The Broke Diaries by Angela Nissel

The Broke Diaries by Angela Nissel

People always say I'm going to look back on these days and laugh -- why put it off?

When Angela Nissel found herself struggling financially while in college, instead of sulking, she decided to entertain herself by creating an online journal that chronicled her day-to-day trials and tribulations. Written with humor and intelligence, her Broke Diary quickly found an audience as people wrote to Angela to empathize with, console, and laugh with her about her experiences and even share their own. The Broke Diaries is the first complete compilation of her experiences, written in a voice that is funny, unique, and dead-on.

On buying ramen noodles: I am sooooooo embarassed. I only have 33 cents. I (please don't laugh) put the money on the counter and quickly attempt to dash out with my Chicken Flavored Salt Noodles. The guy calls me back I look up instinctively, I should have run . . . Why didn't I run He tells me the noodles are 35 cents. I try to apologize sincerely. I thought the sign said 33 cents yesterday, so that's all I brought with me. Could he wait while I ran home and get the 2 cents? I show him my student I.D. to let him know I am not a thief. He shakes his head and motions either for me to get the hell out of his store and never come back again or get the money as do come back. I don't know. He said something like Nyeh and swiped his hand in my direction.
I can't translate hand motions well.
The noodles: tasty

Angela Nissel is the author of the bestselling comedic memoir The Broke Diaries, about her financial struggles in college, and the critically acclaimed Mixed, which chronicles growing up in a mixed-race household in the 70s and 80s. She also has an extensive career as a television writer and producer, with credits including Scrubs, Tyler, the Creator's The Jellies, 'Til Death, The Boondocks, and The Last OG. She is currently part of the creative team behind ABC's groundbreaking Mixed-ish, the first network comedy to explore issues of mixed-race households.

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ISBN 13	9780679783572
ISBN 10	0679783571
Title	The Broke Diaries
Author	Angela Nissel
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Random House USA Inc
Year published	2001-04-10
Number of pages	224
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