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Doing My Homework

Johnny — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 02:25:52 +0000

It took almost a week to finish painting my place. But finally that was completed this last Sunday. Big thanks to Billy & Jen, Marie & Sang, Aly & her nephews, and last but not least my wonderful girlfriend for dedicating their times to help pitch in in giving my walls a much needed face lift.

Marie and I went back yesterday to clean the carpets. It took almost the whole day but we left my place with a wet but clean carpet. I went back today and found that majority of the carpet is dry. This means move in day has officially started! I spent the day gathering all my belongings from my parent’s garage and have it ready for the move.

On a down note, my car has been making a weird grinding noise. I suspected that it was something to do with the transmission. My dad and I took it to the local mechanic and they confirmed that I need a whole new transmission. That means I’m out another $2400 and no car for a week.

This blows because I wanted to buy a washer and dryer, a new bedroom set with a bed, a couch, and finally a new television. It’s so tempting with all these great sales for Black Friday. I can’t even finance because of my projected negative cash flow. I guess my Christmas will start next year when I get my tax return.

Turkey Day 2005

Johnny — Fri, 25 Nov 2005 03:57:12 +0000

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I typically write about what I’m thankful about. So here it is.

I am thankful for…

an understanding and loving girlfriend who I adore.
great friends who provide years and years of memories.
being closer to my parents ever since I started living away from home.
the emergence of Texas Hold’em as the favorite pass-time amongst my friends and I.
the ability to to hop on my motorcycle and ride wherever I want.
understanding co-workers and bosses who value my opinion and looks out for my best interest.
Dave Ramsey for his podcast on teaching financial responsibility.
not wanting anything for Christmas because I already have everything I’ve ever wanted.

That is all for now. As for my Thanksgiving activity, I went over to Peuv’s house and had an awesome Thanksgiving lunch. Very delicious food. Even had the effects of tryptophan hit me and napped for a couple hours afterwards. Thanks Peuv for everything!

So who’s getting ready for Black Friday tomorrow? I haven’t decided if it is worthwhile digging up bargains while fighting the other crazy people who would wake up in the middle of the morning to save a few bucks. I know my sister thinks its worth it. She’ll be at Sears and I might get dragged into it. We’ll see.