Apr 28 2008
Food and Taxes
Is it any surprise I find it a bit difficult to get any work done?
Yes, that’s my desk. I work like this, with one or the other of the cats spreading out in front of the window and shedding (oh, mah holy hell, the shedding in this house, between two cats, the dog, and me!) like crazy all over my papers.
And even more fun - guess what I got in the mail today! Return address - Austin, TX.
Sigh, no, it was not a bare nekkid picture of Matthew McConoughey. It was from the I.R.S.
It was NOT good news. Seems that I fucked up made a teeny tiny little mistake on my 2006 tax return. So I get to spend this evening figuring that out. Um, oops. Whee, fun! (I mean that in the most sarcastic way possible, of course.) Why yes, that is my checkbook in the picture.
So, in return, I’m giving you the April Hotlights - Recipes: Yum, yum, yum. Go look around and enjoy….
First up, my darling Mr. Lady and her Super Saturday Suppers (who, by the way, has a video up today and she is showing some cleavage….). I love this damn easy Brownie recipe.
Lyvvie, over the pond in Scotland, told me about Cooking With Dog. And All Recipes. What she left out was that she’s a marvelous source of inspiration in the kitchen herself.
Dizzy Lizzy (bow your heads in memory - her computer crashed today - and we pray she’s back soon) knew I’d start drooling immediately upon heading over to Baking Bites. Especially when I scrolled down and saw this and then? Peanut Butter and Jelly muffins. Pass the napkins - my keyboard is getting wetter by the picture.
Andrea, over at SchizoFrenetic, sent me Cooking Light. After that last site, I’m going to need this. Seared Salmon. And just in time for our favorite May holiday (well, except for my birthday and Mother’s Day) - tequila!
The Yummy Mummy Cooks Gourmet was brought to this page by Veronica - who has her own hilarious take on cooking with a toddler. Warning! Do not read Yummy Mummy with anything, food/drink/your fingers, in your mouth. You will either choke or your monitor will end up wearing it. (Hey, don’t blame me if you don’t take that advice.)
And this month’s overachiever (I love her for her shoes, but she’s also a damn special kitchen whore) - Lys at Just Because… Three of her favorites are: Erin Cooks, Flanboyanteats, and The Pink Shoe Cookbook. I gained 10 lbs just reading through these three sites. Thanks Lys! (And I only mean that half sarcastically!)
—- Now excuse me while I go drink myself into a stupor rob the nearest bank sell myself on the corner look for my 2006 tax return. Do you think they’ll accept Shortman and Moody as collateral? —-
HOT LOVE
Stooopid IRS. Just wrote a huge check our ownselves. Wouldn’t mind if I wasn’t playing “Frogger” in my car trying to avoid potholes on the way to work!
Fannie Mae’s last blog post..I tried to warn you
The IRS scares me more than a brand new nurse trying to take my blood. I wish you lots of luck with the ole ‘06 return!
Michael C’s last blog post..When Duck Doesn’t Really Cover It
awwwwwwe, someone is glad you are working from home.
figures, IRS … they’ll be sending you a “refu*kinbate” with one hand and grabbin’ it right back with the other.
Nancy’s last blog post..Monday Moanin’
Yikes. That doesn’t sound like fun.
However, awesome links! I think I’ve fallen in love with the recipes on Erin Cooks and The Pink Shoe Cookbook.
Lina’s last blog post..Vertigo
*snort* same thing happened to me a few months ago. Luckily I can pay off the ALMOST 2 GRAND that THEY fucked up.
Smootches babe, this shit only happens to the hottest chicks.
Kelley’s last blog post..…and then my brain imploded.
Hey, claim the kitties as dependents and tell them that you NEED that money. Unless that’s what got you into this mess in the first place. Hee.
Dingo’s last blog post..Delete, Backspace, Repeat
Ugh taxes. I can never get mine right, so we pay the $80 and get a tax consultant to do it for us.
Thankyou for the linky! And Yummy Mummy is hilarious.
Veronica’s last blog post..The Taste Of Bitterness
That is a GREAT looking desk
But the IRS thing sounds like an absolute nightmare. Pass the bottle, will ya?
Heidi
Heidi’s last blog post..Top 5 Reasons It’s Time To Leave Norway
http://www.bigcitylittlekitchen.com/2008/04/19/childhood-favorite-grows-up-smores-tart/
It’s a great dessert blog, or you can stick with cooking light
zak’s last blog post..Random whining: I can’t attract a man in my own age bracket.
