Congratulations!
My progress so far this year:
Plus Ontario and Quebec.
I have 2 more states that are pending.
Minor victory thread
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My progress so far this year:
Plus Ontario and Quebec.
I have 2 more states that are pending.
Taxes done 
GasBandit
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Nice. I'm still waiting on my W-2 from my previous employer. With the house and all the other shenanigans last year, I'm really not looking forward to doing the tax thing this time.Taxes done
I'm still waiting for my one, final form to be issued on the 15th, being held prisoner until then.
--Patrick
Owning a house didn't add that much to my tax process, at least not in MI. Dunno 'bout TX.
--Patrick
GasBandit
Staff member
Owning, no.. *buying*, a little bit.
I do mine through Turbo Tax...it was just answering a couple extra questions. I don't remember it being that big of a deal.
Awesome!!!!
Still alive, still kicking, and binging a 12-pack of Pepsi Cherry Zero.
My guess would be they only live in Hawaii part of the year.
The other thing is that HI, AK and some other states allow you to register the car for longer than a single year, so you can keep the tags on until they expire - and even then you can re-register to a P.O. Box or even set up an LLC that "owns" the car in those states. This is why you see a ton of Montana plates here in AZ - and why that Murcielago that just passed you on the left has Montana plates.
I just got back from seeing We Will Rock You, the Queen musical. It's the epitome of a juke-box musical, the plot a barely-there excuse to rock out to the band's songs.
I am a big Queen fan, they're my favourite band, all-time. I was rocking out like there was no tomorrow.
Why is this only a minor victory? Because I was supposed to share this with my girlfriend, this was her Christmas present. But with her leg broken, there was no way she was gonna make it there. I tried to get a refund (all sales final) and we tried to unload the tickets on Facebook (no takers), as I didn't WANT to go without her. But we weren't gonna let 'em go to waste either, so I went with a friend.
I still had a blast, mind. We also saw the BRILLIANT Knives Out beforehand, it was playing RIGHT across the street, so this was a super fun evening. But no girlfriend = Minor victory only.
But Queen! Wooooooo!!!!!
I am a big Queen fan, they're my favourite band, all-time. I was rocking out like there was no tomorrow.
Why is this only a minor victory? Because I was supposed to share this with my girlfriend, this was her Christmas present. But with her leg broken, there was no way she was gonna make it there. I tried to get a refund (all sales final) and we tried to unload the tickets on Facebook (no takers), as I didn't WANT to go without her. But we weren't gonna let 'em go to waste either, so I went with a friend.
I still had a blast, mind. We also saw the BRILLIANT Knives Out beforehand, it was playing RIGHT across the street, so this was a super fun evening. But no girlfriend = Minor victory only.
But Queen! Wooooooo!!!!!
I’m working from home today mostly because I’m sick, but the facts that something else has died in the office and they can’t find the corpse so the smell is vile and there is a dude at large from the lockup down the street are contributing factors.
...neither of those is the first time. I just assume she works in Hell.
I was going to say the same thing! She sounds like she works at the sort of place that has dramatic music constantly playing.
--Patrick
Maintenance came twice and couldn’t find what died
We had something like that at our job once. Turned out the p-trap in the sink had gone dry, so what we were smelling was gas from the sewer line.Maintenance came twice and couldn’t find what died
After putting it off way longer than I should have, I took the time to get my car smogged and it passed with no issue. Keeping the paperwork handy just in case I get pulled over for my January tag, but the sticker through to 2021 should be coming in the mail and I've got one more thing off my to-do for the next year
"Award for the only person keeping this company together"?
You know how @GasBandit used to describe his old job? Yes, there are days when it definitely feels like that.
But technically the award was for “The person most likely to find a solution to a problem, whatever it might be.”
—Patrick
Found out I passed the pediatrics practical. First time I've ever done more than 2 procedures for a practical---we did 7. Stainless Steel Crown prep, Strip crown restoration, Strip crown prep, Amalgam restoration, Composite restoration, Amalgam Prep, Composite prep. I expected to have to reassess at least one or two, but managed to not only get away unscathed, but I did rather well. Consider me surprised.
as somebody that needed a pretty intense root canal that took two appointments, I have nothing but respect for dental surgeons, endodontists, etc. My endodontist was a fucking mad man that completed a canal and final restoration on a tooth my dentist just refused to even talk to me about, she just sent me to him.
This is weird, but I had started taking daily magnesium supplements recently to help with leg cramps and knee stiffness I've been suffering from due to work. But I've also been experiencing an unexpected side effect that has caught me off guard: my depression symptoms aren't as severe as they had been. It's still there and I still struggle with my mood and sadness, but I feel somehow more "in control" of some things that I wasn't before. I'm not quite sure how else to explain it. I'm hoping that continuing with the current course may lead to more positive results on this front.
In googling, it looks like there have been some clinical trials that suggest magnesium supplements could have a positive effect in depression treatment in some patients, though the why this happens is still unknown.
Dave
Staff member
Looks like Dave has a new part time job. I took the math test today and it was fucking HARD. Brains that ain't seen the light of day for 20 years. But I passed and got offered the job. Now I have to finish the paperwork and find out when my training will be. It's only $14.50 an hour for up to 20 hours a week, but that should be enough to keep my car payments and get the tutoring on my resume, which is why I wanted to do this.
Update for those playing at home:
Plus Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and Washington DC