the everyday adventures of sabrina

• @ColonelTribune Doesn’t matter if we agree or no — sadly, we’re not drawing checks signed by Reinsdorf. :) #
• @WBEZ Maybe not explicitly unethical. But classy it is not. It just seems like schadenfreude because they can. #
• Are you fucking kidding me, Wikipedia? A remake of “The Prisoner”??? Seriously, what? #
• @hubbit Oh yeah? What did you wind up going with? #
• @hubbit small engines FTW. I lurve my 4 cyl. And its mileage. #
• @hubbit My 4 cyl has 185 ponies. It gets me what I need. :) #
• There is an official USA blog. http://blog.usa.gov/roller/govgab/ And it is deeply, deeply lame. Who’d've thunk? #
• @hubbit blog.gov also hurtses the brain…FYI #
• @carriekirby Try Michelle at Body & Soul on Van Buren. Small boutique and not fancy but fantastic hair! #

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So a week ago I posted that I was thinking about buying nothing in April. And so I am. Buying nothing, that is.

Starting tomorrow, April Fools Day (a good day to start out a goofball exercise just to see if you can), I will avoid purchasing anything, with a few exceptions: kitty litter and insulin purchases are non-negotiable (some things it’s not worth finding out the hard way that you can’t live without them), beers and polish sausages with onions (OF COURSE) at the ballpark opening week (HELLS YEAH IT IS ALMOST THE BEST DAY OF THE YEAR!!). I’ve also added a $20/week budget for groceries, because I thought about it and while I probably do have enough food in my kitchen to live on for a month, that doesn’t mean I actually want to go without fresh produce that long.

I am totally excited to start buying nothing. How lame is that — it’s not like I’m even going to actually do anything. I’m going to not do things, and I probably won’t even really notice except when I’m telling myself no. Still, I’m really eager to find out how enforced stufflessness works out for me. And to clean out my freezer….

• Yay! Finished knitting on @smokes70’s scarf today. Now just to make all the dots and attach them. This should be Fun. #
• @chowbok Charming! #
• @writchrd If you want to force it, use non-breaking space:   #
• I love the smell of having wasted many hours of time last week, in the morning. #
• Today’s task would seem to indicate that I am serving posthumous penance for a previous life spent writing broken software installers. #
• Off to skool for math test. Trying to be optimistic, but mostly just blasé and wishing I had the evening off. Can has spring brk now? #

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• Just braved the blizzardy outdoors for a PetSmart run. There’s an 8k race going on out there in that mess, those poor bastards. #

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• @sanityknit That is brilliant! Spectacular given everything you’re juggling lately!!! Way to go, you!!! #
• @mizmoose Where now? Back to Pgh or, like, west coast? #
• @hubbit I’m totally mad at you for getting that tune stuck in my head. Augh! #
• @hubbit That’s it, now it’s on. This Is The Song That Never Ends! #
• @hubbit *snork* Nice. #
• @hubbit “It’s German for ‘happiness at the misfortunes of others’!” #
• @hubbit But, relax, you’ve got the Internet. And: “The Internet is really really great!” #
• @hubbit Eh, you already declared it Avenue Q day! They should see it coming! #
• @hubbit Also, that was *not* a pun. Dammit. #
• It appears I have an extra CSO ticket for tonight! DM me. #
• @hubbit That’s cos you work on the day I have my CSO subscription series for. :) #
• @hubbit That is, in fact, precisely the strategy I’m being forced to adopt to pass my bio class. Concepts are irrelevant. Memorize & dump. #
• @hubbit Yeah, but you don’t hold on to the memorized stuff long. It’s gone after the test. Bye bye, phospholipid bilayer! #
• Seriously, anyone want to take my second CSO ticket? It’s an awesome terrace seat! #
• @BlogPeoria Pry it up off the keyboard. That’s what I usually do to that and the dingbat Windows key. Easy (and fixable)! #

