They never did find the lost rent check for June. Since I habitually pay early and get signed photocopies made when I had checks in they knew it was their error. I wrote a new check today after I called in a stop payment. The bank fee was reimbursed by a discount on July rent. Felt good to take care of something for a change.
Kitty has been acting weird, not that my bizarre hours have helped either of us. She'll adjust.
I've been having a bumpy ride lately.
Weather on the weekend was awful with extreme heat breaking 100F (40C). I ran the AC to keep it about 20 degrees cooler.
Showing posts with label bills. Show all posts
Showing posts with label bills. Show all posts
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Thursday, May 01, 2008
Progress?
Congratulations to Van Hansis for his Daytime Emmy nomination. He plays Luke Snyder, a gay college student on "As The World Turns."
My credit card expired last month and I've been looking for the replacement. I thought maybe I'd accidentally thrown it out because of the mall ads, grocery ads, services ads, and political junk mail. Since it's May Day, I called dreading having to learn a new card number only to find out the card was mailed within this week. It's still in transit. Nice of them to tell customers there'd been a delay!
To add to my freak-out level, there was a letter stating I was two months delinquent on my health coverage payments and as of today I'd be cancelled. I looked at my checkbook and saw the checks registered so I called. The automated service was reassuring, telling me I was paid up until May but to make sure I talked to a live person. She confirmed that indeed, my coverage was not at risk and my next payment was due by May 10th.
I haven't slept in 22 hrs. I've been busy or distracted. I made a batch of cookies last night and ate them all. This is why I don't make them often. I binged much like when I have ice cream. It's something I need to work on and puzzle out the causes.
Idol is terminally boring this year. I expect David Cook to win with probably the other David as runner up. I skipped GRΣΣK this week since it's become so repetitious with the "love triangle" story.
My credit card expired last month and I've been looking for the replacement. I thought maybe I'd accidentally thrown it out because of the mall ads, grocery ads, services ads, and political junk mail. Since it's May Day, I called dreading having to learn a new card number only to find out the card was mailed within this week. It's still in transit. Nice of them to tell customers there'd been a delay!
To add to my freak-out level, there was a letter stating I was two months delinquent on my health coverage payments and as of today I'd be cancelled. I looked at my checkbook and saw the checks registered so I called. The automated service was reassuring, telling me I was paid up until May but to make sure I talked to a live person. She confirmed that indeed, my coverage was not at risk and my next payment was due by May 10th.
I haven't slept in 22 hrs. I've been busy or distracted. I made a batch of cookies last night and ate them all. This is why I don't make them often. I binged much like when I have ice cream. It's something I need to work on and puzzle out the causes.
Idol is terminally boring this year. I expect David Cook to win with probably the other David as runner up. I skipped GRΣΣK this week since it's become so repetitious with the "love triangle" story.
Monday, July 30, 2007
End of Month Routines...
I was doing bills Sunday evening because there wasn't much else going on. I looked at the power bill online and it say "due July 17." So, of course, I gasped! I paid bill online right away! Then I looked to see why I didn't get email about bill. Email came June 27. Well, maybe I forgot about email when it came? Then I look at billing history and it says payment made June 27! Hmm. I look at bank statement. Yes, I gave money on June 27 to power company! It is same amount as was due July 17! I had paid! That is different amount from what I just paid which is a little higher so I'm guessing the stupid system hasn't updated its due dates yet. Very annoying.
My statement from health care says they did not get payment. It also says they will send a courtesy statement from now on. So, I guess, they just decided on their own I didn't need statements which is why I wasn't seeing them in the mail. Instead I had to provide my own envelopes to make payments. I need to see if they cashed check but it won't appear until my next statement for the period that ends the 31st. I looked online but there is no billing info for the health care online. This is just stupid. I guess I will call. I am not paying double! Grr.
I heated two hot dogs today. I put them in buns and one decided to fall over, roll out and off the counter onto the floor. Since food is low in the apartment and I was feeling daring, I picked up the dog, rinsed and dried with with a paper towel twice, then microwaved it 30 more seconds and put it back in the bun. I was not going to let it avoid being eaten! If I end up with botulism that is how I got it. I blame hunger and a conversation I had the other night about my germ phobias for this daring feat.
Tonight I had the door for the deck wide open to air out the stuffy air inside apartment. I forgot I left it open. When I finally remembered and dashed to see if it was open, kitty was sitting neatly on the inside "welcome mat" guarding the doorway and soaking up the breeze. She is a good kitty!
