IF you were going to describe your decorating ethos in a few words, how would you?

Ummmm, hand-me-downs, inexpensive but not cheap, and add me to the cat hair club.

Why am I still working on Windows XP

Oh, I wish this person was on XP. No, we're on Vista. The program knows how to cope with XP.

Tim's used to be owned by Wendy's so it's not an unfamiliar road.

Hello, I had to google to figure out how to scroll on the trackpad today. Been using Windows for a long time.

I am weirdly outraged at the news that Burger King might buy Tim Horton.

I've never heard of Tim Horton, but this still pisses me off. Burger King wants to exploit a tax loophole that will save them billions in taxes by merging with a foreign company.

IRS, Eh? Tim Hortons Deal Could Lower Burger King's Tax Bill | Fox Business

Lots of companies have been doing this recently--it's costing the US tons in lost tax revenue.

I'm surprised Canada's tax rate would be lower than ours!

KPMG ranked Canada first among 10 countries for general tax competitiveness this year, saying tax costs in Canada are 46.4% lower than the U.S. The U.S. has federal corporate tax rate of 35%. Including Canada’s 15% rate, Ontario has a provincial corporate tax rate of 26.5%.

Huh.

Note to self: more responsibility means they like you. It is not the universe saying "Let's give her another opportunity to fail and look like an idiot."

Note to self: more responsibility means they like you. It is not the universe saying "Let's give her another opportunity to fail and look like an idiot."

I'm going through the same thing. We should start a club! (My boss told me today it usually takes editors 18 months to get totally up to speed on all the style points. The AMA style manual is an actual published hardbound book and it is enormous.) So all my articles come back with lots of feedback pointing out where I missed stuff. So frustrating. But then my boss says "Good job!" and gives me longer stuff to edit. So...I know she has faith in me and believes I can do it. But it *feels* like an opportunity to fail and look like an idiot.

Today is my six year work anniversary and I still feel like that sometimes.

I so envy people who get tossed new and complicated situations and are excited by the opportunity rather than horrified at the potential for catastrophe.