Things I learned yesterday:
--America's Next Top Model is trying its darndest to get the title of "trashiest trash that ever trashed." There aren't nearly enough drugs and nudity to achieve the dizzying heights (or is that depths) of Beyond the Valley of the Dolls, but they get an A for effort.
--Pretending it is warm enough not to need a jacket doesn't make it so.
--I love that RAW software even though it keeps screwing up and not recording my show. Because it allowed me to go to bed early on Tuesday night, then get up Wed. morning and listen to Lisa's and Alicia's kick-ass shows from the night before, while I worked.
--Writing legibly on IRS forms is very important. If they can't read one line of, say, the schedule of federal tax liability, they won't ask you to send a clearer copy. No, they will redistribute your total tax liability across the entire quarter. If said quarter happens to include an unusually large payroll at the very end of the quarter (for example, Christmas bonuses) this will cause them to decide that you didn't make your deposits on time, even though you really did, and charge you a $750 penalty. And they will leave it to you to explain to your boss what the hell this is about and why they can't just leave us alone and why our money isn't enough, they have to waste our time too.
--(corollary to the above) The people at the IRS help line are a lot friendlier than they used to be. Hold times are shorter too. They still left it to me to explain the situation to my boss.
--Whole Foods has the best brussel sprouts ever in their deli case. They make them with pecans and garlic. Sounds like a weird combination but is it ever good. The guy at the register did not, however, say "Brussel sprouts? Wow! Are these for you?"
--A 17" Powerbook is a beautiful thing. Drool.
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