Sleep has stayed the same but it is still an improvement over last week. What else did I do? I cleaned the toilet. I was bad and skipped cleaning it last week. My "Osama look" scares the office lady so I did some trimming. Duckie approves. He is online so I will post this and annoy him awhile!
My cable internet introductory deal ended so it's gone up $10. Why does 5Mbps/768Kbps cost $50 in Southern CA when 10Mbps/1Mbps costs $52 in Texas?
My statement from health care says they did not get payment. It also says they will send a courtesy statement from now on. So, I guess, they just decided on their own I didn't need statements which is why I wasn't seeing them in the mail. Instead I had to provide my own envelopes to make payments. I need to see if they cashed check but it won't appear until my next statement for the period that ends the 31st. I looked online but there is no billing info for the health care online. This is just stupid. I guess I will call. I am not paying double! Grr.
I heated two hot dogs today. I put them in buns and one decided to fall over, roll out and off the counter onto the floor. Since food is low in the apartment and I was feeling daring, I picked up the dog, rinsed and dried with with a paper towel twice, then microwaved it 30 more seconds and put it back in the bun. I was not going to let it avoid being eaten! If I end up with botulism that is how I got it. I blame hunger and a conversation I had the other night about my germ phobias for this daring feat.
Tonight I had the door for the deck wide open to air out the stuffy air inside apartment. I forgot I left it open. When I finally remembered and dashed to see if it was open, kitty was sitting neatly on the inside "welcome mat" guarding the doorway and soaking up the breeze. She is a good kitty!
Sleep has stayed the same but it is still an improvement over last week. What else did I do? I cleaned the toilet. I was bad and skipped cleaning it last week. My "Osama look" scares the office lady so I did some trimming. Duckie approves. He is online so I will post this and annoy him awhile!
My cable internet introductory deal ended so it's gone up $10. Why does 5Mbps/768Kbps cost $50 in Southern CA when 10Mbps/1Mbps costs $52 in Texas?
Saturday, April 28, 2007
Ugh Spoilers
I was reading a completely unrelated article and found out Theodore was cut from Shear Genius. Since he was my favorite guy, there's little reason to keep watching. I enjoy Tabitha but most of the contestants are insufferable bores. Wow, wasn't it just a week ago Theo was at the top of the class? One less show to tune in for.
I had forgotten all about Ugly Betty this week. I can tell my interest is minimal. It looks like the guy from accounting (and Jake 2.0) is in the episode however. I think I'll watch online.
Sanjaya says he's not gay although he said the girls around him treat him like their "gay best friend."
It's after 2pm now. I was just about to post an update when the browser window hung up on Blogger. Damn it. I hate the new Blogger. I switched to Firefox and am trying again.
I checked the mail last hour.
Meds came. Yay me.
Along with the mountain of store ads, I got two solicitations: one for phone service and another for auto insurance. I ripped those up.
Bastards. If I wanted their service, I'd contact them. Leave me alone!
Rounding out today's pile of mail were two bills. Life insurance was demanding its quarterly payment and I had a credit card bill.
I got the insurance premium paid online when I remembered the barely used username and password.
I also paid a credit card $10 balance (meds co-pay), checked to see if there's any indication the cable bill payment actually got processed this time (I can't tell--maybe next week), and decided to run away to a cold climate. Ok, maybe not so much of the last one.
I was going to check on the other bill's timeliness and accuracy but I'm tired. It isn't due for 10 days and there's no mail service until Monday anyway. It can sit on the desk and mock me until another day.
I'm going to crash for awhile.
I had forgotten all about Ugly Betty this week. I can tell my interest is minimal. It looks like the guy from accounting (and Jake 2.0) is in the episode however. I think I'll watch online.
Sanjaya says he's not gay although he said the girls around him treat him like their "gay best friend."
It's after 2pm now. I was just about to post an update when the browser window hung up on Blogger. Damn it. I hate the new Blogger. I switched to Firefox and am trying again.
I checked the mail last hour.
Meds came. Yay me.
Along with the mountain of store ads, I got two solicitations: one for phone service and another for auto insurance. I ripped those up.
Bastards. If I wanted their service, I'd contact them. Leave me alone!
Rounding out today's pile of mail were two bills. Life insurance was demanding its quarterly payment and I had a credit card bill.
I got the insurance premium paid online when I remembered the barely used username and password.
