I got a draft from Mary. At first I was confused because the first thing I pulled out was to “Mr. S,” saying, “Here are the legal transcripts you requested.”

Then it hit me that she was broke and that all legal mail is paid for by the jail.

Anyway, two nights ago we had a big storm. I fell asleep at 11:30 and was woken up by it at 3:30. Then I slept on and off till 5:30.

I began editing Kate scenes, though the only editor we could find that actually works is horrible. Its timing is way off so it’s going to take me a long time to edit all the scenes. I figured it’s okay, though, as what have I got better to do?

Tom went for a job interview yesterday at Nissan’s proving grounds just 15 minutes away in Stanfield. It looks like my vibe’s going to be sort of right. He didn’t start working there on the 22nd, but that’s the date he found them when searching for jobs online. It’s not definite that he’ll be working there, but it seems very likely and my vibes say he will, too. The pay and whether or not he’ll have a permanent or temp position is still unknown, though. There’s a lady he may fill in for who’s going on maternity leave and who does data entry on the computers at I guess around $11 an hour. He’s hoping she won’t return, but these days, they usually do. As soon as they pop them out, they’re back at work. That leaves driving positions open that are permanent and have benefits, but they pay only $7.50 an hour, so we’ll see. He’s kind of hoping to work his way up to something that involves more computer work and less driving. He’ll probably work nights, too.

He was working 20 extra hours a week for free at that damn bank. How much longer he would’ve permitted it to go on, I don’t know, but anyway, he could make as much or more money working just a little overtime at this place. We’d save a ton of money on gas alone. Another factor in how much money we’d have is how much we pay into insurance. We were paying a lot for that before. He hopes to find a place with a plan that doesn’t cost so much per month.

In the end, I hope the cock that fired him did us both a favor, but I’m a pessimist, so I’m going to act like worse is going to come to worse and that we’ll no longer have an allowance. Assuming this is going to be the case, though I hope not, I’ve decided to get Haiku next.