So I just got a call from Nelnet, the company through which i have my student loans. They were calling to inform me that my loans were currently using a variable interest rate and they asked if i would be interested in consolidating them and fixing it. I said sure, figuring i'd listen to what he had to say and wait till the bottom line. During the course of the conversation however, it came to light that my loans were not of a sufficient dollar amount for them to offer me this particular deal.

Essentially, the guy called me to say "We've got this consolidation thing, but you can't have it."

Punks.

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I mean, really.

Lately, i have been telephonically pelted by non-profit organizations asking for money that they might do 'x' for various 'underpriviledged' groups. I generally consider myself to be a fairly generous person, but something about people calling me on the phone asking to send me stuff that i might 'find it in my heart' to send them money tends to result in me telling them i'm not 'interested at this time'. Perhaps this is a conditioned response created by years of speaking to telemarketers?

These experiences are leading to another conditioned response: social anxiety regarding answering my phone.

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Yeah, i haven't been hitting the blog much these last few weeks. I could probably get away with blaming it on having too much to do with the house and work and all, but that probably wouldn't be that accurate. I have discovered that merely having more stuff to do doesn't make you any busier than you would otherwise be unless you actually do some of it.

I've also realized i've been slacking off on this site - I haven't even put our currently running summer d&d game on the site at all.

So last week was pretty good. On wednesday we went to a local minor league baseball game. The home team lost (not that i could be called a 'fan' or anything), but it was fun to watch and hang out with some friends for an evening.

Yesterday we had band practice. It was a lot of fun and the songs we're planning on playing for next time are sounding pretty solid, though i couldn't talk them into playing 'Crooked Deep Down' for the special. Something about 'offending people'. Pfft.

More if i think of it.

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*ahem*

Using more words to convey a simple concept does not make you any smarter.

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well, its getting close to done. I'm not sure if it will be ready to accept gamers on saturday or not, but i'm working on it.

I haven't blogged much lately - i'm aware of this. Here's pretty much what i've been doing:

1) work work.
2) house work
3) yard work

There's been some occassional breaking for random fun stuff - including a great time swimming at steves and watching fireworks at ginger's - some gaming and a little anime, but mostly i've been working these last few weeks. All work and no play makes jared a dull blogger.

Apologies.

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This weekend we have accomplished:

1) Entire yard mowed. Really, the whole freakin' thing. That yard is too big for push-mower - at least when it's so hot.

2) Living room prep-work finished, primed and given two coats of green paint. Lookin' good. Pictures soon.

3) 3 cars washed - mine, sheri's & ginger's.

4) random house work / bill paying

5) sheri repotted her plants

We did good.

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