I also paid a credit card $10 balance (meds co-pay), checked to see if there's any indication the cable bill payment actually got processed this time (I can't tell--maybe next week), and decided to run away to a cold climate. Ok, maybe not so much of the last one.
I was going to check on the other bill's timeliness and accuracy but I'm tired. It isn't due for 10 days and there's no mail service until Monday anyway. It can sit on the desk and mock me until another day.
I'm going to crash for awhile.
They Win
Ok, I got the utility bill online. They added the $107 to my bill. I paid it just to get it out of my face. Bastards. As it is, my useage was up. Could be too much TV or maybe just that fridge in the garage. I need to get that freezer emptied and unplug it.
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
Kill The Pain
So my head is more aching than in pain thanks to some exercise, food, and pain meds. Ok, it's probably the pain meds more than anything. My head still feels as though the eyes were scooped out like ice cream and the head itself was torn off the spin and placed on a pike in front of Duckie's doorway.
The mail was of moderate interest. I had two bills and something from a food company. I haven't opened it. One bill was cable which was already paid... well, I attempted to pay it a few times already. I better check on that. The other was health care. They didn't get a payment. I'm in no position to argue. How I might've missed that I haven't a clue. Oh wait a second, the fog is clearing in my empty head. They had my new address wrong and the bill went God knows where. Now I remember. I called them to get the mailing address of the billing center. They are probably still trying to figure out how to process my check without the statement slip. No matter. It's paid up as soon as they get their mail.
Hey! It's my poisoned peanut butter refund. I'm rich and powerful now. I can buy some tainted pet food. Or something equally grand.
The mail was of moderate interest. I had two bills and something from a food company. I haven't opened it. One bill was cable which was already paid... well, I attempted to pay it a few times already. I better check on that. The other was health care. They didn't get a payment. I'm in no position to argue. How I might've missed that I haven't a clue. Oh wait a second, the fog is clearing in my empty head. They had my new address wrong and the bill went God knows where. Now I remember. I called them to get the mailing address of the billing center. They are probably still trying to figure out how to process my check without the statement slip. No matter. It's paid up as soon as they get their mail.
Hey! It's my poisoned peanut butter refund. I'm rich and powerful now. I can buy some tainted pet food. Or something equally grand.
Sunday, April 22, 2007
A Piece Of History?
The infamous Goatse.cx domain is up for sale. If Duckie was awake I could see if he wanted to bid. I'll have to email him, bidding is already at $15K.
Read about using the goatse.cx image to get 200,000 Myspace users to stop linking to a pirate image on one guy's site.
In personal news I got my cable bill alert, went to their pay site and find to my horror my payment last month was not successful. I had made two payments in equal amounts online. Only one cleared. The other says "Eftrevrsl." I checked my bank balance and it wasn't a problem nor did it indicate a second payment was attempted. I paid the bill by plastic this time.
Duckie may have a point in just billing to a credit card and paying that card off each month. There might be less trouble than direct payments from the bank, troubles I've seen before. I also noticed the bank has taken $11 in "monthly fees" out.
Supposedly I was going to avoid that by signing up for their online banking. Obviously not. I need to get that sorted before they come around for May's "monthly fee." With a 0.2% APR on their saving account, do you realize how much I'd have to have in the account to earn back their fee each month? It's something like $132,000, isn't it? Not a chance in hell of that happening. If I had that kind of money to bank, I'd be a fool to take that kind of yield!
Read about using the goatse.cx image to get 200,000 Myspace users to stop linking to a pirate image on one guy's site.
In personal news I got my cable bill alert, went to their pay site and find to my horror my payment last month was not successful. I had made two payments in equal amounts online. Only one cleared. The other says "Eftrevrsl." I checked my bank balance and it wasn't a problem nor did it indicate a second payment was attempted. I paid the bill by plastic this time.
Duckie may have a point in just billing to a credit card and paying that card off each month. There might be less trouble than direct payments from the bank, troubles I've seen before. I also noticed the bank has taken $11 in "monthly fees" out.
Supposedly I was going to avoid that by signing up for their online banking. Obviously not. I need to get that sorted before they come around for May's "monthly fee." With a 0.2% APR on their saving account, do you realize how much I'd have to have in the account to earn back their fee each month? It's something like $132,000, isn't it? Not a chance in hell of that happening. If I had that kind of money to bank, I'd be a fool to take that kind of yield!
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