In anticipation of the heating contractors coming in all afternoon I’ve moved the computer from the concrete-enclosed den to the living room and I’m amazed at how fast the wireless connection is now. While tempting to make this move permanent, I don’t want to have the computer occupying my entire tiny dining table. I know how cluttered my computer space normally gets and I don’t want that out in the middle of the room. The dining table also receives its own share of clutter. Doubleplusbad. I do like the full-bar signal strength indicator and the speed though. We’ll see. Come back in a week.

The heating contractors have been here, literally, all winter long trying to get the heat to work. The heating system installed is one of those split systems, where the fan unit is inside and the condensor thingie is outside on the roof or, in this case, around back. The A/C worked fine last summer, I don’t remember it being uncomfortable. But the heating systems in these things do not work, I’ve come to the conclusion. This is the 3rd one they’ve installed and today they’re dismantling the whole thing and then re-installing it. I think they’re biding their time until the weather turns seasons and the heat is no longer needed.
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DC is dead on the jobfront, at least in my field. As is Balmer, hon, Philly, Pittsburgh. But I discovered last night that NYC actually has three or four positions available that might be a good fit for me. Is the Big Apple calling me? I love New York but the idea of living there, trying to find an apartment, and not being dirt-poor is daunting. I’ll have to discuss this with mcG. And Single. Both are previous NYC residents and will have some insight.
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I guess I should head out to Safeway to spend down the remaining $36 on my EBT card. I won’t lose it; the money rolls over with tomorrow’s monthly deposit. But I should hit those weekly specials before they expire. And now that the heating guys are here (and will be here for a while) I could leave without having to let them in, and also knowing that they’re not going to finish and leave the joint unlocked.
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iTunes is pulling up some random, wacky stuff today. Right now: Journey’s Ask The Lonely. WTF? I have 4903 songs in my library and apparently I’m not aware of all of them.
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Walking to Safeway I called to check my EBT card balance. I knew it was about $36 but wanted to verify. It turns out that my monthly deposit was made on the 1st, while I thought it didn’t go in until the 4th. The balance was $212.70, which didn’t add up with the $148 original credit and the roughly $36 balance I thought I had. I checked the account activity and this month’s deposit is $176.00, $28 more than last month’s deposit. I started benefits last month on the 6th, so maybe it was prorated for those five days unused? Regardless, I’m happy the deposit had been made and thrilled that it’s even higher as a monthly standard!

Purchase: $37.00
EBT Card Balance: $175.70
Club Card Savings: $13.10 (25% of purchase)
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The contractor just walked in on me groovin’ to Andy Gibb’s I Just Wanna Be Your Everything. Now do you understand the invasion of privacy? Yikes.