question: In other news , I got back a refund check for an overflow of financial aid and loans - four hundred fifty something dollars . Mom called me up and I told her about it . Dammit , I could have blown it all on beer . BOOM . Flying keg . And I was n't able to finish this paper I had put off which was supposed to be about " the responsibilites citizens have to their communities " .
Q: Why is the narrator suddenly very loose with their money ?

answer: They got a check for a college dispersal .

question: With both political parties throwing around ' change ' ... " Change " really happened 7 years ago today . Not only did it change the lives of the nearly 3000 families who lost loved ones , it changed the way the world revolved . For me it was kind of an awakening . Made me think a lot .
Q: What kind of change is the narrator talking about in this dialogue ?

answer: The narrator is talking about the fall of the World Trade Center .

question: 40 lengths at the pool just now and I was feeling famished by 20 . I am chomping down on a banana and chocolate spread sandwich . The banana makes it healthy . Random thought of the day is that there is a very simple way to feel not alone in a foreign city : go on crowded public transport and offer your seat to an old woman .
Q: How may I have been feeling after the pool ?

answer:
Hungry