this is my last week at lenscrafters. for real, this time. not like last january when i thought i was done and then went crawling back due to making a bad choice. that's what you get when you try to work for an online university. at least i learned a valuable lesson: don't take another job just for the sake of taking another job. and don't ever sign up for "more information" regarding an online degree. once they have your phone number, you're done for.

but this time, i feel a little more certain that things will work out. funny, huh?

yes, i'm worried that i know nothing about banking, but my biggest concern isn't this lack of knowledge, or even that i sometimes have trouble counting. my worries at the moment are mostly wardrobe related. i can't be successful without the right shoes or suits. social scientists everywhere have proven this, and i'll be damned if i'm going to be a failure just because my blouse doesn't quite match my pants.

you know where i'm coming from.

i think i'm going to have to get rid of my harriet soon. harriet the car has been with me through thick and thin, bad driving conditions and good driving conditions. yet i feel like she's about to give up on me soon. it's in the way she sputters at me when i try to start her. it's in the way she trembles when we approach major intersections. i need to lay her down to rest before she completely quits on me; i can't have her break my heart.

i need a new car, and now i'm convinced i also need a gps system in this new car. i need that calming voicing telling me, "right turn on roselle" and "slow down, you're going to hit that tree." maybe i won't get lost as much. maybe i won't feel so alone on long car rides.

gps: "left turn onto route 53."

me: "thanks, gps. would you like a sip of my soda? tell me a little about yourself."

gps: "right turn on palatine."

oh, the fun we'll have.