and replied.
Thank you all so much.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
and replied.
Thank you all so much.
that moment when you get an email from the CEO of a to-do app asking why you haven't been using it.
reason: I've been too busy to try it out.
You'd think that would be the exact time to try out a new to-do app.
Gah. Work fuckup. CAN I GO BACK TO SLEEP? Can I blame this on sleep dep? At least I'm getting out in front of it--so much fun starting every email with "I made a mistake.". Whee!
We're starting our review cycle, and once again I cannot give myself a stellar review! For crying out loud. But on the upside, I did give my boss two of my favorite people (and I believe the feeling is mutual) when she asked me for names. (We do a 360 kind of thing.)
Why does my screen do that when I hit Ctril+Alt+down arrow?
I just realized that Emma Stone was in Drive, and that is where I know/like her from!
Last week I bought a groupon for certified MS Excel training (we are on Office 2003) that I figured would help with getting familiar with 2010 if I got a new job with it, or if any job interviews require proficiency tests.
Now today there is one for
"Microsoft Office Certification Career Advancement Bundle (US$399 Value)
The Microsoft Office Certification Career Advancement Bundle includes online courses that prepare students for certification in Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Access, and Outlook. Students can complete each course at their own pace—generally each one takes less than a week—and utilize their skills with the 2010 versions of these programs to attain certification and boost marketability in administration, business, sales, IT, and other fields. Each bundle includes more than 30 hours of training materials, including instructor-led lectures, hands-on labs, multimedia presentations, and exam simulators. These courses do not include copies of any Microsoft Office programs"
Good investment?
I've been doing a similar training program (for 2007 because that's what I'm using now and last time I used Office was in 2004 so who knows what version that may have been, 2003 if I was lucky, I guess) that my temp agency provides for free - it does make me feel more competent and I figure certification is always nice. To spend my own money on, though, I don't know.
Dana: [link]
Wow, I think we were talking about investing in accountants, etc. here? We got our estimated return back from our tax guy and it looks good that we are getting a really significant refund (like $20K+) because of the massive loss we took on short selling the house. And we should be able to continue to carry writing these losses off for future years until we recoup the loss. THAT IS CRAZY PANTS BANANA TOWN.
He did mention us needing to keep our income up, so I assume this means it's a rich person tax thing, which is upsetting. Shouldn't people be able to get the losses back on their property regardless of their income/tax bracket? I mean, seriously.