just made an actual phone call to my new bank - success, with only a few requests to repeat. I can log in now.

and now I'm in the post-phone-call adrenaline rush... bouncing off the walls, trying to remind myself that I should feel accomplished and proud and stuff, but all it is is the near-panic I was able to stave off until the actual call was over....

gawd I hate telephones. why oh why can't the whole world use email?

I have tty software on order (half the price of an actual tty phone, and from what I've seen more usable as well), but it won't be here for another few days. there's one other phone call I really need to make, but I *think* it can wait. hell, if I don't do it tomorrow it'll have to wait another week anyway while I'm in Canada.

yeaaaaaaaaaaagh. I think I need to go run a few circles in the backyard.