It's gon' get uglyyyyyyyyyy, uglyyy, uglyyy

badmeaningbad....

-imagine working a summer internship in one of the least desirable cities in the northwest.
-imagine you only took said internship because of the hefty sum they promised to pay you.
-imagine the work was interesting, the people were laid-back, and your first check for four days' work was pretty damn satisfactory.
-imagine taking a long weekend trip to your L.A. home, after weeks of frugal spending in anticipation of much shopping in L.A.

(here's where it gets ugly....)

-your card is denied at bloomingdale's and wilshire beauty. (luckily, mom covers for the time being).
-you realize you don't have any money in your checking account for some reason, but it's saturday, and 4th of july weekend.
-you learn you have only been paid once. no paychecks have been directly deposited, as you so carefully arranged. you have been living (miraculously) off that first paycheck.
-you ignore your better judgment and glaring lack of financial skills and spend more than half of the cash you have at american apparel.
-the cabbie who drives you back to your dorm in boise pretty much jacks your last $15.
-you hunger.

lessons learned...
-i guess human resource departments sometimes have to be told TWICE that you are a salaried, not an hourly, associate.
-acting like you got money when you don't on robertson might be cute at the time, but how's that shopping trip gonna cure a growling belly.
-must manage finances.... ignoring money doesn't work, whether or not you have it.

feel free to admonish/commiserate/judge/console.