Jerzei Collie's journal

I think I've got a local fur meet version of PCD. I'm also about to write a "depressed rambling emo rant," so I'll put it under a cut to save everyone the pain of scrolling through it.

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Oops, I did it again. I slept from about 7-11 a.m., then got up instead of getting some more sleep before my Primerica meeting tonight.

The latest person who signed up at my Web business changed his mind by the time I called him. I may move up the date for dumping the business by a 2 or 3 months if things don't start happening. This way, I'll have an extra $100-200 each month.

I received another match from the dating service yesterday. The service said this woman pre-approved me, so I hope that's a good sign. My $84 transfer from PayPal into my checking account should happen Thursday or Friday, which would give me enough if we schedule a date for this weekend.

I slept almost the entire day after getting home yesterday, so I should be able to stay awake this morning to follow up with more of my web business prospects. I need to sign up at least two prospects by August to guarantee I can afford the Halloween cruise, just in case the Trek settlement doesn't arrive by then.

Sharon is back at work! I thought she had quit for good when Robin left, but she was either on vacation or was able to be lured back.

I hope this stuffiness isn't a cold. It doesn't feel like one, but it feels slightly worse than a normal stuffy nose.

I received a $62 car insurance dividend check over the weekend. After depositing it today, I'll use the money to make a MasterCard payment. I used the card to pay for my medication refills, so the card only has $19 in available credit.

The web business is only playing pre-recorded calls this week during the usual 1 p.m. slot because most of the call hosts are attending a company conference in Panama.

PAY DAY!

Since I don't have a date this weekend :b , I'll keep as much money as I can in my checking account until the beginning of February (when my KRCC check comes in.) This way, I won't be penalized for having less than $500 in the account. On February 5th -- the Monday before my next Metro pay day -- I'll withdraw enough money to bring by Visa balance below the limit again.

What an uneventful week this has turned out to be. 272 days until the cruise!

I've been taking naps between about 8 a.m. and 11 a.m., making it more difficult to fall asleep at my regular time (between 2 and 3 p.m.) This also means I haven't made as many calls to my web business prospects. I'll be sure to make more calls today.

Wednesday and Thursday are supposed to be pretty decent compared to last weekend. Let's see what the weekend forecast is like... [watching TV forecast] ...ewww! 18 for Friday, 14 for Saturday, and snow both days. Sunday's forecast wasn't listed, but I don't want any snow spoiling my movie date.

I went to 7-Eleven before work tonight, so I've got a burrito and a pink frosted sugar cookie to keep me happy!

I'll probably go right to bed after getting home. I need to stop being lazy and actually make some more calls for my web business, so the early nap will give me more call time during the morning. I should be getting a few more new prospects since some of my original ones had disconnected or wrong phone numbers.

No one will be in the payroll office until Friday. If my paycheck isn't deposited by then, I may need to postpone my date until next weekend. I just hope my eye doctor's check takes a few more days to clear, otherwise I'm in the red again.

I left messages with a few other prospects from my web business. There better be at least one or two people on my list who actually want to sign up for the business. I can't currently afford to buy any more leads or resume my Google AdWords account.

I'll try to clear all of the junk in front of my TV today. UPS tried to deliver my new TV Friday, but no one was home. They left a note saying they'd try another delivery Monday between 10 AM and 2 PM.

I was unable to access the Friday and Saturday prospecting calls for my web business. I posted a three-month online want-ad for the business at the New York Times' site for $175. A two-day ad in the national print edition would have cost over $1,300.

Over the weekend I called 411 to get the phone number of one of my prospects who I had trouble reaching. It turns out he had entered the wrong area code on his application. Either that, or the area code he entered isn't in service yet. I forwarded the correct number to my sponsor, so hopefully we'll be able to sign him up.

I still have only three prospects. None of the leads I received have signed up, and only a few of them have opened the e-mail inviting them to my website. I posted my ad in several Usenet groups. One person accused me of spamming (I posted a job-related announcement in a job-related newsgroup, so it's not spam) and printed my contact information in his/her response. That's no big deal since that information is available at my website anyway, and it's only one complaint out of 200 or so newsgroups.

One of my teeth which hurts occasionally is hurting again. Earlier today, I accidentally bit down too hard and caused the tooth to REALLY hurt.

I've been looking at some house plans at the coolhouseplans.com site. I found two that I really like. One is about 3100 square feet, and the other is over 4000 square feet. Both are single-level homes with basements. They would make great dream homes if my web business is able to take off.

I'm still debating whether to pay my $150 loan in full on Friday or just pay $75 (plus interest) during the next two paydays. I'll have over $684 when Friday's Metro paycheck is deposited, which would become less than $340 if I paid the full loan amount plus my $150 car payment on the 15th.