Navy, just to keep my credit up. Of course, I would only spend a very small amount, which I would pay back immediately.According to an online source, I need to use all of my credit cards (two) at least once a year, to avoid having it be cut off due to inactivity. That would be bad for my credit, because it is based on the amount of credit available. For example, My Old Navy card gives me a potential grand a month (as if I would ever spend that much in a month!) and my Kohl's gives me five hundred at the moment. That is a total of fifteen hundred dollars of credit a month. If, however, I don't ever use my Old Navy card, it might get cut, so I would only have the available five hundred from my Kohl's card every month. From the perspective of the FICO people, that means that I went from being trusted with fifteen hundred dollars to only being trusted with five hundred dollars a month. If I just spend a few bucks a month on...say, socks, my card would be active, and I could be "trusted" with that full amount. Also, if I keep my card active, I get MORE credit. With Old Navy, I think I started out with three hundred available, then as I spent money, that number magically went up. I never asked for an increase, but I got one. I think that will happen with my Kohl's card and keep happening with my Old Navy card. If I trusted myself with a real credit card (I.E. a master card) I could buy virtually anything I wanted and keep my credit up that way. I want to wait until I am on my own for that, because then I could use it for  necessities instead of being tempted to go on a shopping spree for leisure items. It would then be easier to budget, because I would be spending the same amount, but just using different means.

I had no intention of writing a novel about credit cards, but I guess I just needed to get that out, so I could make room for other thoughts.

Feeling Up

The last few days have been difficult for me, because I missed game night, and therefore a very important socializing time for me. Thus I was feeling neglected and unwanted. Today, I am feeling better, because I went to a Stars and Rainbows event, and socialized there. I shall have to continue to socialize with them, when I can, so as to avoid feeling left out. Also, the ladies (and gentlemen) there are quite nice and fun to be around. It can be somewhat annoying to go, because everyone seems to be paired up (or old) and I seem to be the only confused, young, single woman there. Game night is still loads of fun. I think both of the Johns are trying to start up their own game nights, hopefully on non Saturdays, so that I have more to do during the week, while I am not busy. Of course, once work and school start getting more intense, I will have plenty to do, and will not be so bored and apt to depression. Then, in the Spring and Summer, events will start up again. Once that happens, I will have plenty to do, even if I don't have anyone to do them with.

Ramen

Ramen is crap food. I have known this for years. I still occasionally get a craving for it though. I can go months without eating it, then BAM! one day I just get a compulsion to buy a bunch of packs, and I am addicted all over again, but it doesn't last long. Once I run out, I feel sad for a moment, but I am soon thinking of other things. Right now, I have three packets of shrimp ramen burning a hole in my closet. See ya!

I'm alive

Isn't that good enough?

Halloween

is a great day to shake off the "I'm bored" blues. I spent the morning at work...(tee hee) and the evening with some new friends at the Old Mill. We wandered around judging all of the costumes, while the kids ran every which way to get candy from the stores. Then we went into an empty store to pet the reptiles. XD after that, I went home and was in charge of the candy bowl for the trick-or-treaters. It was pretty fun.At first, there were hardly any kids, but things gained momentum and I sat outside with Mosa and handed out the candy until about 2100 when I ran out. I saw so many great costumes. I saw everything from minions, to the mad hatter, to mine-craft and Darth Vader. I dressed up as Waldo, and had several people 'find' me. It was a great way to meet people. At one point, while I was walking around the Old Mill, someone shouted out, "I found Waldo!" So, of course, I did what I had to. I shouted back,"No you didn't!" and sprinted to the nearest store. :D I am so proud of myself.

I Love New Projects

My friend Naomi has commissioned another drawing from me. This time, she wants a more realistic drawing. YAY! I am slightly nervous, because I have never done a realistic drawing for anyone before. She has always asked for cartoons. I hope I do her idea justice.