Sunday Ruminations
My plans to take a nice long walk along the river this evening have been all dashed to pieces. It seems God decided it was time to drench the earth. I do have the benefit of hearing the thunder crashing and seeing the lightening flash though. So I guess I'll just enjoy nature from the inside today.
It seems my plans to buy another car have also taken a twist. I had the a nice 2003 Hyundai Sonata all picked out and my price set in my head, but I just couldn't seem to make the call. Then I had a really weird and convoluted dream about it all that just washed me with a feeling of unease. Sometimes I wish I were able to join mainstream America and just sign up for enslavement to the debt monster in exchange for a nice 15 to 20 thousand dollar car. Inevitably, I begin to think of how much I'd actually be paying for that hunk of metal with all the extra interest and the value I'd immediately lose in depreciation and decide it's not worth that much. Additionally, I consider that I wouldn't have any extra cash in my savings to go to Europe in 2008. I might even have to take out dreaded student loans that would further enslave me now and in the future. Reluctantly, I come back to my senses and confirm that I shall forever be enslaved to frugality and shell out another $400 to fix my old beater while remaining faithful to my mantra to pay as I go. However, I shall be quite gleeful when I'm backpacking through Europe so there is an eventual payoff. And someday, when I have no more education costs....
I have 2 more days of class involving a quiz and an exam and then I'll be freeeeeee for about a month. I am NOT ready to go back to the stress of nursing classes this fall. I have so many things to do before then including my online HIPPA modules, sewing more uniform skirts, and maybe investing in another shirt to say nothing of all the other tasks not related to school. My dresses are quite literally coming apart at the seams because they are so old and have been washed so many times, and I keep shoving them to the back of the closet to be mended someday when I have time. I'm think about investing in a serger since I didn't buy a car. But then comes the dilemma...do I buy a good one for close to $1000, or do I buy one that will just get the job done. I'll probably end up somewhere in the middle if I do buy one at all. Decisions, decisions...
I guess I'll go watch my movie (Lawrence of Arabia) before it gets too late. It's supposed to be a really good one according to the AFI top 100 movies of all time. An interesting fact I learned in my studying this afternoon is that the script writer was on the Hollywood blacklist for being convicted for by Congress of being a Communist. So he didn't get credit for this movie until years after the Production Code forced upon Hollywood studios was abolished by the a Supreme Court decision that movies fall under the "freedom of speech" category. My class is giving me exposure to some movies I'd never have chosen to watch on my own and made me aware of some really good possibilities, especially in the foreign films genre.
It seems my plans to buy another car have also taken a twist. I had the a nice 2003 Hyundai Sonata all picked out and my price set in my head, but I just couldn't seem to make the call. Then I had a really weird and convoluted dream about it all that just washed me with a feeling of unease. Sometimes I wish I were able to join mainstream America and just sign up for enslavement to the debt monster in exchange for a nice 15 to 20 thousand dollar car. Inevitably, I begin to think of how much I'd actually be paying for that hunk of metal with all the extra interest and the value I'd immediately lose in depreciation and decide it's not worth that much. Additionally, I consider that I wouldn't have any extra cash in my savings to go to Europe in 2008. I might even have to take out dreaded student loans that would further enslave me now and in the future. Reluctantly, I come back to my senses and confirm that I shall forever be enslaved to frugality and shell out another $400 to fix my old beater while remaining faithful to my mantra to pay as I go. However, I shall be quite gleeful when I'm backpacking through Europe so there is an eventual payoff. And someday, when I have no more education costs....
I have 2 more days of class involving a quiz and an exam and then I'll be freeeeeee for about a month. I am NOT ready to go back to the stress of nursing classes this fall. I have so many things to do before then including my online HIPPA modules, sewing more uniform skirts, and maybe investing in another shirt to say nothing of all the other tasks not related to school. My dresses are quite literally coming apart at the seams because they are so old and have been washed so many times, and I keep shoving them to the back of the closet to be mended someday when I have time. I'm think about investing in a serger since I didn't buy a car. But then comes the dilemma...do I buy a good one for close to $1000, or do I buy one that will just get the job done. I'll probably end up somewhere in the middle if I do buy one at all. Decisions, decisions...
I guess I'll go watch my movie (Lawrence of Arabia) before it gets too late. It's supposed to be a really good one according to the AFI top 100 movies of all time. An interesting fact I learned in my studying this afternoon is that the script writer was on the Hollywood blacklist for being convicted for by Congress of being a Communist. So he didn't get credit for this movie until years after the Production Code forced upon Hollywood studios was abolished by the a Supreme Court decision that movies fall under the "freedom of speech" category. My class is giving me exposure to some movies I'd never have chosen to watch on my own and made me aware of some really good possibilities, especially in the foreign films genre.
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