good morning

i didn't sleep well wednesday night. i blame it on late caffeine and sugar consumption. so i went to bed fairly early last night. i set my alarm and promptly turned it off and fell back asleep. then my roommate's alarm started going off, so i got up. why? because she's at a conference this weekend, and if i didn't turn it off no one would. and since turning off her alarm involved getting out of bed and walking across two rooms ... i was awake enough to stay up.

i'm not complaining about her alarm going on off, i'm just pointing out that i'm up and moving at a decent hour. her alarm going off was a good thing.

i submitted the electronic payment for my state taxes this morning. i think it's a little silly that they charge me $8 to send the payment online. sure, the convenience and security to me is worth it - but i would think it would be worth it to the state, too. they're as glad as i am that my check's not getting lost in the mail. and it's as helpful to them as it is to me to have an electronic trail to follow if anything does go goofy with the payment. and the instantaneousity (yeah, i made that up. say it. it's fun) of the entire transaction can't only benefit me. silly processing fee.

i also printed out my backup copy of my tax returns. i still need to package them with my other tax forms and actually get them filed away ... but one step at a time, right? first, i believe i shall make breakfast. it's the most important meal of the day, you know.