How
many of you are feeling like you've got way too much stress, but
not enough money? Yeah? Me too.
This
has been a very difficult month for me. My Pontiac decided
it was time to shuffle off to the Heavenly Racing Grounds. I can’t
blame it, really. It had nearly 290,000 miles on it. I suppose it was
just tired.
I can
relate. I’m not sleeping well. It's a typical stress response for
me. Fortunately, I'm learning all about "response patterns to
threat" in my Human Development class. Now I know what it is and,
according to G.I. Joe, knowing is half the battle. If I could just
figure out how to deal with the other half, I'd be in good shape.
In
any case, the amount it would cost to replace the engine is worth more
than the car. I don't have the money in any case. What can I say?
The old stereotype of the "starving student" seems to be playing
out for me. Except for the starving part. We have some food storage
laid aside that’s been helping keep me in the round shape I am
currently in.
My
other car, a Dodge van, has some problems with the front end that
need to be repaired before it will pass the state safety inspection.
This is a problem because I don't have the money for that, either.
We need some form of transportation, given where we live so, we have
to beg family members for help on this one, which also sucks.
What
makes it doubly damning is that I will have to take time off work to
get it fixed. Not because I have any ability to fix it myself, mind
you. I just can't get to work without paying overpriced public
transportation fees and taking an additional two hours out of my day
riding on and/or waiting for the bus.
I
really don't want to do that. That would make things suck, more.
All
of this happens just in time for midterms. Ick.
On
the plus side, I get to take a couple of days off work. I’ll be
able to use it to catch up on my homework and maybe do a little
composing. That does not suck.