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• Just made lime marmalade. 9 half-pint jars, 1 pint jar, and 1 cup in a tupperware thingie. Who wants some!??! #
• Am being forced to jump through a ton of hoops for Amex. Who insist they have been trying! and trying! to call! Why have gotten no vm, then? #
• @bestof1000 Emissions testing facility. Queue’s just as long, people waiting just as bitter, only with extra carbon monoxide flavoring. #
• @richardroeper But…but…but… parade :( #
• Made appt with DePaul advisor to talk about transfer options. Yikes– feels scarily like almost making a decision. #
• @mizmoose Woot indeed! #

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• @YarnHarlot Here’s what you need to know about Fox News. http://tinyurl.com/cvhl5g Or, as some say, Faux News. #
• I just learned why swissfrancs are abbreviated CHF. Silly polyglot countries and their silly Latin fallback plans. #
• @hubbit Yankee Stadium? #
• The idea of Crede the Twinkie, … it still burns. #
• @writchrd Yes, but then again, I have the intelligence of a blob of cotton candy. For reals, yo. #
• Hm. Weekend project did not go quite according to plan. Contemplating how to go from here. #
• @eddieizzard In Chicago, waiting for promised thunderstorms to descend. In 30th fl apt w/west view, facing the storm’s approach. Fun! #
• @sanityknit @Kbcraigs Ha ha, Kelson’s a dormrat! #

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I think I’m not going to buy anything in April.

I’m going to try and go a whole month without buying anything*. No breakfast muffin on the way to work, and no books. No groceries either. Well, maybe an exemption there for the produce section; you can’t take my bananas away from me. But mostly no groceries. No yarn and no cleaning supplies and no yummy hand lotion from The Body Shop and no clothes. No coffee on my way to class. No iTunes (oh, ouch).

I’m not having a panic-oh-my-god-i-have-to-save-money event. I’m just curious to see if I can do it. What’s the worst that can happen here: I clean out my freezer and use up a bunch of crap I already have?

* – Well, anything except Tiger’s diabetes supplies and cat food and stuff. Insulin’s 28-day usable lifespan waits for no one’s attempt at social engineering herself for entertainment.

• @sanityknit Whee! KnS, huh? You’re all big timey! Will you still speak to those of us who have to stop & think about decreases?! #
• Aiee. Hands are killing me. Next time I get a bright idea for a “quick” weekend project, someone please stop me! #
• @smokes70 That’s one of my favorite bits! I make all kinds of friends on the train. Temporary, but friends. #
• @tutumagu Oh, no, I totally have — I swear /way/ more these days. (And more creatively!) #
• @YarnHarlot Argh. That article infuriates me at least one more way than it does you… I’m sorry we treat you guys so badly. #
• New /etc/system post: I know it’s in there. http://ziggurat.org/sysadmin/?p=28 #
• Oh, CNBC, why are your people’s wardrobes such a consistent, epic fail? Blue checked shirt + asshole collar with bright pink satin tie? NO #
• Jesus, Dow up like 500 pts? We REALLY liked today’s lies. Bet we’ll hate tomorrow’s. Hey buddy, can you spare some stability? #

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• Lazy Sunday — working on a knit project that, if it turns out well enough, will be a surprise for someone. If not… weeelll… we’ll see. #

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• Bloc Party next Sat at Aragon. <3 Anyone else in? Intimacy fucking rocks, if you haven’t heard it. #
• @richardroeper Ah, but don’t you know, any reason is an excuse to harp on the same old same old. Getting over it is so ’90s! #
• Mmmm….slushie: just discovered the bottle of pinot grigio I stuck in the freezer “for a few minutes” last night, and forgot. Whoops. #
• So glad I got my FM antenna back! XRT seems to suck much less than it did. #
• @sanityknit Have fun — don’t strangle anyone who has coffee while you still can’t! :) #
• Have bio test today. Don’t want to go to class. Want to stay home and knit socks. Waaaaaaah. #
• Off to big bio test! Wish me luck! #
• Bio: sucked. Prof and student got into argument. “I’m speaking English!” “No you’re not!” (Prof has accent.) Went downhill rapidly. #
• Note to self: Never ever ever take a five hour class, or a Saturday class, and especially not BOTH at the same time, ever again. Ugh. #
• @sanityknit Yum! <3 TJs. CHEEEEEEEESE. And the frozen yummies! And the cheap-as-chips marinara. And the cheese. CHEESE! #

