things i love wednesday: paying taxes for the first time

i spent the last part of the work day yesterday writing check after check after check to the state and federal government. i've never had to do this before, and it was a little terrifying. i still have one more to write, and i swear, i'm putting it off as long as possible to ward off the crying. even sallie mae doesn't get this much money from me at one time, and that bitch has been all up in my wallet for years.

because she knows i love daisies

when i arrived at my office this morning, i had this lovely birthday arrangement of daisies inside daisies on my desk, placed there by my lovely assistant, and p.s., did i mention she's my mother? i was so ready to get good beer and real food in havasu touched that i let her leave at 11:30. lesson: it pays to suck up to the boss. or be related to her.

note: that white stuff in the vase is not, contrary to popular my belief, crushed ice. it is styrofoam, and it serves a purpose...i think.