Broke

2002-02-18T22:17:00.000-06:00

Good news -- I'm going to Winnipeg. Even if I have to collect pop cans and beer bottles and clean puke from the sidewalk for nickels.

Or, perhaps, I won't be quite so rash.

At any rate, Mel and I found an awesome deal that ensures I most likely will not be one of the masses trapped in Thunder Bay over March break. I will be out there -- doing something. Going somewhere, taking pictures to the near murderous annoyance of my best friend, acting the part of the tourist and openly mocking Sarah who will be at home "studying for biology" with her boyfriend *cough, cough*. Even though, of course, Sarah is going to the place-that-shall-not-be-named for Easter. And Gen is going to London. And Sarah's going to Europe in the summer.

And I'm going to stay home and clean.

Gah.

2002-02-12T23:43:00.000-06:00

Much coffee has been consumed since last posting (this seems to be one of the only things I ever spend my money on, yes?) I'm planning on going to Winnipeg with Mel soon so I'm supposed to be saving up my money for the big trip (y'know-- so we don't end up stranded in a public washroom sleeping underneath the counter and dreading the arrival of the greasy night janitor at Burger King) However, this money-saving isn't going quite as satisfactorily (?) as I'd like -- when it comes to saving any amount of funds I generally suck. I'm Toni Braxton with a four hundred dollar of coffee, lamenting about my spending costs and recent bankruptcy. (Y'know: "I won't let my expenses get that out of hand next time"-- as she buys some new earrings and plans a trip across Europe. Thats me. Except on a lesser scale: think cheap, itchy-making necklace and a trip to Schreiber with enough money to buy Tostitos.)

I'm not exactly sure how I'm going to be going on this trip -- although part of me wants to go anyway. Screw the need for money, I'll live like a hippy on the streets of Winnipeg. But then I realize what I'm saying and have the urge to stroke a twenty dollar bill, and bask in my material goods.

Of course, if this rant on my money troubles weren't bad enough, I also have the blasted inconsistency of Pitas, which is making me want to buy out a coffee chain, pay first year tuition at several colleges and buy an entire new wardobe made of GOLD.

Ah, the lament of the impulse buyer.

2002-01-08T13:52:00.000-06:00

Short list:
-$8.50 for laser tag.
-$13.00 for four cheese pizza at Boston Pizza.
-$13.00 for Willow. Excellllllent movie. Scary pig part. Witch queen who also starred in the Hugga-Bunch movie. (Go here, too.)
-$7.00 for Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Shuddup. Its a good movie. In a loose sense of the word. Good, as in -- entertaining. So there.
-$10.00 for Dracula 2000. Gerard Butler. Is. All. I. Have. To. Say.
-$13.00 for 'Dream' scented lotion from, dare I say it -- even if in shame, The Gap.
-$2.00 for a letter opener shaped like a painted giraffe at Global Experiences.
-Many many many Hot Chocolates, Brownie Frappacino's, and Irish Toffee Coffees.
-Prophecy by Elizabeth Haydon. Not bad. It can get a little OVER-ROMANTIC sometimes though. I don't need to hear about eye colour, or the gazing into of such eyes QUITE so many times.
-Green Rider by Kristin Britain. Haven't read it yet.
-Zero dolares for a reeeeally bad meal at Eastside Mario's. Uncooked chicken abounded.

2001-12-22T13:21:00.000-06:00

The Christmas Collective currently looks like this:

The Haul

- Giant teddy bear and journal a la Mel.
- Notebook, photo box and stationary a la Sarah.
- Santa Hat, Gnome ornament, candle and gift certificate a la Gen.
- Glass picture frame a la Alicia.
- Plus, there has been an awful lot of chocolate involved.

My gift buying for family is going fairly not bad -- although, procrastinator that I am, I have yet to actually finish. (Eg, sorry mom. Merry Christmas, here's a card.) Do you guys have any ideas?

