I spent the entirety of this past long weekend in New Hampshire. It was most definitely a needed get-away; I can’t stand to be in Hartford on weekends. I began my excursion at UNH, to celebrate my friend’s 21’s birthday with a night on the town. Saturday I went with my best friend to a few of her friend’s parties, which were great fun. Sunday was bittersweet as I helped her move out of her apartment and move in back home. I spent my final day of vacation hiking up a mountain and spending time with my friend who I see all too rarely. The view from the top of bald knob is simply breathtaking. From the rocky outcropping, a seemingly endless forest is visable, with a lake splashed in and out of similarly forested islands. In the distance the white mountians meet the sky. I felt incredible up there. I departed New Hampshire around 11:30 at night and ended up asleep on my air mattress in Hartford at 3 in the morning.
This is starting to look like it’s going to be a really long summer. I laid out my budget for the summer and next year, based on what I made last summer. After living and working for a week, I decided to make some adjustments, and it’s going to be tight. I’m running up against financial walls everywhere I turn. With gas in the Northeast rising well above four dollars a gallon and no end to the increases in sight, travel is looking like less and less of a possibility. Since I can’t get out of the shithole that is Hartford CT, I have to turn to things locally, like cooking. Unfortunately for me, the price of food is rising right along with the cost of gasoline, and I don’t have room in my budget to afford good eats. If I can’t eat well, I feel worse, which simply adds to the problem.
I need a raise.
