I know what I’m doing tonite. I’m filing my taxes. I FINALLY got the forms from my 401k cash-out. That’s the last thing I was waiting for. Now I can file. I wonder how that’s going to affect my refund. I really hope it doesn’t mean I lose most of my refund or have to pay in. I had them take the taxes out. Guess I’ll just have to fill it out and find out.

Mood: hungry

Mona wonders why I’m such a candy-ass … why I don’t go up and talk to guys. Well … tonite is a perfect example as to why I am the way I am … why I don’t go up to guys. We went out tonite ‘cuz Avalanche was playing. I was having a good time. One of Mona’s co-workers was out with her boyfriend and their roommate. I thought he was cute. I actually asked him to dance … and to “The Dance” no less. And he danced with me …

Of course … as I said … I’m a candy ass. I didn’t talk to him after the dance. We did talk a little during the dance. And he gave me a hug at the end of the dance.

During their last set brake, the dj played a song that was perfect to swing dance to. I went up and asked if he swing danced. He said that he doesn’t swing dance, but that he’d dance with me when the band played. Well … I never got that chance to dance with him. He found some skinny blonde to dance with. They danced the first 4 or 5 songs of the last set and then went out again after sitting out a song or 2. I was in such a bad mood by that time that Lisa and I left.

I don’t even know why I try anymore. I actually thought I had a chance. I guess I was wrong. Mona did talk to him before they went back out on the dance floor. She said that he didn’t even really want to be with her, but he was a nice guy. I told her to tell him that he missed out with me … and to give him my phone number. I don’t expect her to actually do that. Even if she did … I doubt he’d call.

I think I’m going to find some convent to join. I’m about ready to completely give up. Like I said … why bother when some other prettier, skinnier girl is gonna come along and take him away …

Mood: lonely

Dammit … dammit … dammit … I completely forgot about the fact that I cashed out my 401k at the start of last year. Since I was no longer working for “them”, I wouldn’t be adding any more to it. And it wasn’t enough to rollover into another account. AND I really needed the money since I was out of work. Now I have to wait for another form before I can do my taxes. Dammit. I contacted the bank it was through via their contact form. If I don’t get a response tomorrow, I’m going to call them on Friday to find out what’s up. I want that form so I can file my taxes. I don’t think I’m going to be getting much money back …

Mood: bitchy

Today was good. No issues at work. I bought Kenny Chesney’s new CD after work. I also got a new shirt and pj pants (they’re huge [xxl] and comfy).

And in the mail were the forms I was waiting for from SLND and JSND so I can do my taxes. Lisa printed off the forms for me (I don’t have any ink for my printer) so I can see how much I’m getting back. I’m going to file online, and I believe I can e-file for free again. I’ll have to check out the site a little more to know for sure. Hopefully I’ll still get a good chunk back even though I didn’t work for almost half the year. I had ‘em take taxes out of it, so that should help. I’m still not sure if I’m going to use the refund to pay off some of my credit card balance or put it in a savings account or actually buy a new monitor. I’ll have to wait and see how much I get back.

Mood: empty

Okay … not exactly a whiteout. But it is blowing around … the snow that is. Like I said in my last post, we’re under a blizzard warning ’til tomorrow morning. I thought I’d take a video of it. It’s not the best … it’s looking out through my living room window. And I had to compress it. But it’ll give you an idea of what it’s like here in town. (And I like playing with the video mode of my camera … I’d really hate to be driving around out in the country tonite. That would NOT be fun.

Anyways … you can view the video clip here (it’s embedded in the popup window). [it’s a 14 second video clip that’s 218kb]

Mood: hungry

The one thing I miss from being in school (the only thing actually … LOL) is the fact that they sometimes started late or dismissed early during the winter because of the weather. And sometimes they closed altogether. I wish work was like that.

Actually … it was like that today. They let us leave at 4pm. That’s the second time this winter they’ve done that. That’s nice.

WHY did they let us leave early … we’re under a blizzard warning ’til 9am Saturday morning. I’m not sure how much it’s snowed since this morning … but there’s a hell of a lot of snow on the streets and in the parking lots. There were a good few inches on my car that I had to brush off before I could leave.

Driving in town wasn’t so bad … as long as you went slow. It was a bit slippery. But I made it home without incident. Once I got home … that’s another story …

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Mood: blah

Okay … you might be thinking I’m crazy (and You May Be Right … ) saying that 37°F is a heat wave. But around here this time of year … IT IS!! Within 24 hours, the temp changed about 65°F (according to the local news). Yesterday morning, it was around -25° here in Fargo, and Embarass, MN had a low of -54° (and they even made national news for it). Today’s high temp was 37°. THAT is definitely a change. And the 5 day forecast doesn’t have a negative sign on it anywhere. Yeah, we’ll get close to 0°, but we’ll still stay above it. Break out the shorts … LOL.

Mood: okay

It’s amazing how music can change your whole mood. I was in an awful mood earlier tonite. Just came on all of a sudden. I started cleaning up my kitchen and felt like I was gonna completely fall apart. It’s like WTF?!? Where the hell did that come from? I don’t know if it’s just major PMS or if there’s something else going on. I’m hoping it’s just PMS ‘cuz that *SHOULD* pass in time.

But I started playing 32 Below, and my mood did a complete 180. For some reason, listening to them has always put me in a better mood … even back in the early days when they were Wolf Butte. Something about their music … or maybe it’s that fiddle (Jeb plays a mean fiddle … LOL). But I’m not gonna question it.

I guess that from now on, whenever I get in one of these moods, I need to crank up some 32 Below.

Side Note: I really hope those boys make it in Nashville. I’ve loved ‘em since I first found them. I always thought they were good enough to make it. Let’s hope them folks in Nashville feel the same way. LOL

Mood: empty

I guess this post pissed of Google, so I’d better change it.

Mood: indescribable

The more I play with my new cell phone, the more I love it. It’s got a speaker phone, and, from what I read online, it’s supposed to be a good one. Well, I tried it out on my way home from work tonite. I called Mom (since I figured she’d be bowling after 9pm) and turned on the speaker. I could have set the phone on the passenger seat and talked … that’s how good the speaker phone is on it. Who needs to fork over the how every many dollars to get the hands-free kit for it. All I have to do is turn on the speaker and set the phone on the seat next to me. Awesome!!

Mood: blah