You know when you just feel like you’re getting screwed by everyone. I’m being charged $3.00 by evil chase bank everytime i take money out here. The french don’t have these ridiculous fees, so chase compensated by charging some bullshit “International Fee”. It’s almost worse that Citibank doesn’t have it, because the trouble it would take me to change my account would just about equal the few hundred dollars i’ll be contrubiting to the chase charity fund.
Also, I’ve double paid my last MCI bill. I can’t find a number to call them anywhere. I think my subletters double paid my verizon bill, and are taking it out of the rent. The dollar keeps dropping so my paycheck is effectively shrinking every month. And i’m never going to get a god damn visa. I also had some disgusting chinese food which gave me headache and made me sleepy, but i didn’t realize you had to pay for rice separately so i spent my last itty bitty franc, and left my bank card at home so i can’t even buy a coffee.
i can’t wait for this day to be over.
New Angeles Monthly, June 2008
Weekend America, March 30, 2008
Los Angeles Times, March 13, 2008
Los Angeles Times, March 6, 2008
Nil by Mouth is written by Neille Ilel. Neille is a writer, reporter and user interface specialist in Los Angeles. If you think that's a lot, she's also got a host of meandering sidelines including improv comedy, tennis, cooking, drawing and thinking about learning to play the guitar.
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