Busy day

[tenaya]

We started off intending to partake of Denny's offer of a free breakfast but when we got to the restaurant, the line was at least 40 deep outside the door. Oh, I don't think so! So we went to IHOP instead. *g*

I got my car it's smog check and just renewed the registration online. The website works pretty good.

I also finished my taxes. I will mail the Federal return because I am cheap enough to pick the 42 cent option over whatever they were gonna charge me to efile. I did the Calfile tonight also. There were a few pauses with their system. The first thing that gave me pause was having to tell them I had a form for interest income, when I don't. It's not that much but it was the only way to get the form to add the interest onto my income. The second thing was that near the end, you are suppose to review it and the info will come up in an Adobe PDF file that you print, except in Firefox 3, the data was in a note pad document! So, I closed it down and redid the whole thing in Internet Explorer where it worked perfectly. I tried to take their survey to let them know that but it said I was timed out which I certainly wasn't. Uh huh.

And the important thing is I get a tidy sum back from the Feds (nearly double what I usually do) and even some back from the state, but they made it plain that the refunds would only be sent out after a budget was passed and then only if there was money available to cover the refunds. In other words, don't hold your breath.

And lastly I finally went to Circuit City to use up my $10 gift card. I just hated going there and seeing all the people that will be out of job. I bought my ipod touch there just a few months ago and it was a vibrant, busy store. It just sucks.

Tomorrow it will still be sunny and warm and I think I should weed whack the front yard. It is supposed to rain on Thursday and Friday and I'm looking forward to that.

Comments

[moonchildetoo.livejournal.com]

Le kitteh does not want me to type this. I'm supposed to be petting ;-)

Congrats on your refund too! I'm already salivating over mine. I use the same online service I've used for the past 3 years, and I did mine in Firefox just fine with Adobe. Maybe because you used the State's site? I haven't been in CC since they announced the closing. I want to get a monitor, but am not convinced the prices will be anything special, and then what do you do if it's a lemon?

[tenaya.livejournal.com]

I guess you just need to try to choose a product with a good track record, one that is worth the risk. I think they are down to 30% off now.

[catalenamara.livejournal.com]

I was in Circuit City the other day, looking for a TV, but I didn't see anything I liked at a price I wanted to pay, unfortunately.

Driving home down Rosemead Blvd., I noticed many empty storefronts. Scary times!

[tenaya.livejournal.com]

I've been noticing a lot of empty stores, too. A guy at work says 3 of his fav restaurants have closed--two were simply abandoned.

[catalenamara.livejournal.com]

*shudder* People are walking away from so many things. I'm so grateful I lucked into this job. I talk with Robbie every once in awhile and she's had zero luck in finding work - Michigan is worse off than California. I just hope we can get some action on the economy soon.