Stolen Credit
December 31st, 2007
Someone stole my credit card numbers.
I have 3 credit cards. Two of them have similar numbers on the end. Over the Christmas holidays, I found out that those 2 card numbers had been hijacked. According to the credit card companies, people have been running random card numbers through a computer and using those numbers to make their own purchases. 
Both cards had charged a , which I found out is in Canada. Those were the first erroneous charges on both cards, so I believe those may have been the "test runs."
I had to cut both cards and am now waiting for replacements. That leaves me with one card and only a little cash. On top of that, I ordered a new ATM card for my bank account in the States, which was sent to my grandmother's address. They canceled the card that I have, so I can't use it and they have yet to send out the new card. I'm kind of fucked up at the moment.
I'm going to for New Year's Eve. I would have preferred to have more resources so that I can thoroughly enjoy myself with no worries. I'm getting short on cash and I'm not dug into the city as well as I would like to make a decent amount of money. I met with a guy who runs an escort agency here, but I've only had one date from that and it wasn't for as much as I usually charge, plus I have to give him a percentage.
It seems to me, though, that before something gets really good, it has to get really bad. I think it's a test to see if you will give up. If you do, you miss out on the good stuff. If you tough it out, you reap the benefits. This is the closest I've been to broke in 4 years. That tells me that whatever is coming is BIG. I'm gonna keep it moving.