I hate 2008. I mean, hate. PURE HATRED, people. I'd like to boycott this year, though I'm not entirely sure how that's possible (I do seem to be trying hard, though. I've been writing 07 on every due date slip today. On accident, I assure you.), but if you can figure out a way, will you please let me know? Good, thanks. Here are some reasons (and I don't care if they don't seem that big of reasons. They're enough, ok?)
- We will have to move. There's no way around it. We can't afford our centrally located, spacious apartment on our salaries. It's freaking me out. No one likes to move. Moving itself is expensive. But it must be done. We MUST find a cheaper place.
- My tax return was sad and pathetic. You know how they're always talking about the lower end being squeezed by taxes? And the people that benefited from Bush and Co's tax cuts weren't the little people? IT'S TRUE. My tax return was almost 100% better last year. The economic stimulus might help, except that oh snap! I won't get it until July because I have to mail in my taxes because oh snap! the IRS is fucking with my employer. Believe you me, I could have used the money from a bigger tax return. I had plans for that money, and now I have no plans. No plans.
- Work. I don't want to say too much, but that whole thing that I was dealing with back when I stopped blogging is an ongoing thing, and it's making. my. life. a. living. hell. You might think I'm a drama queen, and I might be, except NOT IN THIS CASE.
- Money. This is part of the moving thing and the tax thing, but this whole tanking economy will esp. hit Sam and I hard. Especially if he loses his job, which to my understanding, could very well happen. The retail sector is gonna be one of the first things to take a massive hit as gas prices keep going up, and food prices keep rising. (Am I the only one who's noticed this at the grocery store? Our grocery bill is way higher lately, and I don't think it's because we're buying more stuff.)
- I seem to be getting sick. While this in fact might be just a symptom of this week sucking (and oh my stars, how it has sucked. In fact, today has been bad enough for one week's worth of badness. However, I've had 3 other days of suckness this week.), I am going to chalk this miserable week up to the miseries of 2008. 2008 is out to get me. I know it. These continual bad days and weeks are just proving it.
- Small things: We can't afford for both of us to fly to CA in April to visit Sam's friend's new baby; I suspect I won't be able to afford a trip to New York to see Yalie ordained; my car insurance payments went up; the commute is starting to kill me; my vision plan only pays for contacts every OTHER year, and 2008 ain't it; my skin is getting increasingly tetchy; and you know, etc
I know I've been bitching a LOT lately, but I'm going through a pretty bad run of luck here (except in Scrabulous!), and every time I think, you know, I can handle this, something else happens and I'm left reeling again. Don't worry; things aren't exactly dire yet. I do, however, stand by my statement that I hate 2008. 2008 can't go fast enough. At least get me to August and November, when the vacations are. That might change the trajectory of the line on the graph.
Dude, you have been kicking my ass and twice on Sunday at Scrabulous. Seriously. Kicking. My. Ass. Well done you. And I can totally commiserate on the no money thing. I had a lot of plans that I wanted to happen this year that just simply...aren't...going to happen. Ugh.
Posted by: Mavis | March 21, 2008 at 08:54 AM
Have you thought about Andersonville? It's not so far from where you live and it's awesome! :)
Posted by: comebacknikki | March 21, 2008 at 05:38 PM