Getting stuff done on the list was a little slow moving this week because I am back at school and that has been very time consuming…and exhausting. I’m hoping once school starts and I get settled into a routine that I can get more stuff done.
Item: ‘Update my resume.’
Done. I got an email saying that the CCBC (Community College of Baltimore County) was looking for adjunct faculty members to teach an evening or Saturday math class, and I thought it’d be something different I should try. I have a great fear of speaking in front of adults, but speaking out of a position of power (as the teacher) might help me get over this fear. Plus if I ever decide to go for my PhD I may be asked to teach a college course or two, so having the experience might be beneficial in the long run. Anyway, the person who sent the email to me basically said I had the job (that was easy) and all I had to do was apply. A little backwards, yes? But part of the application was to submit the usual cover letter and resume, which got a good updating before I submitted them both. Check mark.
Item: ‘Watch ‘Gran Torino’, return movie, and cancel Netflix membership because you’d rather pay for the HBO package.’
I give this movie slightly below thumbs middle. Not really what I was expecting, and Clint Eastwood’s mumbling got kind of annoying after awhile. And if you ever want to learn how to say something racist to an Asian, this is your movie. Sweet lord. I heard every derogatory word and expression one could possibly say to an Asian. Ridiculous. I will give myself the check mark on this one once I cancel the Netflix membership, but I first have to watch ‘The Wire’ which is sitting on my DVD player as we speak.
Item: ‘With Grace’s assistance, make a voicemail recording for our home phone.’
Grace took charge on this one. I came home from work and she made me call our home phone, and low behold, a voice recorded message! I feel almost guilty checking it off my list because I took no initiative in doing it, but the bottom line is it’s done. Now I just have to memorize the damn phone number instead of always having to look it up in my cell phone…
Item: ‘Trim toenails with more regularity.’
Guess who trimmed their toenails today??? Yup, this guy.
Item: ‘Call Lesley more.’
I just randomly did this one. I had a free second while I was eating my peanut butter sandwich at school this past week, and I just called her. She told me about how she went up to the casino last weekend and played the penny slots and won fifty bucks. Besides being jealous of her luck, I was glad I called, because I wouldn’t have found that out until Christmas when I visited. I also can’t believe my sister was at a casino…that made me feel old.
Item: ‘Play the Mega-Millions lottery each time the jackpot is over 100 million because you should take more chances and this is as good a place as any to start.’
333 million dollars is a lot of money. We played. We lost. I get really excited on the day of the drawing because there is that small chance that we might win, and the next morning I’m really letdown. I know I shouldn’t get my hopes up, but I do. 176 million to one chance of winning, by the way. Not good. Anyway, the next drawing is for a measly 12 million, so I won’t be playing this week.
~Mikey D
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Pshh....measly $12 million? I wouldn't even pick that up if it was laying in the street.
Haha, yea, me neither.
Okay, let's say there was a money amount on the street worth picking up, say $100 million...but it was all in pennies.
Now I know you want to rid the world of pennies, but let's say I supply you with a dump truck(s) and a crew of men to pick up and take your money to your house (and just to your house...not to the bank or anywhere else).
Would you pick up the money?
Well, would you order the men to pick up the money? =)
Haha, absolutely!
And as long as it's legal currency, I'll gladly take $100 million in whatever form I can get it....even if that means 10 billion pennies.
I don't think pennies should BE legal currency, but that seems beside the point.
And what if you could never cash them in for something higher? You had to pay for everything in pennies for whatever you bought with the 100 million.
Still do pick them all up?
Could I buy 100 million dollars worth of stock, and then sell the stock 10 seconds later?
What if I want to but something that costs 1 million dollars, but the seller won't accept a caravan of dumptrucks with 100 million pennies?
Yes you could buy the stock, but again, you have to buy it in all pennies, meaning you'd still have to count out all 100 million pennies when purchasing the stock (for verifying purposes, of course).
And if they don't accept the pennies...well, that's just a pitfal of having a 100 million in pennies! I guess that's one more reason for hesitation when considering picking them up...
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