Michael R. Barrick

I'm even more bored than usual at the moment. I'm running these brutally
slow routines to update the corporate directory. Apparently this a regular
thing that has to be done every pay period. This is so lame. I have a
nibble for a much more interesting job in Toronto and have my first
telephone interview a week Monday. It's for a digital post-production
company, which would be a little more interesting than a bank. I am hating
banks in general lately. A few minutes ago I ran across the street to cash
a cheque at the Bank of Montreal and they wanted to change me $3 to cash a
$32 cheque - I could cash it cheaper than at a fucking Money Mart! I
protested and the teller waived the fee, but really, should I have to
haggle over a service charge at a major bank as if I were buying melons in
Casablanca?

At least I had some fun last night. There was an opening in one of the
galleries in my building and I went to have a look. I need to do more of
that, start getting out there and maybe get somewhere with my art, if only
to compensate for this lame-ass bank job.