It's been a busy day so far, and there is still more to do. I went to the gym, got gas ($17), went to the library to exchange books, and then came home and made chicken fried rice (from scratch, using up leftovers). I still need to do a load of laundry, clean the fish tank, and get the Christmas boxes into the closet. The latter is quite a chore. The closet is long and narrow and the Christmas boxes are big, and of course they go in the back because they won't be used again till next year. So a lot of things have to be pulled out and then put back. But at least it's better than taking them down to the basement, which is what I used to do!

I got a call this morning from the insurance agent who is working on behalf of the other party in the first accident, the one that totaled my car. He just wanted to verify some information, but it makes me hopeful that something is happening there, and that I will get my $500 payout sometime soon.

Variables are at 16%, with three and a half weeks to go till the end of the month. That seems about right.