QuitMeter

Category

Archive for the 'La Iglesia' Category

I’ve got to admit it’s getting better

Well, things are a bit up and maybe down today, despite my mild hangover.
For the definite up, my pay cut will be $5k, not $10k. Definitely makes me feel a bit better. I was feeling better about the $10k the other day, as new work with new clients was developing. I am very excited about […]

Hard Times for a Sonofabitch

Bea and I sat down and did rough math on monthly income/expenses. We hadn’t done this yet, and considering that my pay cut takes effect in January, it was time.
‘09 will be interesting. And that’s not just for us - it seems to be a general consensus amongst those I talk to it about. Like […]

… And Cancel Christmas!

( La Iglesia and Ouch and NOLA )

Right now, there are two guys installing $6k in parts and labor to replace the furnace and condenser for the a/c for the kitchen, den, and backroom.
My 401(k), like many others, has seen better days.
Due partly to Katrina and the maritime insurance industry being as cyclical as it is, we’ve hit hard times at the […]

The Alocasian Holocaust of 2008

It has begun. My humble (by most standards, grand by Marigny standards) 20′ x 30′ backyard is a veritable New York style Critical Mass of elephant ears and some sort of low-climbing, vast rooted vine. When thinking about it, the phrase ‘One does not simply walk into Mordor’ comes to mind. Then of course, in […]

I’ve been to hell. I spell it … I spell it ‘DMV’

I’ve been to hell. I spell it …I spell it ‘DMV’
Anyone that’s been there knows precisely what I mean
Stood there and I’ve waited and choked back the urge to scream
And if I had my druthers I’d screw a chimpanzee-call it pointless
- Primus - DMV
Well, /my/ trip this morning to the DMV was a relative breeze. […]