check card, you stink

i have apparently maintained my ability to screw things up with my bank card the week before leaving the country. guess who had to order a new card today through my bank here in storm lake? the other got a crack in it today and i'm not willing to take a chance with it abroad. over the phone, the nice bank lady (named freda, strangely enough) said it'd probably be here within a week. probably? i said. it can't be probably. it has to be definitely. so, let's cross our fingers, or say a prayer, and just hope for the best.

argh.
bank stuff.