RANT: The Curse of the Student Loan *evil laugh goes here*

Sorry to rant about something so goddamned depressing, but something has been weighing on my mind the past few days. On Saturday we had a little get-together at our house. At about 2:00 am when almost everyone had gone, the conversation turned deep and philosophical (as it usually does, which I HATE- why can't late night conversation ever be light and drunkenly cheerful?). Somehow the subject of student loans came up.

This was especially depressing for me because I recently sat down and figured out how long it was going to take me to pay off my loans at their current rates. I won't say how long it was, but lets just say that my hair should be entirely gray and I will be menopausal by the time that happens. Then I decided to see how much I would have to pay each month to pay it off the entire loan in three years. If I didn't have to pay anything for food or rent, I suppose it would be feasible. The really deeply pathetic thing is that I had pretty much decided (before I sat down and planned it out) that I wanted to pay off my loans before the husband and I could think about starting a family. Due to the aforementioned menopausal state I will find myself in when that happens, it doesn't seem like that's really a possibility. And that makes me incredibly depressed, seeing as how if I ever have a child I would like to be able to pay for its food.

This entire discussion leads me to my newest cross road: do I stay at my current job (which I enjoy), or go back to temping? Although the job is obviously a good career move with the future possibility of a higher paycheck/career track, temping pays more. A lot more. Which is pathetic. It's sad to think that we live in a society where working as a temp pays significantly more than what you can make at a permanent position. Anyways, if I was temping it is feasible to pay off what I would need to pay to get the loan out of the way in 3 years.

So what do I do? Work my ass off as a temp and get paid bank and pay off my loans/responsibilities to enable my future with a family? Or toil away at a job that will eventually lead to raises/promotions where I could, in several years, earn as much as I could as a temp (or more)?

I needed to share the thoughts that keep me up at night. 2 roads emerged in a wood and I, I chose the one less traveled by...BUT WHICH ONE IS THAT, ROBERT FROST? HUH?! NOT SO SMART NOW ARE YOU?!!?

RANT: WashFM's Non-Stop Christmas Bonanza

OK, I have to say it: 9 months out of the year I love 97.1 Wash FM here in DC(although that love has a twinge regret now that Delilah has replaced my beloved Glen Hollace). Where else am I going to turn on the radio and be guaranteed to hear Hall & Oats? A little "Dancing in September"? A little bit of Elton John, Billy Joel, etc.? But all that changes in November. From November to December I have to boycott Wash FM because they start playing NONSTOP Christmas carols & cheesy muzak. It's horrific. If I wanted to feel like I was stuck in a Christmas hell I would go to the mall the day after Thanksgiving, or go to Marshall's any day of the week.

I don't have anything against Christmas music, I just think it should be played at the appropriate time of the year- namely NOT Thanksgiving, and definately not right after fucking Halloween. I want to be able to enjoy my Thanksgiving with the dignity it deserves- Hall & Oats style.