mdlbear | So much for that! (Reply)

The taxes are done -- all but addressing and mailing the envelopes. I'm getting quite a bit back this year; next year I'll probably take a big hit, between the chaoswolf not being a dependent and possibly, with a little luck, album sales.

I walked the Wolfling through hers on TaxCut -- totally straightforward, though she got unaccountably upset when the time came for writing a $3 check to the Gubernator. I addressed her envelopes for her.

The printer is whining at me. It will stop if I keep ignoring it long enough.

Took the Younger Daughter to Barnes & Snowball to use her birthday gift cards. She looked at gaming books but ended up getting mainly stuff on babysitting and money management. Could she possibly be growing up? Found a couple of mysteries with food in their titles for the flower_cat, and the newest Ursula LeGuin Earthsea book for myself. Put it on the shelf with the other unread books, to be hauled out after the album is finished.

Listened to today's dump CD on the way to B&N (plus a drive afterward, since it was less than half over by the time I got back with the YD). It's getting better -- there was really only one track that was horribly broken (sounded like I was gargling while I was singing -- really needed to have cleared my throat properly and started over), though I think there are several others that could benefit from new vocals. For some reason those are a lot easier for me than guitar. I need more practice at multi-tracking guitar parts.

Good -- the printer has stopped whining. I really like my little mini-ITX systems.