amalthya: (primates)
amalthya ([personal profile] amalthya) wrote2006-01-18 03:08 pm

The Money Game


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Wednesday 2:57 pm

I'm not going to get spoiled by the ease of posting while I'm at the office, but wow, having something to say, writing it, posting it, all with a click - no waiting, or storing up entries -- it's fabulous!

Anyway, more photos have been uploaded to Flickr today so enjoy them!

I discovered why I'm so poor too. Of the $263 I exchanged at the Rwandan border, I'd spent $199 on various things for JGI and the chimps. Like, holy moly... that's a lot!

Delphine told me that I'd get my VISA money reimbursed, which is a huge relief, so I submitted my reimbursement form today and am crossing my fingers that I can actually pay Carol back and what-not. I feel awful, but I owe her like $65!

Some money things here just aren't very cool. We ordered in lunch, and I asked for macaroni with chicken and veggies, and I ended up with spaghetti with like, crunchy, half-cooked bits of chicken skin and giblets and who knows what other parts of the chicken -- I pulled out some of the more... "textured" bits. But the veggies were nowhere to be found!

"Ou est les legumes? Ce n'est pas des legumes!"

The kicker? It was $12. For spaghetti and miscellaneous-chicken-bits. Gross.

[identity profile] faeriecween.livejournal.com 2006-01-18 02:13 pm (UTC)(link)
Sounds.... tasty? Yay Counting Crows!!

[identity profile] amalthya.livejournal.com 2006-01-18 02:15 pm (UTC)(link)
It wasn't that bad but it "tasted worse" because I kept thinking about how much it had cost ;)

[identity profile] pattiejoe.livejournal.com 2006-01-18 10:48 pm (UTC)(link)
ou *sont* les legumes? :)

[identity profile] amalthya.livejournal.com 2006-01-19 07:25 am (UTC)(link)
*hides in Bad French Shameâ„¢*

[identity profile] pattiejoe.livejournal.com 2006-01-19 07:44 am (UTC)(link)
I'm proud and surprised you know and remember as much as you do! If only I had known you were going to a French speaking part of Africa before you left I could have helped you... or given you study materials.

[identity profile] amalthya.livejournal.com 2006-01-19 07:46 am (UTC)(link)
*laughing*
Like I knew I'd end up in Francophone Africa! I wish I had! I totally would have prepared at all more!

Also, I'm online since you seem to be awake :)