cheers

Okay, let me explain the deep angst of yesterday's post. 1) We have been officially informed at work that there will be no merit increases this year. 2) The annual lease on my apartment expires at the end of the month - and yet, they hadn't sent me the extension paperwork until today. I had to call the management company - twice, in fact - in order to get it. Which means that until a few hours ago I didn't even know what my rent was going to be from March on. And considering everything that's been going on, I was beginning to panic that they might slap me in the face with a fifty dollar increase or something, and leave me no choice but to pack up my stuff and move right back in with my parents. But - blessed relief - they only raised it by ten bucks. So I think I can stay here - at least for now. I still have to watch every penny, but there is hope of being able to make each paycheck last till the next. Hence I am currently mildly drunk on two glasses of cheap White Zinfandel (yes, from the same bottle I had bought back on New Year's Eve) and downloading music at the rate of 18 cents per track. These are the kind of extravagant pleasures I can currently afford without feeling consumed by paralyzing fear and guilt, lol. So pick a drink of your choice and raise a glass to me, if you please. *hiccups and giggles inanely at the pathos of her own sordid existence*