I lucked out and got the woman who specializes in cranio-sacral massage! She did everything but pull my eyes out and massage the sockets. I feel amazing.

OMG I want one of these. Need, I mean.

I felt so good the day that I closed all of my personal and business accounts at BofA.

This day will come for me and I so look forward to it. Banks are Evil.

Fake pockets should be outlawed. It's fraud.

Truth.

I have oneroused today! I feel virtuous. Took Dad to an appointment, spent a while fussing with his finances/taxes, went to the gym, got a taco, and then went back to Dad's place. Then spent 90 minutes on hold with the IRS! But I did finally get someone who could tell me what we needed to do and check on some things. I still have to file some forms-- the IRS claims they sent him a $6K check last August, but I can find no evidence it ever showed up--but one step closer to dealing with it.

Unfortunately then I show up here and you're all talking about taxes, argh. I learned about the Gift Tax last year, and it's such a bear, I finally ended up hiring an accountant to do Dad's taxes. Turns out he miscalculated and we still owed $300 to the State, but it was still easier than trying to figure it all out myself.

I really wish I could get into a credit union, but the ones around here are for public employees.

Many congratulations to Plei & Jessica on new-job-having!

so quiet.

I want to take a shower. I've been watching episodes of Kolchak: The Nightstalker. I am alone in the house. I am now afraid to go take a shower. Well thought out, Constance.

I have just finished dinner and am debating whether to take a whack at some of the backlog of paperwork that I can now address.

I think job-having is going to be onerousing.

As it's a contract, rather than a position where I am a real person, I'll be having to do things like fill in time cards and not have PTO and have to carefully arrange my schedule because there's no flexibility when you're not a real person.

OTOH, there's the possibility of OT, which you don't have if you're salary, but OTOOH, like most contracts, I suspect it's not something that they actually want to have happening.

I mean, it's been more than eight years since I was contracting. I'm not used to being so... subordinate.

I am not a huge fan of being contract, but am a big fan of being employed.

Right now, it is completely full of onerous.

I mean, it's been more than eight years since I was contracting. I'm not used to being so... subordinate.

Argh, yes. I hate that. I find myself not volunteering for things and getting difficult about chains of command, because I'm a contractor and thus a lower level of being. It also contributes to me feeling like I'm not very relevant and my career is stalled out. Don't like it.

But it's better than going hungry, so.

I really wish I could get into a credit union, but the ones around here are for public employees.

Take a look at City National bank. It's not the one I use, but I have friends in Los Angeles who use them and love them. It's another small bank that has very personal service. I'd recommend American West which is my current bank, but it doesn't look like they have any branches in your area.