(This is another one of those personal posts you can probably ignore.) 
It isn't all fun and games out here, kids. I'm looking for a new place to live, I need to take our littlest kitten to a vet because she's way overdue to see one, Vera needs some additional servicing since I didn't get her an oil change when she was last in the shop after my run in with [INCIDENT REDACTED], and there may be yet more hoops my lovely wife and I must hop through in order to get her legally working here in these United States. All these things are going to take capital, cash, moolah. And none of these things are included in my monthly budget, which is devoured in things like rent, car payments & insurance, keeping the lights on and information flowing through the Intertubes. I eek out what entertainment I can, in the forms of leaving the apartment with my intrepid Canadian companion at least once a week and bringing in new movies and games when possible, and I always make room in what finances I have to go see my son in State College. Anyway, the point is, to keep Damsel, my car and my wife's immigration efforts healthy, more cash is required. I was hoping that cash would be coming from Uncle Sam. But after dealing with a few other financial loose ends this afternoon I turned my attention to my taxes. Initially I filed, truthfully, as someone "married filing jointly," which yielded a rather sizable refund estimate. Unfortunately, since my wife doesn't have a Social Security number, it might not be possible for us to file in that way at all. And, if I file as "single" with the intent to amend the return later, the refund will be significantly smaller. 811% smaller to be exact. Want to know how that feels?
That's how that feels. Add in another rejection from the
Escapist and all the other day-to-day doings of the dayjob and, well, you can probably predict where my head is at right now. Nothing to see here, really. Move along.
Blue Ink Alchemy
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