Never wait to pay your rent when you have the money today.

I felt good this morning. I woke up before my alarm went off! Looked at the time, 5:22am.. jumped out of bed and got ready for work. I was running right on time, according to my schedule.

Seeing how I still haven’t received my checks with the new address, I’ve had to give my apartment complex a money order for rent.  Since I know the two places across the street only take cash for m.o. I went to the gas station a little bit farther away so I could also get gas.  My plan was flawless.

So I placed my Slimfast down and ask for a pack of cigs and a money order.  She grabbed her book to record my driver’s info. and to log the amount.  So she runs my card, and hands me my receipt.  Just then she realizes they have new owners and they’re not selling any money orders right now.  So I assumed a simple transaction, a refund, and I would be out the door mildly frustrated by the inconvenience.  However, it wasn’t letting her refund the money back to my card.

I was in a mild panic because as time went on, I was pushing time to get to work, and wondering how to fit in another stop for the m.o.  I had to have this in the apartment’s night drop box before they got there at 9.  After about an hour, she connected with a part owner, and let him know she needed him to be there to get into the back room so the people in FREAKIN GUATEMALA could dial in to their system.  She stated he wouldn’t be there for another half hour or more, and asked if I was willing to wait.

At this point I was irritated because just like her, I have a job.  If I had to live a very broke next two weeks because of the late fees & difference of pro-rate on my rent, I would just have to deal.  I left her my information and told her to plase call when she had more information, and that I would be back around 5pm to resolve the problem.

Luckily my boss was understanding about my tardiness.  So a half hour after being at work the lady called and asked if I could come back.  They needed my card to swipe for the refund.  At this point I could have cried.  After some rational conversation, I was able to decide I could go around lunch time. 35 mins there, 35 mins back..

I called my apartment complex and thankfully because I had never been late before, they let it go.  I’m on a pro-rated lease, so I would have had to pay the late fees, also make up the pro-rated amount.  I’m very lucky they’re so kickass!!

I was gone about an hour and a half, the half which was paid, the hour (not so much..) and got the refund almost immediately.  So then I went to Basha’s to get a m.o. and they only take cash. Then I went to Albertson’s (for me to STEP into an Albertson’s is against every fiber in my being but I was desperate).  They only take cash as well (I KNEW THERE WAS A REASON I SHOPPED AT FRY’S!). SO I said to hell with it and just drove back into work.

So I’ve wasted almost a quarter tank of gas, I still haven’t paid my rent, it’s 3pm, I’ve barely got any work done, and I’m blogging about my hellish day.  I’m sooo surprised you didn’t see me on the news rocking back and forth mowing down a bag of Doritos whilst singing Prince’s Purple Rain right in the middle of the gas pumps.  Shocked my head didn’t explode.

POA (that’s Plan Of Action):: Leave work at 4, go to Fry’s, pay rent, go online and check status of check’s with new address, make a very strong drink, and pretend like today never happened.  Oh crap, forgot B is coming over to watch Heroes.  Scratch that.  Rewrite:: after rent, make strong drink, straiten up house, Taco Bell & Heroes & Medium and pretend like today never happened.

Please please tell me that I took some of the bad juju away from your Monday, and that yours was a hellofa lot better!

For me?!

Pssh. Mondays.