The assignment was to do some art about something bought on March 1, 2006.


MARCH 1, 2006, an attempt at a partial accounting

75 mcg synthroid
.29 (actual cost; ingested but not bought on March 1)

4 500 milligrams of amoxicilline
.90 (actual cost; ingested but not bought on March 1)

1 multivitamin
.15 (actual cost; ingested but not bought on March 1)

2 500 milligram tablets of vitamin C
.11 (actual cost; ingested but not bought on March 1)

400 iu of vitamin E
.07 (actual cost; ingested but not bought on March 1)

1 slice bacon
.14 (actual cost; ingested but not bought on March 1)

2 eggs, organic
.81 (actual cost; ingested but not bought on March 1)

two tablespoons leftover red sauce
$1.50 (estimated cost; produced for dinner on February 28)

two cups of tea
.40 (estimated cost; ingested but not bought on March 1)

several glasses of tap water
unable to estimate

2 0z of vinegar potato chips
$1.19 (bought and ingested on March 1; Mills College tea shop)

two small servings of sour cream
.50 (bought and ingested on March 1; Mills College tea shop)

1 slice of bread with some sort of vegetable dip
unable to estimate (came with the meal; Ristorante Raphael; 2132 Center Street)

Melenzane alla Parmigiana (eggplant, mozzarella, tomato sauce, parmigian)
$14.95 (bought and ingested on March 1; Ristorante Raphael; 2132 Center Street)

one third bottle of red wine
$9.17 (bought and ingested on March 1; Ristorante Raphael; 2132 Center Street)

tip
$5 (Ristorante Raphael; 2132 Center Street)

1 glass of red wine
$2 (estimated; ingested but not bought on March 1)

electricity
.40 (estimated; based on daily usage for the month and divided by 3 people who live in house)

gas
.87 (estimated; based on daily usage for the month and divided by 3 people who live in house)

mortgage payment and taxes
$46.27 (divided by 3 people who live in house)

drove car 8.34 miles, used about 1/4 gallon of gas
.65 (estimated; used but not bought on March 1)

total partial costs for March 1: $85.37
(and yes, this does exceed my current daily take home)

unable to estimate:
cost of use of computer for 12 hours
cost of use of house and household appliances
cost of water for drinking and cleaning
cost of cleaning supplies, soaps, toothpaste
cost of use of car
(I’m not including costs of roads, governments, etc., all of which I used this day also.)