having decided that i’d be skipping my office hours this morning, i woke up at 7:30, blessedly late. i went to the bank to pay my electricity bill, figuring that being broke in the dark would probably just make things more depressing. (side note: the early morning world in puerto rico is run by old folks. of the ten or so people at the bank before it opened, i was the only one under 60. they noticed.) on the way there i called the telebanking line to see just how bad it was.

the university had deposited the $81 refund for gas and meals that i spent at a mandatory conference in august. after leaving the bank, i went to check my mail.. and found a card from my aunt with $150 check enclosed. as far as she knows, i am doing absolutely fine financially.

 bitching streak over.