so a guy just came into the bank with about eight hundred bucks worth the pennies.

why would anyone keep so many pennies? yes, now you have eight hundred dollars, but if that was income you were waiting on, then was it worth it?

he could've been depositing those pennies into a savings account, or even a 401(k) where his employer could be matching contributions made. assuming that he has a substantial salary, or any type of salary, a measly eight hundred bucks in a 401(k) could produce an eight hundred dollar match from his employer, on top of accrued interest. that's at least sixteen hundred dollars.

given the current status of the economy, he could've lost some of that money with poor investing, so let's try another route.

perhaps his employer could enroll him in a simplified employee pension plan, in which case those pennies could be put into retirement accounts that are guaranteed to earn interest. yes, this is the route he should've gone. he would get the employer match of eight hundred bucks, so he would have a minimum of sixteen hundred, plus that guaranteed interest.

i hope you now understand that no, it wasn't worth it for him to keep those pennies in jars.

unless he wanted to buy this. then it would be worth it.

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i'm feeling pretty okay, mentally, pretty down, physically. but, i'm not letting physical pain get to me. the pains are trifles, afterall.

we had a grand reopening party for our bank last night. i was working the whole night, giving out name tags, giving parting gifts away, and welcoming guests. i consider that work. thus, i should get paid for the hours i worked, which was about 815AM to 830PM. overtime? kthx.

the good news is, that since i have to work tomorrow, i get to leave work, well, in about five minutes. still have to come in tomorrow, though, which is kind of sucky. but, someone has to be here.

i rediscovered my cd player this afternoon, and so i've been listening to say anything and mayday parade this afternoon. hooray.

going home now. niki is having a going away type of party, since she leaves for marine boot camp on monday, but i'm not attending, as my throat is sore, and i do not want to drink and sing with it (going to a piano bar).

good evening, 'tangers.

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i am getting more and more tired each morning i wake. there are invisible needles trying to stitch my eyelids shut. every morning i have to use all my energy just to burst these seams and roll out of bed. i fear i will not always have the strength to do so.

i feel doomed. not in a depressing way. i'm not going to distribute my grievances like flyers to an underage kegger. at least, not with this particular thing.

i'm just overall not feeling well.

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SporadicFunk and i were playing this sweet game called splosion man on my xbox. it was awesome. it pretty much is just a dude that splodes when you hit any button. after playing the trial, i pretty much instantly bought the full version.

good times.

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i'm very tired.

i went to sleep at like 11 last night, and woke up at 7. this was after a day of taking sick leave from work for stomach problems. "how dare you" said my body, giving me shoulder pains, headaches, tiredness, and more stomach pain today.

i think i need to record myself sleeping, to see how restless my sleep is. i am not gonna survive much longer feeling like this every morning.

on a good note, i bought three things yesterday:

1. mayday parade cd: anywhere but here.
- this cd is so far a disappointment. i think the original lead singer stepped back to let the other guy lead for a bit. i do not like this. boo.
- it may grow on me, like most cds do, but at this point, i'm not a big fan.

2. law-abiding citizen dvd.
- this is a sweet action/suspense flick starring gerard butler and jamie foxx. it just came out on dvd.
- for whatever reason, it was on sale for $9.99. sweet.

3. bayonetta game for xbox 360.
- this is a video game surrounding a witch who is battling angels in order to save herself from being dragged down to hell.
- it's a fun game. bayonetta is the witch's name, and she's pretty bad ass. i mean, come on. her name is freakin' bayonetta.

that's all for now. bye.

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i made it to work! work has good heat, and internet!

home doesn't have cable/internet yet. it's funny how dependent i can be on something like that when there is no where to go.

for most of saturday, i had my phone off, because i didn't have the ability to charge it, and if i were to need it for something important, i wanted to make sure i had power. luckily the power came on at 2AM on sunday.

i just found out that the other maryland branches of my bank are closed. now i'm pissed to be here.

this ruined my morning. shit.

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so apparently, maryland is supposed to get hit with a pretty bad snowstormy blizzardy treat this weekend, starting this afternoon/evening... hmm.

i'm at work. maybe they will let us leave early. maybe not. no signs of snow yet.

i wish i had more exciting news to report... but i really don't... i'm sorry, 'tangers.

...well i COULD make something up, and just pretend that it happened. i don't feel like it, though.

i think there is immense opportunity for making videos this weekend. if i'm snowed in, i won't have anything else to do. i really want to do a medley. but i don't know many songs. should it just be one particular artist? or many random artists? who knows. i'll figure it out.

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