2001-11-28T18:42:00.000-06:00

I just bought two wondrous staples of my Christmas childhood: The Muppet Family Christmas and The Christmas Toy. Ah, my Christmas presents to ME.. hurrah. (BTW, nostalgia is my repressed best friend.)

Also; last night I bought "Women" by Annie Leibovitz, The Lunatic Cafe by Laurell K. Hamilton and Haunted Britain and Ireland (by..can't remember).

Yup. Again, Christmas presents to ME. Because I'm selfish.

Although, I did buy a hand made natural paper journal for Erin about a week ago -- at what could be the scariest craft show EVER. Which is saying a lot. Because you and I both know how scary those can be. (And before that I bought a ticket to the Fort William Collegiate Cabaret, in which Sarah and El Shorto were playing. It was a masquerade. No, I did not buy a mask. Me and Tanya just stared at them and whined about the two dollars they cost. Like grisly old miners, afraid to part with their hard-earned loonies.)

2001-11-13T00:08:00.000-06:00

- lucky buddha dragon at Global Experiences.
- blue knit hat.
- multicoloured gloves.
- White Mocha to go at Seattle Coffeehouse.
- New winter jacket. (toasty, toasty warm.)
- blue blouse..

Most of this is in participation for a job interview I hope to have sometime in the future. Preferably, a job I intend to have post-full licence, however, my driving instructor is an absolute ass and has yet to respond to my threatening messages left on his answering machine. Bastard.

2001-10-27T20:17:00.000-05:00

5 bucks each for 8 people last night at Ron's Virtual World.. 10 minutes of scary laser tag. (black lights + Sarah E + dark eyeliner = freaky Sarah zombie laser tag monster.)

About -- 50 bucks (between 7 people) at Boston Pizza (where the service was baaaaaaaaad, and thus no tip was had.) Around 3:30 a.m. we ended up heading over to McDonald's and getting some over-salted fries, and today I had a giant delicious Irish Toffee Coffee. I do believe that now my blood is syrupy & sugary & I'll most likely die at 40 based soley on the junkfood consumed last night.

2001-10-24T19:38:00.000-05:00

Bought all needed goriness for the big *cough* Halloween shindig. I went mad crazy at 'A Buck or Two', buying many streamers, glow in the dark skeletons, candles, junk food and bottles for weird, magical potions. (Or bath salts. I haven't yet decided what to put in it. But rest assured, it will be dire. MUAHAHAHAHA!) Also; I forgot to mention this before, but this weekend I bought a ticket for 'From Hell' with Johnny Depp. Fairly not bad movie. I love Johnny Depp. (If you guys haven't seen 'Sleepy Hollow', I really suggest you see it. Its a pretty good plot, and the setting is awesome.)

Anyway, currently I'm delving into the Halloween chocolate supply. Yum.

2001-10-15T00:23:00.000-05:00

Chinese. Chinese. Chinese.

Costing $14.95, with a measly tip, as I'm now broke, and had to pay the .95 cents in old, ancient pennies, and counterfiet quarters.

2001-10-09T13:59:00.000-05:00

$6.66 (maybe because its hellishly good fattening food? Dunno.) for a chicken caeser pita combo at Wendy's with Mel. No matter how neat you try and be, its impossible to eat that blasted wrapped salad without looking like a total slob. Also yesterday, I bought a small 'Irish Toffee Coffee' from Robin's Donuts. I'm in love with their coffee. Completely.

2001-10-07T00:31:00.000-05:00

$10.50 for a ticket to Joy Ride at Famous Players (yum, Paul Walker; naked, Steve Zahn, being hilarious, freaky guy saying "Candy Cane" and me snorting myself half to death in a theatre.); 30 cents for a cup of purely fattening whipped cream at Seattle Coffeehouse; $19.99 for a purplish grey shirt, and $2.00 for paintbrushes from =giant guffaw of childish laughter= Lil's Hobby Lobby. Creepy yard sale Tack-O-Rama.

