No Sleep, Just Taxes and Grumpiness
Pardon me if I seem a little grumpy… er, grumpier than usually. I’m having a bad day(s). I know I said I wouldn’t complain anymore, but I don’t have anything else to blog about and I haven’t posted anything in a few days. Hell, my phone was ringing nonstop yesterday with fans wanting to know why I hadn’t posted anything in four days.
OK, I’m exaggerating. But someone did call me (the same person that called the last time my phone rang, which was last week… sad but true) and I was asked about my blog silence. I shall break the silence with some old fashion whining.
I’ve totally messed up my sleep routine by staying up until sunrise and sleeping until noon the past week or so. The only way I can get back on track is to stay up all night… I mean day. I’ve been awake since noon yesterday. I’m at the point where I’m not tired at all, just a little slow and easily frustrated.
So what have I been doing? My taxes. After a healthy dose of procrastination, I finally hunkered down and did that mind-numbing task. After adding zero to zero multiple times and subtracting this number from that number that equals the same number I had earlier, I am finished. However, in a long line of disappointments lately, I only get 39 freaking dollars back. That includes the $2 from my state return. I wonder if they’ll even bother sending a check. It hardly seems worth the effort. At least I don’t owe anything. If it weren’t for the fact that I’m still paying off my student loans and I got credit for the interest, I would have owed money.
It was really depressing doing them because in 2006 I made the most I’ve ever made in my life—despite being underpaid. Now, I’m not making any money. In fact, I just found out that my unemployment is being held up for some reason (most likely a screw up on my part), so no check for me this week. Looks like we’re having pasta tonight… again. Also, it was depressing filling in the “your occupation” box. What is my occupation? Unemployed loser? Not quite yet. Once I start drinking whiskey with my Wheaties while I watch Three’s Company reruns in a stained t-shirt, then I’ll be one. For now, I’m just unemployed and uninspired in my underwear (not really, it was just another “un”).
That’s enough complaining out of me for awhile. Hopefully, something moderately good will happen today.
2 Comments
Eva Deadbeat said 600 days ago:
most excellent…the fast has been broken, the blog resumes its frantic pace! dig the new underlines, looking good!
S.R. Wild said 598 days ago:
Not quite frantic.
Thanks. I'm still trying to rough up this site.
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