Good morning!

pinback · Post by **pinback** » Mon May 12, 2003 8:34 am

Happy Monday morning to you! Here's to a productive, healthy week ahead!

Ice Cream Jonsey · Post by **Ice Cream Jonsey** » Mon May 12, 2003 10:39 am

I have a feeling that this week is going to totally suck.

By the way, have you given any thought to the timetable I mentioned in that e-mail that I sent you? Let's not lose focus here, pinback.

Ice Cream Jonsey · Post by **Ice Cream Jonsey** » Mon May 12, 2003 10:40 am

Also, shouldn't it be "Pinback." Would you prefer that I give you a capital letter, or do you want to continue in this e.e. cummings horseshit?

pinback · Post by **pinback** » Mon May 12, 2003 11:29 am

Ice Cream Jonsey wrote:I have a feeling that this week is going to totally suck.

Come on, now, Jonsey! It's a fresh new week, full of promise and potential! That's no way to get off to a positive start. How about instead of being a Gloomy Gus, try being a Happy Herbert! Well, that wasn't really that good a name, but there's a long week ahead to try to come up with better names! So much to look forward to, I don't see why you're not just aquiver with anticipation of the good things ahead!

By the way, have you given any thought to the timetable I mentioned in that e-mail that I sent you? Let's not lose focus here, pinback.

I am sorry, but I don't remember the timetable you're talking about. I'll go check my emails again, though, and I'll be sure to get back to you!

Protagonist X · Post by **Protagonist X** » Mon May 12, 2003 11:43 am

Okay, I'll take the bait:

Why so chipper today, Mr. Parrish?

pinback · Post by **pinback** » Mon May 12, 2003 11:57 am

Ice Cream Jonsey wrote:Also, shouldn't it be "Pinback." Would you prefer that I give you a capital letter, or do you want to continue in this e.e. cummings horseshit?

Oh, but I've always been "pinback", lower-case, since way back at the beginning! Heavens, the last time I capitalized "Pinback" (other than on Monto Rusa, I now remember -- ooops!) was way back when I was calling myself "Sgt. Pinback", and, gosh, that was like the mid-80's!

Thanks for the offer, anyway! It's nice to know that you are willing to make those kinds of changes and respond to user requests that promptly.

See, it's already a good week, and we're just getting started!

pinback · Post by **pinback** » Mon May 12, 2003 11:59 am

Protagonist X wrote:Why so chipper today, Mr. Parrish?

A better question is, what's not to be chipper about? The sun is shining (at least where I am), it's a beautiful day, delicious food is plentiful, we have our health, the world keeps turning, a wide variety of music is available for our listening enjoyment, and we have friends and family who we love to keep us company!

Again, I ask you... what is NOT to be chipper about?!

pinback · Post by **pinback** » Mon May 12, 2003 12:58 pm

Wow, look at all the registered users that are online right this very second!

Hi, everyone!!

Ice Cream Jonsey · Post by **Ice Cream Jonsey** » Mon May 12, 2003 1:20 pm

Hi! I just found out that due to an oversight, loans that my parents took out for my second and third semester at Syracuse were on deferment for 10 years! Yippee! And because my parents are broke, I get the joy of paying these loans off that I had no idea existed until a half hour ago! Right on! An extra $88.60 for ten years! Nothing like paying for school loans until one is 39 fucking years old! Hee hee! Yase! Boy, was college worth it! Combined with my previous loans, that's a nice $258 payment that I'll be sending off for the near future, now! Today really is a glorious and special day, comrade "pinback!"

(Actually, I couldn't care less about paying off the loans that I ... well, that my folks took out. I mean, what's fair is far. I am just pissed as ALL MOTHERFUCKING HELL that I didn't find out about this one until right fucking now and that it sprung up on me. Jesus Fucking Christ.)

