I think it’s absurd that we’re expected to come into work today, even for a half day (and half is all relative, really, given that we get off at two). On the upside, we were allowed to dress ‘casual’ today, which means jeans for me. They’re about the same comfort level as a suit, but wearing jeans to the office kind of feels like sticking it to the man. Kind of.

On Friday night, Meg and I ended up hanging out with my flatmate TJ and a group of people, and somehow we found ourselves playing board games until four in the morning. How that happened, I have no idea; I blame the addictive quality of such games as Taboo and Cranium. The next night was absolutely gorgeous and breezy, so a whole bunch of us chilled in the backyard, drank, chatted, and, yes, played another game of Cranium, boys versus girls, and we girls lost again by one question. Frustrating as hell, I tell you. We’ll get them back, sooner or later.

I’m supposed to hear back from the insurance people about my car sometime this week. I’ve been looking at used vehicles on Craigslist, and I can get a pimped-out version of my now-defunct car, including the very necessary alarm system, for less than $5000. That’s the limit I’ve set myself. I’m not going to go out and buy a new car while I’m living where I am. That would be just asking for trouble, I’m sure, and anyway, now is the time to be saving money. And I pay enough in rent as it is to be worrying about car payments.