triviabitch:

the fact that people seriously debate whether gentrification exists and whether its a good or bad thing makes it pretty clear how many people value white people’s comfort and access to wine bars and artisanal cheese over POCs ability to, you know, live indoors

we are not talking about overcrowding or lack of housing, we’re talking about homes being demolished to make space for a Whole Foods, and POC being forced out of the city once the rent skyrockets

I was waiting at the bus stop off the corner of Genesee and Mt. Eden when a U-Haul truck parked nearby. A woman came out and asked, “Do you know where I can find the day laborers here? My friend told me Home Depot.” The Home Depot was located just a couple hundred feet behind the bus stop.

My response was, “It’s 6:30 PM. It’s pretty late. They need rest too.” When she was walking back to her U-Haul truck, I said out loud, forgetting that she was still nearby, “OH MY GOD.”

What is this “day laborers”?! Really?!

I am so poor.

Today, I closed my Savings Account because Bank of America charges a “Monthly Maintenance Fee” of $5 for not having a minimum balance of $300 every month. On average, the most I have in there is at least $25. Also, if you transfer money from your savings account more than three (3) times within a statement cycle, you will be charged an “Excess Withdrawal Fee” of $3 every time. So, I was charged $12.

Also, I got slapped with an “Overdraft Protection Fee” because “Keep The Change” messes things up. Thankfully, I was put on “Overdraft Protection.” So, instead of paying the “Overdraft Fee” of $35, I paid the “Overdraft Protection Fee” of $10.

Anyway, I finally closed my Savings Account, which I opened in ‘96, and got the fees waived, save for that $10 fee I was just talking about.

I will be starving these next couple of weeks…

If you’re wondering why I’m so articulate in this post, it’s because I don’t want all of y’all broke folks to have to go through this shit.

In addition, if you have a “Regular Checking” Account, I would switch it to an “eBanking” Account, which means you are limited to using ATMs and receiving electronic banking statements. Who needs to use a teller anyway? Unless you don’t trust ATMs with depositing your paychecks or if your employer does not offer direct deposit options, and if you have a Savings Account, do your transactions with a teller via your Savings Account.

The current title of my honors thesis is, “Reproductive Monstrosity: Re-Imagining Vulnerability, Anti-Anti-Relational Mothering, and The Politics of Unproductive Knowledge.”

Please, see me during Spring Quarter’s scheduled Finals Week. However, my final exams will take place during Week 9 and Week 10.

I will shift boundaries, explore time, and share energy.

I tried fully compromising myself these past several months. I just can’t do it anymore. I feel like I’ve lost so much. I’m just waiting to leave San Diego. I mean La Jolla.

I should have transferred.

I trust myself now. I trust my mother always.