Good luck with your paperwork. Numbers mean nothing to me.
Grateful Guy’s last blog post..The “Things I’m Grateful For” April Contest
Hey you forgot a recipe, for those that like Mexican food. I will shamelessly plug myself and my Salsa Verde Recipe , if anyone tries it, I hope you enjoy it.
Married Leos’s last blog post..Parents now a days, what a joke
Your cats seem like paperweights… just like our cat!! We have mice in the garage but does she care?! NO! She’s too busy lounging around the house.
Jennifer @ The Cubicle’s Backporch’s last blog post..A message from my sister (cuss-words included)
Oh man, that Cooking With Dog was excellent. I want to force my friend the chef into trying all of them! Thanks for the link!
And boo to the IRS. They are a nightmare. Good luck!
Did you know that Matthew McConaughey doesn’t bathe? He disappeared from the beach of my fantasies after I found that out.
Memarie Lane’s last blog post..Some helpful diagrams for pregnant women
A cat on the desk beats a Dane in the chair.
Have fun..I’m really jealous that you have and office w/ a window..AND a cat.. bitch
mp’s last blog post..Rock the Vote
I received a little “love letter” from the IRS, too. Don’t they have better things to do? Like mail out checks?
Jenny’s last blog post..Weekend
I still have to file in the US. I live IN CANADA. They can tax me, too, if they so choose. We got a letter the other day saying we *MAY* be eligible for whatever that money they’re handing out is. Stimulus or something? I do not, EVEN want Bush and Conde trying to Stimulate me. *shivers*
Mr Lady’s last blog post..The post in which you realize that I am not as hot as you think I am
Thanks for the link! Although I’m no Matthew McConoughey, I’m glad I could be a useful distraction during your IRS agony
Yuck, taxes. A friend of mine recently got notice from the IRS that she owes $25,000 in back taxes… from a year when she was a full-time graduate student! Yeah, no.
Laurel’s last blog post..Questions, Part Three: Time for Lunch Edition
You continually amaze me with your energy and time management skills. I mean, how can you have a career, family and devote so much energy to your wonderful blog? Makes my head spin!
Yipes, the IRS is getting to you about 2006 taxes? Yipe, they’re paying serious attention to us, aren’t they? Now my head’s spinning and my feet are sweating.
SarahO’s last blog post..My World and Welcome To It.
Damn that IRS - always a time delay with them. I’m not opening my mail because today’s horoscope for Scorpio was “A big, unexpected bill could arrive toay, which causes an outburst! Hold tight.” Ummm.. if there is ONE thing from the IRS in my mailbox, I will lose. my. damn. mind. (not that it isn’t lost already *LOL*)…
Damn Special Kitchen whore?? Now that is a title I will relish proudly (considering that my friends have ripped away my shoe slore tiara). I think I’m going to have to beg, whine and plead for a button for CookingInStilettos
Seriously - those three sites are a.m.a.z.i.n.g. - daily must reads!
Someone needs to find a Bacon blog for Kristabella.
Lys’s last blog post..Wha Da Hell - The Oh No They Didn’t-April/May Edition
I should post a pic of how I spend my time on the computer. Or the pose that is, leaned back on the couch, cat reclined on my torso with one of my hands supporting her ass while typing with the other one!
Lela’s last blog post..Anyone have?
Thanks for awesome mention! What a cool surprise!
You know, I have to say that when I saw “Hotfessional.com” on my google analytics I pictured some hairy fat guy sitting in his cubicle masturbating and looking for “Yummy Mummies” on the internet. Really, I get that kind of crowd….
So, I was pleasantly pleased to find you. I’ll throw you on the blogroll. I need to do a big up-date this weekend.
You rock, sister, in all your hotness!
Kim
I think part of the reason I still rent is because I can’t screw up the EZ form on my taxes. Well I could, but Turbo Tax won’t let me.
Once you start having deductions and all that, my head would explode.
Kristabella’s last blog post..It’s A Contest!
Hi. Thanks so much linking me! Lys is great and I’m so thankful for her kind recommendation! She’s a hoot!
Now I know you’re site and I’ll be back!
Oh and go get your money girl!
FlaNBoyant Eats’s last blog post..The Social House