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I need some helpful interpretation of recent events.
I've been wanting to buy a tablet (basically: you draw/write on it and your computer recognizes it in Photoshop), and I've found some good ones for relatively cheap. I found one that I really like for $69 over the weekend. Today, I received a check for $68 from my second job. It was totally unexpected, as I haven't worked for about a month now, and I'm unsure whether or not I should take it as a sign. So, I put it to you, readers of these words: Sign or not? Tablet or not?