How I Decided to Save Money and Then Bought A Gaslight Anthem NJ Shirt.

4.30 pm: Check bank account. Decide to spend less money. First step: Not buy any books/music/clothes until Christmas. 

5 pm: Discover The Gaslight Anthem NJ Sandy Relief t-shirt which is both beautiful and for charity.

5.05 pm: I still love NJ. But the shipping and handling is so expensive.

5.07 pm: But it’s for my Jersey Shore. And I’ve always wanted a Gaslight Anthem shirt.

5.10 pm: Check size chart (a couple of dozen times)

5.15 pm: Compare size chart with favorite tshirts

5.20 pm: Check $/€ exchange rate

5.25 pm: Decide to eat dinner at home instead of at the pub

5.34 pm: Order shirt

5.35 pm: Feel guilty about it. 

5.40 pm: But it’s for charity! It’s for NJ!

5.45 pm: Remember how great The Gaslight Anthem are. Remember how great Sandy Hook/Red Bank/Monmouth County are. 

5.50 pm: Being home alone, write oversharing personal blogpost while blasting Patient Ferris Wheel

My online persona is called clarity and chaos for a reason.