elanya

I'm just not very lucky with money, it often seems.

I'm getting audited *again* on my taxes. Seriously. This is the second time. Dad mailed me the info, so hopefully I can figure out what they want and send it all in. Bah! I really don't understand though - I didn't have any income in Canada, and no taxable income whatsoever. There is no way that i could owe them anything. There is certainly no way they could owe me anything either. My balance was square and fair. So they are just being picky because they are *assholes*! bah.

In other news, I have late fees on my rent this month because I for some dumb reason thought that it was due on the 15th and not the first. Granted, the late fee was not huge by any means, but stil,, it was there, and it made me annoyed at my own dumbness. I had to go re-read my lease and everything, and my own stupidity lept up from the page at me to wave and say 'hello' :p

I am not sure if my internet is really really fixed yet or not. I've certainly been having *fewer* problems lately, but I haven't been on for any really long stretches. It was still twitchy last night when I was trying to play DC, but that was the only time.

I *think* I mostly understand lines drawings. I'm going to have to practice some more. I'd like to practice a *lot* more, but I have to work on my presentation for next Wednesday (30-40 min, to to exceed 40 on pain of death). I am still waiting for one of the books to come through ILL, but I can get started without it.

Tonight, since I don't have game, I plan to work some on the presentation, work some on lines drawings practice, and work on some writing. I have been able to keep up with writing everyday so far. I haven't bee able to finish anything yet, however. I still need to start Pieces back up, but I'm feeling unmotivated. I should also work on original publishable material, too. I'm still waiting to hear anything back about Ice though.

Right now, I kind of want to go swimming. I've been incredibly lazy all week - I just went to the gym that one time, despite better intentions. Maybe I can make myself go tomorrow. It is just such a pain to make the time because of how the buses work, excuse excuse excuse. I'm not going to be able to go swimming after next Wednesday, as I'm getting my tattoo retouched.

Right, enough babbling, I need to actually do something. It is almost 7. Maybe it is too cold for swimming...? Meh.

I really did not intend for this to be so whiny. The good news is that i bought Office again, so that I can actually open and edit my files properly :p

I went to talk to the Thesis Director guy and feel a little better about things. I will work on Thesis for the rest of the day. I may have something more to eat.

I engaged in a little retail therapy though, and bought a cordless IR mouse at the university bookstore for 30$. I also got some more discs for burning, wooh! I find it strange that the same company sells packages of 25 colored cds for the same price as 50 plain white ones. Maybe a dollar less. Sheesh.

I would like a nap but that is something I should not do. so, onto the thesis.

ETA: Cheers for Magic British Drugs!

I wonder if I sabotaged myself somehow?

I have everything ready to go for dinner tonight. The roast will go into the over around six, which carrots and parsnips and some little onions, after I baste it with garlic and olive oil. Cook at 325 for a little over an hour and a half, let stand 20 min - should be medium. That means I should start getting other stuff ready to accompany it in about 40 min or so. So that means I have 40 min of free time. I will also cook potatoes and green beans, but they probably won't need to go on until ~ 7:30.

I feel really crappy though. My stomach has been feeling touchy all day. I just took a Magic British Blah-Be-Gone pill, though, and I am hoping that will help. I even made myself some lunch but I haven't touched it.

I haven't worked on my thesis in days and I am still not sleeping well.

On the other hand, I am really looking forward to the movie tonight. Watching a flick about anarchists destroying the British government seems a somehow appropriate way to spend Everyone Wishes They Were Irish Day.