far away for far too long

hello blog.

sorry i've been neglecting you. 

yesterday was a weird day. all of the sudden i was really popular and turning down invites left and right. however not nice of me that may have been, i did get to watch a spectacular movie with B. 

Random Harvest with Greer Garson and Ron Coleman. If you are looking for a suspenseful romance from the 1940's classic era, well, this is it. This film brings stereotypical 40s elements to the table: a man tormented by the war, a clever show girl, rich families and big business. However, the subtleties in this movie are what make it a great film. You'll find yourself a mess trying to figure out how this one will turn out but it will be worth your while.

Ok, movie review aside, things are looking up. Today was payday and there is a soccer scrimmage later tonight. Also, the pole vaulting stuff is on tonight for the olympics and an alumnus from my school is in it! Maybe I can manage to get some organizing done before it gets too late. 

More tomorrow as it will be Saturday and I will have time for some reflecting.

Love,

weekendhack

just keep moving

i love boxes.

i love free things.

i love love free boxes.


:)

this week has been, well, insane. i have absolutely no free time as it is coming down to the wire to get things out of our apartment & cleaned by monday(ish). b wants to be done by tomorrow hopefully but i'm thinking sunday will be the day that i finish up. i just haven't had the time this week. i've worked over 50 hours and moved everything i have accumulated in the last three years back to my house. on top of that, we painted mine room and b's room starting last week with mine and finishing this past weekend with b's. needless to say, our house has been a MAD house.

hopefully, tonight will prove its worth with some well deserved socialization and relaxation. i can see the finish line and it's approaching quickly... tonight we will attempt to move the big couch. if we can't..well...i'm calling my uncle. he owns a truck. it should fit in the back of the van, especially since all the seats have been removed.

moving home is a lot trickier than moving to the dorm. you can't leave anything behind! (especially when you know almost the entire cleaning crew and that they will have your butt on a silver platter if you leave your nasty nacho chips all over the cupboards!)

so there is my life at the moment. i did get a chance today to get outside a bit. it's such a beautiful day and here i am...working again. i HATE fluorescent lights. they make me dizzy.

well, i am off to blog else-where. i have a feeling that my twitter is going to go nuts tonight.

rainy nights

despite the fact that my car needs work and that i have to get up tomorrow morning, i am doing quite well.

it rained pretty heavily tonight and it was.... refreshing?

also, i met my host teacher for student teaching at her house today. she is pretty much the best. i am so excited for my student teaching position and i think that she is too. she seems like a lot of fun and very good at what she does. i cannot wait.

life is interesting right now. might be going to the drive in with a boy. and maybe some other people, maybe not? we'll see how that goes.... ;)

ok, definitely time for bed.

love,

weekendhack

all too often

story

there are so many comments on this story from all kinds of people. a lot of white people saying “these guys don’t know how to handle money, etc” a lot of black people saying “all you white people have no idea what you are talking about, etc” and both of them have some valid points

First of all, I think the fault lies with Extreme Home Makeover. If someone is in financial crisis to begin with, what do you think giving them $450,000 worth of collateral is going to do, make them Donald Trump? Sure they will have a house that is paid for, but how will they pay for the electricity? Oh, it’s ok, we’ll give them another $200,000 to cover the expenses of keeping up a house like that. Just because someone has a lot of money, doesn’t mean they are a wise investor. I think that the Home Makeover should include a financial training program with their houses. You can’t give people fish, you have to teach people how to fish.

Second, JP Morgan, wtf? If you knew their financial history, why on earth did you let them use their home as collateral? That is risky business right there. It is one thing to invest in an unstable market on something that might not pull through, but to give a $450,000 loan to a family that is not only financially irresponsible, but to one that has absolutely no experience in dealing with big money? Seriously…

Third, my heart goes out to the family. What a crazy, twisted world we live in, where one minute you live like a king, and the next, you are back to your tiny house with your whole family. I hope that you all have learned something, a) big loans are usually not in your best interest and b) you are not donald trump. being financially shrewd and a good investor can give you the power to take out a loan against your house (still definitely not a good idea, unless you have a few houses) but until then, you have to work your way up. I hope that things work out for you and your family. 

Last, to all you future homemakover receivers… please be responsible with the great gift that people have toiled and worked over for you. It’s not permanent, nor can you take it with you when you die, but you can at least be mindful of it and use it to help others.

sj

all too often