I remembered this weekend that I forgot to pay the renewal fee for my P.O. Box in Tiburon. To be honest, I can't remember the last time I actually went to Tiburon to pick up my mail. It was probably at least 3 months ago. I doubt I actually use that P.O. Box anymore for anything, except for the 401k notifications from my old job. Speaking of my 401k, I vaguely remember that I got a mail last year asking me to do move my 401k to an IRA. Unfortunately I'm sure I lost that mail, so I have to call the place and find out what's going on, if they even remember who I am now (it's been 3 years since I stopped working at the company where I got the IRA from).

I think I paid about 8k of my own money (pre-tax) into the 401k, and the company was contributing some money to it. I remember the 401k was up to 14k at one point, though the last time I checked the value it was down to 7k. :( But 7k in a retirement fund is better than nothing. I can't believe I haven't put any other money into retirement, but considering how much I pay for rent in Marin, it's hard to put money aside. That's why I need to find a new job that pays better than what I'm currently getting.

Speaking of work, I had to leave a raid last Wednesday because of work. My boss called me at 7:30 p.m. and said I needed to come into work early to debug this program written by another programmer at the company. I said that would be fine. During the Jaraxxus fight, my boss called me again, and said I needed to go into work IMMEDIATELY to debug the program. I asked if it was okay if I waited until 10 p.m., but apparently that was not an option. According to my boss, we needed this program running so we could send out this data file to a particularly annoying client by midnight tonight, or this client was going to send a complaint letter to the Vice President of the company. So I had to drive 20 miles to go to work then worked on this program for 3 hours, before I got the chance to go home. It was pretty sucky. They did let me go home early on Thursday but I was still peeved about having to ditch the raid I was leading.

I went to the DMV today to take care of a title transfer thing. I arrived there at 7:35 a.m. (25 minutes before the opening) and there were already fifteen there people. By the time the DMV opened, there were forty-five people waiting in line. I got the title transfer completed by 8:15 a.m. then headed off to work.

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It's that glorious time of year when we reunite with loved ones (we neglected all year), stuff our faces to excess, and pass out in front of the TV. Perhaps a recalibration of the thanksometer is in order. A spin-off of the popular GivesMeHope.com site, this community invites you to document moments of kindness, generosity, and pure human love.

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Just in time for holiday shopping season, this fashionista community brings you the world of haute couture in the form of sumptuous photos, video clips, and candid commentary. There's also a sugary sprinkle of mainstream movie discussions and debates on such pressing social issues as manicure styles and celebrity colonics. If you need a break from the daily grind to indulge your girlie side, this is twinkly pink on steroids.

me and my friend serria decided to Cosplay as Aeris and Tifa again but this time with yukata (traditional young women style kimono) and these are the results. I'm sorry I haven't posted the costumes one yet but my boots are still being made. Hopefully soon, please let me know what you think.

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So last year I created these absolutely fun costumes of Zorn and Thorn (Final Fantasy IX) in a weekend. I absolutely adore them, even if I am not recognized very often at the few cons I've worn them to.

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