1) My IRA is invested in an S&P500 fund, or, it was until the fund I was invested in liquidated. I’ve had a cash balance in my IRA for most of the summer, and I just sort of kept forgetting about it, and I finally logged in and reinvested in the Vanguard Index fund now that my IRA has enough cash to invest in that fund, which is still, admittedly, NOT MUCH. Most of my IRA funds are from the great tax debacle of the 2004 fiscal year, and I contribute to a 403(b) from my teaching salary, and to the Maine State Retirement System from my teaching and library jobs, so I do feel pretty good, all in all, about my retirement contributions this year. That said, when I finally bought into Vanguard, I could’ve kicked myelf for being such a slowpoke at it, because I made 22 dollars in one day just by having it INVESTED. God, I can be detrimentally lazy sometimes. (Of course, looking at the last 3 months for the S&P, it’s actually at it’s almost lowest point right now, and while I can’t remember when Transamerica liquidated, I think that my procrastination may have actually PAID OFF this time. Hmm.
2) I think!!! That posters on messageboards!!!!!! that use too many instance of multiple exclamation points!!!!!! Need to stop. I’m guilty of the extra-exclamatory sentence here and again, but when every friggin’ post is 80 percent exclamation points, it makes me roll my eyes so far into the back of my head I can see my times tables from 4th grade. Just!!!!!!! STOP!!!!!!! Already!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
3) I had horrible dreams about my old school all night. I dreamed that I was a sub on the first day, and the kids were all excited to see me, but I had to explain that I was just a sub. I dreamed that the staff bathroom had been moved into the principal’s office and was in a plexiglas cube. There were laminated colored sheets of paper of email fwds that someone had printed out, that were supposed to offer privacy, but it freaked me out. I dreamed that I fell asleep in the tech office, and was getting in trouble but then I remembered "Hey! I don’t work there anymore!" Of course, this coincides with me needing to go out there today to turn in my final med reimbursement form, so now I’m dragging my heels even more.
4) I did up my med form yesterday, made the copies at least (and blacked out all the info beyond practice name, patient name, date, and cost, because hell if I’m going to have the town council reading my medical statements at their meeting!) and figured out that I have $705.01 in reimbursable expenses, and I’m pretty sure I have about 700 left in my account for that, so YEEHAW on maxing the benefit. Of course, 300 of that is what Dave pays out of his check, and the other 405.01 came from a freaking MISCARRIAGE, so it’s bittersweet. But nothing I love more than maxing a benefit.
5) I have a really funny story about shopping yesterday that I CAN’T TELL YET. I will, soon though.
6) The folk festival starts tonight, and I’m going down with Andy while Dave works the live show. I mostly go for the food. And I think most everyone else does, too. I bet if they just had an american food festival, you’d get as many attendees. Maybe more. It’s just so rare to have such unique food vendors all in one place, and it’s not typical "fair food," but ethnic foods, and local foods. The only similar array of food can be found at the Common Ground Fair, which I can’t wait for (Sept 23-25, in Unity, you should all go!) because of the food, and because of the vendors present. They have a sling vendor! Organic local maple products! TONS of fiber products, even freshly shorn sheeps wool, you can buy it by the pound. It’s fabulous.
7) I feel as though there is some symbolism in that jeanne is getting married on the same day I’ve scheduled to test (assuming I don’t start, of course) and the same day that MY university football team will be starting their season playing HER state’s university on their home turf. Seriously, the Nebraska-Maine connections abound, no?
8) I’m also irrationally sad that the university’s (hockey) goalie went pro a year early. He was the best in the country! Which is why he’s with the Redwings now, but still! He was the first goalie I ever loved, because it was the first year I ever loved hockey. Sniff.
9) Have I mentioned the cat is fat? because she is. Still.
10) I only did #9 and this one because a list of 8 is just wrong. Lists must be in multiples of 5 or 10. Or just 3, just 3 is okay. But not 8.