yesterday i looked at my bank account balance and had quite a scare. it’s running right on the edge, so it’s good that i’m working now and can just sit tight and enjoy the room and board here at the hotel. the only problem is that my work wages are going to be deposited into a local bank account, so i need to make sure that anything that debits automatically is covered.

in theory, this should be fine because i am getting one more small paycheck from the math department on friday, and there are two backpack refunds still pending, once we figure out how to get the checks deposited. so i told myself not to worry because nothing substantial should happen before friday, right?

right…

i look today anyway, just to make sure, and lo and behold – the department store where i bought my work clothes on monday is trying to charge me twice. crap!

i called them up, but it’s a hassle to deal with a refund over the phone, and i can’t get there to do it in person because there aren’t any buses this afternoon. so they’re going to get back to me, and hopefully soon…

sigh

in other annoying news, my camera battery charger arrived yesterday, and it’s not going to work. i was afraid it wouldn’t, because the generic battery that i bought in glasgow is a little bit different than the official canon battery, but i couldn’t find a charger specifically for it, and so i just hoped that it would be ok seeing as it powers the camera and all, so it has to be the right size and shape. but i think the contacts are in slightly different places, and the charger doesn’t seem to do any good.

double sigh

i suppose there’s not a super rush for pictures, since i will be here for a while, and “here” is the kind of place that doesn’t change much for decades.  so i’ll just buy the ‘official’ battery/charger once the money stuff is sorted out. it’s just annoying to have to pay for all this crap when the camera was at the upper end of my budget to begin with. i guess i’ll just hope that i sit on it or something as soon as i get back to the states, so then i can cash in on the uber warranty, and feel like i got my money’s worth. :)

in the meantime i will just sit back, work, hang out, and let money start coming In for a while.

that will be a nice feeling.

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