"And now, here's Janice Huff with the weather."
"It's fucking cold. Back to you, Sue."

And by golly it is fucking cold. And I sure know, because I was out in it half the goddamn day yesterday!

We changed payroll companies at work last paycheck, thus voiding all the direct deposits and making everyone have (gasp) regular paper checks. How Luddite.

Anyway, last paycheck I was down to $2 in my account, deposited my check, and realized that the check didn't instantly clear like it used to, and I didn't have a penny. Not only that, but it took a week to clear. Of course, The Raccoon cashed her check at the bank and had the cash immediately, but I didn't think of that.

This week, however, I walked into the office, thawed my hands that froze after waiting for the bus for ten minutes got my check, then walked straight back into the horror.

The bank is about half a mile away, and I was in great pain by the time I got there, but at least I would be leaving with a pocket full of cash, and that would be warming, wouldn't it? You'd think, but unfortunately they wouldn't cash the check because there wasn't any money in the account.

O just great.

Walked back, my thighs and my fingers numb, and started bitching the second I walked back into the office. Turns out that the money was there that it was wired in last night, but that there was a lag time with the bank's computers and they weren't recognizing the fact that the account was chock full o' money.

This didn't change the fact that I had to go out there a second time, but that time was fruitful, and I rushed the cash to my bank and even remembered that if I went to the teller it would be credited to my account immediately, rather than if I used the machines.

I'm out of the hole at last!

Of course, I wasn't really there, it was Pamie's dream, but I'll bet after that Morse crack (or was it a Swedish Chef crack?), I said "O yeah? Well if your code isn't 'iluvcigs' I'll eat my hat!"

Today's horoscope:
Friendships are natural on the job, but don't let them keep you from relating to everyone. Exclusion leads to inefficiency.

One year ago today:
"Well, how did I get here?"

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