No Mas Whole Paycheck

on a positive note, i am technically no longer in the service industry. on a bummy note, i'm broke and will only get broker without that income. while my long term approach to my current financial system necessitates waiting for awhile to have a better idea of options, my short term approach entails obsessive budgeting.

first thing-- groceries. i quit shopping at whole foods, sunflower market, even trader joe's when i started my 9-5 job... now i've quit the jewel and dominicks (even though i rarely went to the later, i fucking hate their stupid saver card policy and the conspiracy theorist inside of me never gives out my real phone number for them to "look up" my card) (i hate all those stupid cards actually, except maybe sam's, wine and spirits, not sam's club) because i love saving on booze, i mean seriously, i don't need 27 keychain cards, and then i lose my keys and lose all of them and have to start over, and then they inevitably say 'i can look it up with your phone number,' and then i have to explain that i never use my phone number, jesus). anyhow, Tony's is THE BOMB. i have shopped at mexican grocery stores in the past, but the one by my previous apartment smelt like gross vitamins and most of them don't really have groceries. Tony's has everything i need. Affluent white people swear by Stanley's, but you know what, Stanley's blows, their produce is bad if you don't use it the day you bought it, and you have to go somewhere else if you need a 40oz. of tecate to drink while making corn salad or paper towels for wok-fried french fries.

anyhow, i'm going over my receipt to see what i need to cut out, thinking i bought some expensive juice or something (for my mimosa/bloody mary/hangover hangout new years day gathering), but seriously, these are the ONLY items over $2.69.

VLS KSH SPR (pickels): $3.39
TRP HMSTY OJ (usually for mimosas i'd buy some $6.00 fancy shit, but this tropicana homestyle fresh squeezed looks alright): $3.00
BNLS CHKN CUT (chicken): $3.19
L/CW BBYBL MI (no idea): $3.29
AVOCADOS GRN LG (giant avocados): $3.00
(which don't really count because they are 2/3.00)

other awesome things: $1.69 pineapple, tomato and peach juices, $2.50 container of baby arugula, two red peppers for $1.13, and $2.04 housemade tzatzki sauce.



here's a recipe for the above mentioned corn salad:

2 ears of fresh corn on the cob
1/2 avocado
6 radishes
1/4 c. onion
1 jalepeno
juice of 4 limes
as much cilantro as you like
s&p

cut the corn off the cob, cube the avocado, slice the radishes, dice the onion, de-seed the jalepeno and mince, put it all in a big bowl and squeeze the lime juice, then add cilantro and s&p and mix. it's good.

back to work, sort of.

back at work and i'm sitting around photoshopping images of a real-life-person-in-my-industry who just happens to look a lot like a beaver onto the mona lisa and neil armstrong and um, a beaver. my coworker and i have been going back and forth with these since the day before xmas break and it's totally not getting old.

also, i'm researching snuggies versus slankets. slankets seem more legit and have some amazing product writing that i truly admire (as my job involves that as well but not nearly as fun). check it out here, but snuggie's commercials are just so funny. how much do you spend on a joke gift? and is it a joke? i truly do want one.

and i'm sorry, but i can't not comment that all babies look the same-- like little smushy masses of pink, damp flesh. i don't think all babies are disgusting like i used to, but i certainly don't think they are born little fashionistas.

oh, and in the future, i would only like amazon.com gift cards. seriously, you can get anything! i bought a belated xmas gift for my novio, as well as things i usually wouldn't buy myself because they seem too expensive, like this blush that i used once before and loved but can never justify spending $30 on (although i have no problem dropping $$ on makeup, just not blush because i don't wear it that much).

i'm really excited for NYE this year, mostly because i'm not gonna be running around looking for a babe to make out with (because i already have one) and because i have a sweet forever 21 dress that looks incredibly ugly off, but super hot on. i doubt it could withstand any cleaning and will probably fall apart within two wears, or maybe even one depending on how the night goes, and i know i'm not being eco-minded, but whatever, i'm broke and it's cute.

okay, back to photoshop. man, i wish i could share these pictures... actually, i will, but with the face blocked out:

hanging out in my icecave.

my new work attire: