Job 33:28

Sunday, April 11, 2010

I just finished my taxes.  I've been putting it off since January, and it took all of an hour- tops, to finish.  I was putting it off because I owed last year, and I dreaded to find out if I owed again this year.  This year was more to the point- I got a credit for $145.  Of course it cost $50.00 to do Turbo Tax, so I'll effectively only get back $95, but it's so worth it to not have to do calculations on paper. 

I also just added Pride and Prejudice and Zomebies to my 2010 book list.  I must admit I'm not acutally reading these books.  I'm listening to them.  I drive alot these days and the library has free downloads.  It actually makes me look forward to my morning commute so that I can hear the next part of the story.  All these years I doubted my dyslexic friends, but I admit now, they were right.  Listening to a book is just as good as reading it.
I particularly enjoyed Pride and Prejudice and Zombies.  The origional story has a lot of parts where I would ask myself, "Who cares?"  But, with the added undead action- well it made me chuckle enough to not be bothered about the pages I would have skipped if I had been reading it.

I thought I had read the origional book before, but really I couldn't remember a thing about it except the names of the characters.  Well, it made it more entertaining for me.  I won't tell the story here in case anyone else wantes to be entertained as well.  It does of course have "manky dreadfuls" as well as ninjas and lots of gore and blood.  I think it would made an excellent period film.  :)

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