Can't Wait to Drop Kick My Brother

Singing Sweetly and Rapping Romantically (??)

I generally don't listen rap music and everybody knows this about me. However, every now and then, I will hear a song when I'm hanging out with friends who listen to the genre and I will adore it.

Case in point

Seriously?

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I wonder what it is about being a lawyer that makes people think you can resolve every issue they have every had that is remotely legal.

I have acquaintances who insist on asking me for favours - work related favours. They ask these favours like it's nothing. Let me rephrase, they ask favours you cannot do without asking at least four favours yourself like it's nothing.

These favours usually cost upwards of £95 per billable hour to do. They are things I am not authorized to do, so I can't just dedicate some free time of my own to figuring out. These things require me to get a partner or senior associate's opinion. Such opinions don't come easy, especially when said senior associate / partner works in a different department to you and the extent of your interaction is a polite smile at the drinks machine or in line at the staff cafeteria.


I wish there was a way I could allow the people who ask these things of me to experience how ridiculous the request is.

My Money and Romance

JK and I don't discuss our money.

I know how much he earns, his ballpark networth and how much is expenses are on average. He has the same kind of idea about my financial situation. We didn't discuss this when we started dating. It's information we already had about each other because we had a long-standing close friendship before the romancing began :).

Bottom line is, he earns approximately twice as much as I do, has no debt but has larger monthly outgoings and saves about 1.75 times what I do. As we don't discuss our money (at this point in time), we have no patterns about who pays for what when we go out. To be honest, he pays a lot of the time but I handle all fuel-related expenses and I fill his fridge with homecooked meals.

JK's philosophy is simple: don't buy it if it hurts your finances. It always has been and it probably always will be. Our financial setup works for us at this time but, if we start to do things that require serious money, we may need to address the subject and I don't know how the awkwardness can be avoided.

So, I've got to know, do you discuss finances and/or set limits when you are in a relationship? If you do, how has doing so worked for you in practice?

My Most Recent Indulgence

I discovered The Oatmeal through Gizmodo a week ago. I have spent many minutes on the website enjoying The Oatmeal's humour. I highly recommend his site for a good laugh - the man writes, designs and codes everything on the website.

Enjoy

I'd Rather Spend A Chunk of My Rent On...

1. iPad.

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My most recent guilty obsession. Since I can't afford the Macbook Pro I want, you will have to give me my daily fix of all things Apple-related. You are lightweight and promise a great visual experience so I'm sold. It's a shame I'll be waiting until v2.0 comes out - I can't get with the high prices and lack of a camera. I'm hoping you don't make me feel like I'm selling out and becoming elitist.



2. Sonos Multi-Room Music System.

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Now, how many years have I wanted you? More than I'd like to count. Bang & Olufsen nearly had me sold on a substitute. Yes, it was slicker and visually sexier, but there is something about a first love that calls you back time and time again.



3. The Logitech Harmony 1100 Advanced Universal Remote.


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The idea of one touch-screen remote that controls everything remote-operated in my home is just so sexy to me. I like the fact that this remote lets you program up to 15 unique tasks that the remote sees through from beginning to finish at the touch of a button.

If you are wondering where this burst of technologically-focused consumerism came from well, we aren't going to Trinidad & Tobago Carnival 2010. Obstacles ranging from professional to emotional to family to national have arisen in the lives of all travellers. We have taken these signs at face value and decided to postpone our trip until next year.