~Clouds in my coffee~

[lumy12]

This week's thefridayfive is... Hodgepodge. Which seems to be what they all are, really. Not the most inspiring set of questions, but I haven't answered in a while so what the heck.

1. If you could do one thing in the world, what would you do? I'll be shallow. See #5.

2. If you could be any character from a book, movie, or television show, who would you be? Why? I can't pick just one! Okay, fine - Rose Dawson from Titanic. Yes, she only knew Jack a short while, and she suffered immensely, but she grew from that and went on to have this wonderful, full life, and die exactly the way I think most people want to die.

3. If you could change one thing in the world, what would it be? Um... I'd end world hunger? Yeah.

4. If you could make out with one person of the same sex, who would it be? Angelina Jolie. Or quite possibly Natalie Portman if she's wearing that seduction dress like in AotC.

5. If you could make out with one person of the opposite sex, who would it be? Derrrrr. *points to icon* Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.

Okay, now I present a to-do list, because I haven't done one in a while. I've been pretty good at getting my stuff done without this guilt device, but I have a three-day weekend ahead and should accomplish a little bit more, no? Hey, a lot of this stuff is fun anyhow and doesn't really belong on a to-do list >.>

To-Do List for Fri. 1/18 - Mon. 1/21/08
-laundry
-ironing
-2 "Sat. morning" chores
-cursory weed check in front yard
-slightly-more-than-cursory weed check in back yard
-write out slips
-update spreadsheet
-attempt 2 torrents
-update iPod (half-ass job, but meh)
-battery check
-at least one bubble bath
-complete Pirates
-3rd disk Firefly
-pay bills
-assemble thingie
-LoW
-TM
-one non-LoW/TM (okay, I cheated, but still)
-coffeeshop
-go in to work "for free" (partially) to make up for slacking (Sun.)

Subject to additions, as always. ***ALL DONE, WOOHOO!!!***

This is not my favorite time of year. At all. It's time for annoying phone calls like the one I got today -
Employee, who happens to be a middle-aged woman, by the way, not a young kid: I got my paper in the mail [her W2 form that I mailed yesterday]. You didn't take any taxes out of my checks all year.

Me: *looks up info* Ah, yes, you're claiming single-5, which means your check has to be $820 gross before anything comes out.

Employee: I never make that much.

Me: You can have more taken out if you fill out a new form. *blah blah*

Employee: I don't understand. I used to have taxes taken out.

Me: ... well, we only show you at single with 5 exemptions. Sorry. *thinks: jeez, it SAYS right on each pay stub what your deductions are, doofus, but nooooooooo, no one notices until it's TAX TIME and they're SCREWED!*

Employee: Well, you make us go to training, why don't you tell us that we need to make $800 to have taxes come out?

Me: Um, no, everyone's different, it depends on how many dependents you claim. If you claim zero, you only have to make $115 before taxes come out.

Employee: I didn't know that. *sigh*

Me: Sorry. All we can do is give you the forms, we're not allowed to advise you on how to fill them out. You can call H&R Block or someone if you want.

Employee: I guess I'll do that then. *hangs up*

Sheesh. I expect more of these types of calls from now 'til the filing deadline. With at least one angry husband shouting at me for making his wife (our employee) owe taxes. Yes, we're EVILE!!!!

I think it's PMS time.

Comments

[darkp-hawk.livejournal.com]

I see the stupidity is on the rise again. So, you're basically going to have my normal phone calls from people. For the record, math is not racist and it does not automatically fail certain races.

[lumy12.livejournal.com]

Oh! And I might get one from someone demanding that I "fix it!" As in, retroactively withhold taxes from her 2007 paychecks. Riiiiiiiiiiiight. Yeah, that's called "go pay the IRS and shut up."

[darkp-hawk.livejournal.com]

Ooh! Had that conversation too! People wanting me to "fix it!" so that their children's formerly perfect grade is maintained. Right... it's not like the kids have to work for grades or anything.

[lumy12.livejournal.com]

Work for grades? What an antiquated idea!

[darkp-hawk.livejournal.com]

I know! I wonder why no one else had thought of it before!

[kevthejedi.livejournal.com]

Assemble thingie?! What a fantastic item on the list!

[lumy12.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it's so fantastic you wanna come do it for me? I know you like that crap! It's been sitting in a big box for 2 weeks now. I just can't make myself do it. lol

[kevthejedi.livejournal.com]

The 3000+ miles between here and there mean no I'm afraid. I do like assembling thingies though! What kind of thingy is it?

[lumy12.livejournal.com]

Hehe. It's a cat tree sort of thing. It has places for them to climb and scratch and sleep. It's going to replace the ratty old one in my living room that looks like crap. That one is going out back on the patio so they can still enjoy it, it just won't be such an eyesore!

[nelliedrum.livejournal.com]

ROSE DAWSON?!?!?!?!
WHAT ABOUT THE MANY OTHER CHARACTERS YOU LIKE!?!?

[lumy12.livejournal.com]

You mean Star Wars people? Well, I don't want to be a boy, so that eliminates most of them. Padme dies too young. Leia would be a good choice, I suppose. Or Mon Mothma with her Bothans lol