Protagonist X · Post by **Protagonist X** » Mon May 12, 2003 1:23 pm

Wait... deferment for TEN YEARS? They haven't been accruing interest all that time, have they?

pinback · Post by **pinback** » Mon May 12, 2003 1:29 pm

Ice Cream Jonsey wrote:Today really is a glorious and special day, comrade "pinback!"

I'll bet you're sure glad you know about it now, as opposed to not finding out about it for ten MORE years! So, really, as far as I can tell, you're ahead of the game today! And you'll feel better finally getting those payments taken care of and off your back, right?

See, I KNEW this was going to be a great week!! For everyone!

Ice Cream Jonsey · Post by **Ice Cream Jonsey** » Mon May 12, 2003 1:31 pm

Protagonist X wrote:Wait... deferment for TEN YEARS? They haven't been accruing interest all that time, have they?

I don't think so. The total for the loans is $8,228.32. They want $88.60 for ten years, so that's about $600 in interest. That seems kind of reasonable, actually. Actually, that seems impossibly so. Either it accrued $600 over ten years, which is low, or it's going to accrue $600 in ten years. $60 a year -- what kind of rate is that? That seems extremely low. So I'm probably fucked here.

Protagonist X · Post by **Protagonist X** » Mon May 12, 2003 1:40 pm

I'm pretty sure this sort of loan is something where there's no penalty or fudging of that sort for early payment. S oif you come into enough money to pay it off, you can just write the check and have done with it, or pay them $172.00 a month for five years or something.

However you want to swing it, really. I'd recommend getting all the details from the loan people before making any decisions on how, or what schedule.

pinback · Post by **pinback** » Mon May 12, 2003 6:59 pm

Good evening, everyone! I hope today has been has joyful and productive for you as it has been for me! And with the cool evening breeze wafting through the open windows, the cat purring contentedly on the bed, the smell from a delightful tofu stir-fry still lingering in the air... yes, I'd say this is quite a lovely day indeed!

Oh, and before I forget...

Have a happy Tuesday, too!

:)

Ice Cream Jonsey · Post by **Ice Cream Jonsey** » Mon May 12, 2003 7:07 pm

GIVE ME BACK MY FRIEND!!

pinback · Post by **pinback** » Mon May 12, 2003 7:30 pm

What do you mean, Robb? I'm the same ol' Ben. I'm just trying my best to accentuate the positive! And there's so much of it, so much that you just don't see when you go through life being bitter and sarcastic. I've already started work on my latest poem: 101 Things I Love About Sunsets!

Ice Cream Jonsey · Post by **Ice Cream Jonsey** » Mon May 12, 2003 7:39 pm

Yeah, look, the weather out here is too fucking surreal to be believed as well right now (we are FREE from the ridiculous, opressive heat that has surrounded us like a German death squad the last couple of years) but let me be the first to say that I don't like this new Ben.

OK, so you seem to be happy and more or less content. These are traits and emotions that I would like you to experience once this century. But not like this! It's a fake euphoria! Without our pain, without our sarcasm, without our hate and our rage... what are we? We're not men -- that's for fuck-sure. Look at yourself! You've become some sort of gelded, transgender Care Bear! What the shit?!!?!

pinback · Post by **pinback** » Tue May 13, 2003 7:46 pm

Well, another great day comes to a close. Kind of sorry to see it go, but the good news is, there's another fresh day right around the corner! It's 8, so I'm going to turn in so I can get an early start on making tomorrow even better!

Ice Cream Jonsey · Post by **Ice Cream Jonsey** » Tue May 13, 2003 8:32 pm

Three days.

I give you three more days before you're back posting BILE. Like my buddy of ole', good ole Pinback from SoCal.

pinback · Post by **pinback** » Tue May 13, 2003 8:34 pm

I'm sorry if it disappoints you, Robb. But that was me then. That part of my life is over. I understand that it will take time for you to accept and to get used to, but in time, I know you will, and I think you'll eventually even come to appreciate and prefer this.