that's gotta suck

I have really been having a pity party for myself lately. It seems like nothing has been going my way. I'm swamped with school work and I'm falling really behind. I'm incredibly broke and I'm freaking out about how I'm going to afford Christmas presents this year. My job sucks and I'm trying to get my old job back with no luck so far. It just all has really sucked lately! But today I saw something that made me feel just a little better about myself.
I was on my way to Feature Writing, driving down 21st Street. I was almost to Gage when I noticed a sign. It was the sign for Seabrook Tavern, a bar that a friend of mine works at. It read "Trisha Irish, I have your bad check." HAHAHA! How horrible is that?! That poor girl. She probably went in to have a couple of drinks, maybe a hamburger and fries, and tried to write a check for the whole thing. She probably was going to put the money in her checking account the next day and hoped that they just wouldn't cash it until then. Then the next day came and she probably was busy and completely forgot to go to the bank. So now her name is on blast for the whole city of Topeka to see.
At first I wondered if they could even do that, legally. But I'm pretty sure they can. And even if they can't, Tyler told me that sign has been up there for a week, so by now everyone knows Trisha Irish is a broke ass trying to pay for things with bad checks. It really, really makes me stop to think about what I'm buying before I do! I wouldn't be surprised if I start making more trips to the bank to get a balance inquiry from now on! I'll be damned if my name is going to be put on blast for writing a bad check!