2001-10-02T18:11:00.000-05:00

Brownie Frappacino. Criminal Coffee-Related Giddiness. Yum.

2001-09-21T23:07:00.000-05:00

-Medium Boston Pizza with Gen today & Iced Tea. (Surprisingly enough, pineapple and mushroom pizza is fairly not bad). $13.00.

2001-09-16T17:24:00.000-05:00

Here is all the extraoneous junk I bought last night:

- $10.50 for a horrible movie at SilverCity. 'The Musketeer' is awful, people. AWFUL.
- $5.something for a White Hot Chocolate and a cookie at 'Seattle Coffeehouse'.
- $3.79 for a big bag of 'Miss Vickie's' Sea Salt & Malt Vinegar chips (yum) and a bottle of Lipton Green Tea.

Now, I'm kind of broke.

2001-09-14T21:56:00.000-05:00

Got some delicious black and white & colour film from Blacks Photography, and some laserjet ink cartridges -- plus I spent an amazing $20.10 on three rental DVDS from Blockbuster(Rain Man, Halloween, and Halloween H20... I have an utterly cheesy taste in movies, guys.) and the Best & Worst Dressed issue of People Magazine. I'm glad I'm not the only one who realizes Christina Aguilera is hideous (and, for adding my two cents, looks much like a two dollar 'ho.)

2001-09-13T19:09:00.000-05:00

Gen and I shared a poutine smothered in gravy and ketchup and mozzarella. (Right, it uhm, looked gross, too.) We split the cost, so that was two bucks from each of us -- slightly off the whole "no fast food" pact, but currently, I'm not sure I really care.

Besides, yesterday I paid $22.02 for two large pizzas -- one double cheese, the other pepperoni, from 2-4-1 pizza. It sounds good, but uhm, it really kind of wasn't. My favourite pizza places remain Domino's, Boston Pizza and Little Caeser's. Personally, I don't think 2-4-1 even comes close.

2001-09-08T17:19:00.000-05:00

We went to the Creating Store, and I picked up some much needed multi-coloured glitter glue, sheets of bug patterned paper (for the wedding album -- lots of butterfly pictures, etc), 3 gelly roll pens, 4 gluesticks, and two packages of gold and silver tissue paper.

After that we headed over to the library so I could research photography for my art project(s), and then I sat in the car for an hour drinking the pepsi and nestea I had purchased at Mike's Mart, and eating the Miss Vickies sea salt and malt vinegar chips I'd bought. ;p Yum.

2001-09-07T20:36:00.000-05:00

I just got back from Chapters, where I went on a wonderful shopping spree that was almost completely, magnificently realized. I wanted to get Annie Liebovitz's 'Women', but it was seventeen bucks and thus was promptly vetoed on account that I have next to know money and had to purchase some kind of hopefully interesting book for my OAC English Research Paper.

Anyways, I'll just go back later -- we have huge projects due in art and I'm, of course, planning on doing Photography, so I'm trying to get as many photography books as I can in order to experiment with different films and lighting, etc. Its going to be yummy. ;p

But I digress. I bought Sylvia Plath's The Bell Jar. I started to read part of it whilst on vacation at the beach, and it seemed to be really -- eloquent, I guess. So I'm going to test it out for my research paper. Also, I bought two magazines -- Pacific Rim Weddings, and Canadian Gardening -- those are usually fairly expensive sources - but sources none the less - of good flower and plant clip art.

Finally, I bought Kate Forsyth's The Forbidden Land, a continuation of her 'The Witches Of Eileanan' series. A really excellent series, by the way, if you get a chance to read it.

I have pictures of the book covers, but I'll have to post them later -- my internet connection is being an absolute bitch.

2001-09-05T23:24:00.000-05:00

I came back from the lovely, scary, seasonally-garbed Walmart about an hour ago.

