Using up all my good karma...

[susandennis]

So, it's not enough that my new computer starts it's journey home, but then, today, the mailman brings my tax returns from the CPA.  It cost him $5 to mail.  I live 1 and 1/2 blocks - he could have called. I would have picked it up but... no matter...  I rip that sucker open to see how much I will have to pay. 

Based on the past three years, I had put aside what I had hoped was enough to pay the taxes and the CPA. 

But, lo and fucking behold, I get a refund!!  Seriously... And the refund is exactly $4 shy of the total of my brother's invoice for the new computer.  It's almost creepy.  But, soooooo nice.

I called the CPA to see if I could file electronically and he gave me a bunch of whoha about why it's not a good idea this year (mainly, I think they didn't use the 'file electronically' software and they would have re-enter a bunch of stuff.  I could have pressed him and he would have caved.  But, I didn't.  We can do it next year. 

The next thing I did was run that puppy over to the P.O. and get it on its way!

Now I can use the Where's My Refund thing on the IRS website.  The last time I got a refund, they didn't have that yet.