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I :heart: Oingo Boingo! The Dead Man's Party album is always a main stay in my music collection.
Even now.
*puts on headphones and blasts No One Lives Forever*
TOTALLY OT: Oingo Boingo played at my high school's multi-purpose room waaaaaaaaay back before they were even Oingo Boingo in the early 70's. I used to think it was a weird urban legend until we found real pictures of them playing in my yearbook class and some ripped tickets in a box labelled "miscellaneous." Apparently, tickets were $5.00 each, and included PTA chaperones at the door (this was mentioned on the ticket stubs). I didn't think it was real until I SAW THE PICTURES MYSELF!!! I instantly thought my high school was cool after that!
Do I dare
Disturb the universe?
In a minute there is time
For decisions and revisions which a minute will reverse.
T.S. Eliot
Unseen but seeing oh dear, now they're masquerading as sane-KiaKat There isn't enough interpretive dance in the workplace these days-Irv 3rd shift needs love, too
RIP, mo bhrionglóid
I dropped out of school when I was 15 and was too young to be hired on at a "real job". I placed an ad in the paper and opened my own house cleaning business. I had about 10-15 regular weekly/biweekly clients and anywhere from 2-10 randoms on a weekly basis.
I also had two neighborhood kids I babysat a couple of times a week in the evening or overnight.
I paid part of the bills at home and had to buy my own clothes, make-up, etc. So, while I don't remember now exactly what it went to it probably wasn't anything fun. Which is probably why I don't remember.
EDIT for trivia:
The lead singer of Oingo Boingo is Danny Elfman. Yes, you know who he is even if you don't realize it. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000384/
Oh my first real pay check........ i bought gas, Sims unleashed, Black pants, sneakers and a book, i was broke soo fast, i only had enough cash left evenually to cover gas before my next pay check
I cried when I got my first paycheck because of how much the government had taken. Yes, I knew about taxes, but it's still very depressing and quite a shell shock the first time you see it in action.
After that? It went into my savings account. I know, I'm boring, but I was raised in a very financially conscious house. No credit card debt (paid off at the end of the month), no car debt (we pay cash for cars -- never had a car payment in my life), not even a house payment cause we rented, but that was the only kind of debt that would have been considered acceptable. So I never just went out and spent money on anything. My parents would have to convince me it was okay to buy things!
I'm not THAT bad now but I still have problems spending money on myself. I can buy things for other people without problems but me? Nah, I don't really need it, I'll be okay.
"The things that I remember best - those are the things I wasn't supposed to do…."
I also started working as soon as I was 14 and I probably spent it on the movies or something. Which costs a lot.
"If you are planning not to tip, please let your server know before ordering so they can decide whether or not to wait on you" - from an advice column I read some time ago
First paycheck?
Erm, I worked all summer cash in hand doing filing aged 13, well under the legal age.
Just sorting things out by name into 4 inch thick books and binding them.
The cash all went on the repairs that where needed from a stupid 13 year old boy stunt.
My dad got the stuff fixed, but I had to pay him back.
Books and CD's. I always make sure that the bulk of my first paycheck when I get a new job is spent on stuff that I want, mostly cos it feels good to wander around town and spend 300 quid on gaming stuff and novels.
Dragonlover
You have no idea how many ponchos can fit in a box- Me, after may first day at the warehouse
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