Inspired

[pen_grunt]

This entry icon was made for me by doctorok, inspired by my gum-in-hair story (or situation as it were). And that's just awesome. Danke! He and llythefaerye are both icon-obsessed. While I can't say I approve of this life-altering addiction, I can reap the benefits of their madness.

Something inspired possessed me to buy a Powerball ticket yesterday. It's the first lottery ticket of any kind that I've ever purchased...so I bought one and only one. I'm writing that off as a gambling loss on next year's taxes.

I was inspired to start ranting about the government and taxes like a libertarian *shudder* (I know, I feel dirty just saying it) after being hit with the oh-so-lovely 15% self-employment tax. All is fixed now. However, I'm thinking of other things I should deduct next year. Since I'm a writer, my livejournal account can be deducted as writing therapy, right? What about my cat...he's a dependent, right? It doesn't work that way? Damn.

I was inspired to throw my computer off the top of my building yesterday. I actually *cough* worked really friggin hard on our product catalog all day. My keyboard decided to magically freeze on my laptop (it's a Mac...*sigh*). In my rush to restart the computer (cuz the typing function is important for writer-types) a little box popped up saying "Don't Save" "Cancel" "Save," and in my haste I clicked on "Don't save," KNOWING as I was doing this that it wasn't what I wanted to do. *Sigh* a whole day's work down the drain and I still haven't gotten the keyboard to function properly (I'm using a USB keyboard right now).

Comments

[llythefaerye.livejournal.com]

reaping the benefits of others' obsessions isn't all bad, now, is it? Besides . . . I owed him an addiction or two . . . what with LOST & 24 (and one could possibly even say sheesha . . . )

*grins*

[liquid-siftings.livejournal.com]

In the immortal words of Socrates: "That really blows!" (He's also known for coining "Save early, save often," but it would be insensitive of me to post that right now. Oh, wait...) ;-)

[pen-grunt.livejournal.com]

It actually occurred to me that before I closed the program (and before the whole "don't save" fiasco occurred, I had typed my shortcut function-S to save....the computer just didn't register it (apparently it was moving too slowly to register shortcut commands?

*shakes head* Technology I bow to thee. Thou hast won.

[liquid-siftings.livejournal.com]

Curse the foul gods of Technology! How much more homage must we pay?!