State of the Becca
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beccastareyesSo, my advisor is away. I feel proud of myself that not only did I get the most recent draft of my working report to him, but that I also have kept working on stuff after he was on the other side of the world. (Working without someone checking up on me! Hooray!) That and there's something really effing promising about one of my projects that I can't wait to show him. Mostly so he can suggest about five different mundane explanations that I didn't think about.
Now, if only a collaborator would get the data that I've been asking him for since the beginning of last semester. -_- Need to bug him about it in person during Planetary Lunch, since my emails seem to be going unread.
A Dialog Concerning Becca's Spending Habits: In Three Acts
Dramatis Personae
BECCA, our protagonist.
Becca's INNER ACCOUNTANT
ACT I
Setting: The mall's craft store. Evening.
BECCA: I'm gonna go get some picture frames. This won't take long. Hey, the garlands I was looking at for wreath making are on sale.
IN. ACC.: Go for it. Those are nearly half off.
BECCA: I wonder how much a light box would cost. Or even if this place sells them.
IN. ACC.: Probably too much. We've looked before. Couldn't you use the thing you have for your SAD?
BECCA: It's three inches across. Hey, this one is only $30!
IN. ACC.: I was expecting $100 or more. Maybe you should wait until it goes on sale. It's also a bit small.
BECCA: It's already $30. And I don't need a big one.
IN. ACC.: Fine.
BECCA: Hey, there's a knitting kit. I promised Katie I'd learn to knit.
IN. ACC.: It's $15.
BECCA: So, what's your point?
IN. ACC.: That means you spent over $50 on stuff you didn't intend on buying.
BECCA: That's not true. Those are all things I intended on buying at some point in the future.
IN. ACC.: Fine. Go buy it, but get the heck out of the store before you make any more stupid impulse purchases.
BECCA: I ought to check to see if the game store has any good used games, anyway.
ACT II
Setting: The mall's game store, five minutes later
BECCA: They continue to have no used Final Fantasy games in the DS and Game Boy section. And still no Katamari.
IN. ACC.: Just because you saw it once doesn't make it a regular occurrence, Becca.
BECCA: Now where are the Gamecube games. There they are! Oh, my God. Twilight Princess AND the collector disk with the port of Ocarina of Time on it.
IN. ACC.: Jesus Haploid Christ, Becca! Those games are priced almost like new.
BECCA: Zelda is popular. It explains why I couldn't find them.
IN. ACC.: You're not spending any more money.
BECCA: But... Zelda.
IN. ACC.: Remember what your mother said. How proud she was that you had me and could manage your money.
BECCA: She said that because I had plenty in the bank, was eating things other than Easy Mac and ramen and my visits home were constrained by time, not money. In other words, I can afford a damn game.
IN. ACC.: Two damn games, unless you're putting one back. And you still haven't beaten half of the games you own. And you stink at Zelda.
BECCA: Lack of practice.
IN. ACC.: Fine, fine. Buy your damn Zelda games. I'm going to bed.
BECCA: Hey, I wonder if Borders has anything.
IN. ACC.: Rebecca! You get back here!
ACT III
Setting: The entrance to Borders, five minutes later
IN. ACC.: Let's get a few things straight. You can look. No buying. If the new volume of any of the manga series you follow has come out, we can negotiate that.
BECCA: What if they have a rare shipment of comics that seem to be out of print?
IN. ACC.: How likely is that to happen?
BECCA: It could happen.
IN. ACC.: Fine. But no catching up on new series. You already have used books.
BECCA: Fine. Be that way. I'll wait until next week.
IN. ACC.: Good. About time you started listening to me.
BECCA: Yeah, yeah. Now how about you shut up when I play online games. I don't need you to keep track of fake money.
FIN
That was mostly just a long excuse to say that I now have Zelda games. Go me!
I need to draw something. My writing's going fine, but I don't feel motivated to draw. Which means I need to dig out my sketchpad and do it anyway.
Now, if only a collaborator would get the data that I've been asking him for since the beginning of last semester. -_- Need to bug him about it in person during Planetary Lunch, since my emails seem to be going unread.
Dramatis Personae
BECCA, our protagonist.
Becca's INNER ACCOUNTANT
ACT I
Setting: The mall's craft store. Evening.
BECCA: I'm gonna go get some picture frames. This won't take long. Hey, the garlands I was looking at for wreath making are on sale.
IN. ACC.: Go for it. Those are nearly half off.
BECCA: I wonder how much a light box would cost. Or even if this place sells them.
IN. ACC.: Probably too much. We've looked before. Couldn't you use the thing you have for your SAD?
BECCA: It's three inches across. Hey, this one is only $30!
IN. ACC.: I was expecting $100 or more. Maybe you should wait until it goes on sale. It's also a bit small.
BECCA: It's already $30. And I don't need a big one.
IN. ACC.: Fine.
BECCA: Hey, there's a knitting kit. I promised Katie I'd learn to knit.
IN. ACC.: It's $15.
BECCA: So, what's your point?
IN. ACC.: That means you spent over $50 on stuff you didn't intend on buying.
BECCA: That's not true. Those are all things I intended on buying at some point in the future.
IN. ACC.: Fine. Go buy it, but get the heck out of the store before you make any more stupid impulse purchases.
BECCA: I ought to check to see if the game store has any good used games, anyway.
ACT II
Setting: The mall's game store, five minutes later
BECCA: They continue to have no used Final Fantasy games in the DS and Game Boy section. And still no Katamari.
IN. ACC.: Just because you saw it once doesn't make it a regular occurrence, Becca.
BECCA: Now where are the Gamecube games. There they are! Oh, my God. Twilight Princess AND the collector disk with the port of Ocarina of Time on it.
IN. ACC.: Jesus Haploid Christ, Becca! Those games are priced almost like new.
BECCA: Zelda is popular. It explains why I couldn't find them.
IN. ACC.: You're not spending any more money.
BECCA: But... Zelda.
IN. ACC.: Remember what your mother said. How proud she was that you had me and could manage your money.
BECCA: She said that because I had plenty in the bank, was eating things other than Easy Mac and ramen and my visits home were constrained by time, not money. In other words, I can afford a damn game.
IN. ACC.: Two damn games, unless you're putting one back. And you still haven't beaten half of the games you own. And you stink at Zelda.
BECCA: Lack of practice.
IN. ACC.: Fine, fine. Buy your damn Zelda games. I'm going to bed.
BECCA: Hey, I wonder if Borders has anything.
IN. ACC.: Rebecca! You get back here!
ACT III
Setting: The entrance to Borders, five minutes later
IN. ACC.: Let's get a few things straight. You can look. No buying. If the new volume of any of the manga series you follow has come out, we can negotiate that.
BECCA: What if they have a rare shipment of comics that seem to be out of print?
IN. ACC.: How likely is that to happen?
BECCA: It could happen.
IN. ACC.: Fine. But no catching up on new series. You already have used books.
BECCA: Fine. Be that way. I'll wait until next week.
IN. ACC.: Good. About time you started listening to me.
BECCA: Yeah, yeah. Now how about you shut up when I play online games. I don't need you to keep track of fake money.
That was mostly just a long excuse to say that I now have Zelda games. Go me!
I need to draw something. My writing's going fine, but I don't feel motivated to draw. Which means I need to dig out my sketchpad and do it anyway.