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• Email ad for Spin-Off Mag touts spinning as a way to save money. Don’t think I buy that story, and I’ve already got all the equipment! #
• @EricZorn Not long, but then again, I spin (yarn (actual yarn, not stories)). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distaff #
• Just discovered Norwegian purl via knittyblog. LOVE LOVE LOVE. So much awesome, and so easy to pick up! http://is.gd/o7iy #
• @hubbit Ping if you need any head-bangy assists… :) #
• @Since1908 Which is also to say 381 days until 102… =) #
• I like black jellybeans. #
• @mizmoose Yes, but it’s only because 5 is way more completely frigging AWESOME. #
• Off to Hackney’s now for beers and fish ‘n chips. #
• Drinky drinky! I can hardly believe it is so nearly spring that i can stand outdoors without a coat. #

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• In a cab heading home, and thoroughly tired. Quick trips are the pits. #
• @tutumagu well, about the time you tweeted that, I was in a plane from LGA landing at ORD. Wishing I was cosy tucked in bed, mostly. #
• Mmmm, fresh ripe — just this side of squishy — pear at lunch. Yum. #

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• NYC. Punk rock heavy metal karaoke still rocks. #
• Thank you, anonymous oper of ‘31415926′ open access point, for letting me mooch your wifi. You’re nice! #
• Also, your network name is awesome, ‘31415926.’ #
• Morning. Sun’s coming up. Temp should be in the 60s. Off to find the subway now – metrocard & chicago card plotting against me in my pocket. #
• So weird to be at work at 9am, but before the opening bell! But still have cnbc: snme things remain constant. #
• Oh, how I love manually doing the openSUSE installer software selection widget. Love love love. Clicky. Clicky. Clicky. Stabby. Clicky. #
• @smokes70 I’m pretty sure you’re just making that up. #
• @YarnHarlot Who said a server is inanimate? I work with them on a daily basis and trust me, they are sentient. And also malicious. #
• The weird thing about this unplanned, sudden work travel is that I keep forgetting what day it is. Getting off schedule freaks me out! #
• Getting ready to head back to NYC and from there, Chgo. Board train in CT at 1600 EDT, scheduled to arrive home at 2200ish CDT. @whee. #
• Also, hah. Ancient mushism (“@ whee,” sans space), now pokes some stranger. Hi, actual person @whee! Do you get that a lot? #
• Also. Murt get this in: weather here is GORGEOUS! #

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• @eddieizzard How about Leader and Minions? Minions are fun! #
• It’s Tuesday, and I’m feeling strangely optimistic about it. #
• Idea of xferring to DePaul earlier than planned (see blog) still eating at my head. Should talk to someone at financial aid office 1st. $$$! #
• Tons and tons of sirens outside around the office for the past little while. What is going on out there? #
• @hubbit My, you are busy — I’m not even at 1500 tweets, since last May. #
• @Mithaecus Doesn’t the universe implode or something if that happens? #
• @fourtraveldeals I want to travel! How about: NYC from Chicago, late May? #
• @smokes70 Or this: http://tinyurl.com/d4djqv #
• @smokes70 I think it was far more likely to be a puppy! #
• http://tinyurl.com/dytxt2 Mena Suvari…what…what the…wha…with… your hair??? so confused by bad bad bad. #
• @smokes70 But only because it was manipulated into doing so by a dog who was probably holding it hostage. #
• Crankymaking events of this afternoon have somewhat overtaken my being pleased that my KnitPicks order shipped out this morning. #
• @tutumagu Could always be worse. Wanna get suddenly shipped off to a remote site to fix something? I think we both need a drink! #
• @hubbit I want one of those too! Except full of Scotch. And no straw. And maybe not insulated. #
• Ok, I am off. To LaGuardia. Because the server we shipped yesterday decided to arrive dead. Naturally. No math class for me this week! #

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