I bought two pairs of earrings -- one set kind of like circular blue studs, and one set just silver metallic balls. Altogether it was about 10 bucks for those. I finally got my studs out -- I had the worst time disengaging them from my big ears. But before tonight I only had silver hoops, and I didn't really enjoy the idea of ears being ripped down the middle by some nasty midnight snag on a hoop.

I also bought the book The Vision by Dean Koontz. I can't remember for how much tho -- 5 bucks or so I guess.

I picked up a carrying case for all my audio cd's too -- about $15.00, just cos I was cracking all my cases and scratching all my cds. Not that my 'Boys II Men' cd really counts as anything other than an embarrassment.

Finally, I got a delicious Nestea beverage at Mike's Mart, where Brad works, and where I spend my time buying that which makes me fat. Stupid Mike's Mart. AAAAAAAAAgh.

2001-09-05T19:06:00.000-05:00

Sorry guys, I've been net-deficient for the last week. Bloody Internet politics. Grrr. *shakes fist angrily* Yes, Shaw Cable, I'm talking about you, you bastard collective. ARGH. At least I have it back though. So, uhm, yay :)

Anyway, I bought the various school mumbo jumbo since I last posted -- bags from Bentley, and some school stuff from Staples (oh, white out pens, how I love thee). Besides the shiny new binders and pencils and pens, I also bought the book 'Fun With Chinese Characters : The Straits Times Collection 3' on discount at Coles Bookstore.

I'll get the links and images up for these items post haste. Also, on a note of interest, Mel and I made a no-fast food for a month pact. So if you see me list it here, please give me an online giant pointy kick, ok? Or if you know me in person, just come visit me and beat the living crap outta me. Thanks. ;p

2001-08-28T17:25:00.000-05:00

I bought the Labyrinth starring the frightening, tighted David Bowie at HMV for $9.99. Its one of my FMOAT (Favourite Movies of All Time).. not because of the tights, but cos of those loverly muppets, etc. However, when I was younger, I used to wish 1) David Bowie was a little bit younger & better looking, 2) They didn't have those silly, terrifying pink things that tried to remove Sarah's head, and 3) Well, there isn't a three I guess. :) La pelicula es muy excelente tho. (Yes, I do know that I have just destroyed, butchered and annihilated the spanish language).

2001-08-28T14:35:00.000-05:00

So far (I have a few more items to add as soon as I can get access to virtue.nu) today, at least, I bought a combo meal at Taco Time (Soft Taco, mexifries, and coke) for about 5 bucks, roughly. This is so I don't have to eat all that left over ham and chicken and corn. *gag*

2001-08-28T02:12:00.000-05:00

Yay! It worked!

Okay, what is Broke? Its kind of a listing of all the stuff I spend my money on. I don't really have a job, per se, (although I will be getting one as soon as some loverly person chances upon my resume) but I do sometimes have cash, and when I have cash, I tend to spend it rather frivolously. Mostly on movies and junkfood, and occassionally books. Anyway, this blog is for all that charming impulse buys I purchase. This might even help me manage my money a little better (insert sarcastic snort here). Along with the purchased item, I sometimes might show something I did with it, write about how yummy and fattening it was, how good/bad it was, or sum up why I bought it. So far, this is just an experiment, and I'm not really sure how it will turn out at all. If I prove to buy mostly really nice, really practical things, my parents may even consider paying for my car insurance, so that their beautiful, spend-thrifty daughter who doesn't have a job doesn't have to, resulting in the wonderful conclusion that said daughter, because she lacks the funds for her car insurance (because she spent 10 dollars at McDonalds aka McDicks the night previous, and the night previous before previous, and the night previous before previous before the previous night) doesn't get to drive the car until she's 35 years of age and has morphed into a scary bus person, who continually both smells and/or stares freakily at the other non-regular bus passengers. So, I'm betting on this being a good thing. :)

2001-08-28T01:58:00.000-05:00

I'm hoping, hoping, HOPING this'll work.