small victories

Small victories. I just got the bill for the Alaska student loans. Ted’s loan is all caught up. In fact, it appears that it may even be ahead, since the next payment isn’t actually due until August. _My_ loan is _also_ ahead, and not due until August. It seems like I ought to be able to work this to my advantage somehow. I mean, in a fashion which both allows me to stay partially ahead on Ted’s loan and still have a little extra money somewhere. In other good financial…

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fnrt

Instead of getting anything done at *all* last night, we went over to my parents’ house and had dinner with Deirdre and Gavin and Mom and Dad. Deirdre and Gavin made ‘pasta with red sauce’, which was very good, and then it was suddenly after 10pm and by the time we got home it was bed time. I’m going to just have to force myself to get out of bed at 6 tomorrow. I don’t think there’s any other way I’m going to successfully rearrange my sleep schedule, which has…

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401k

Go, me. I got my 401k set up again, which ought to look pretty much like hemmoraging money come the first paycheck in July, but at least it’s a savings account of some sort. Now I have to go try to make the website choke up how much of a percentage my company will match, since none of the paperwork says.

thinks to do

Thinks To Do for Monday: 1. Write Tony’s cover letter, since I haven’t yet 2. Write a CS synopsis, since “” “” “” 3. Bike 10 miles. 4. Vaccum the bedroom

aaaah!

AAAAAAH! Ben proposed to Laura last Thursday! AAAAAH! While they were out camping. *laugh* He’d apparently been going to do it in Alaska, except the ring didn’t get there in time for him to bring it with him, I guess. :) AAAAH! Hee hee hee! Congratulations to them! Hee hee hee!