more rambling

[mamajoan]

I'm posting a lot lately, aren't I? Guess I have a lot to say. 'Course, none of it is interesting. ;)

1. I almost never rec fanfics because, well, I almost never read fanfics any more these days. But it so happens that destina wrote a very interesting and engaging story that I ended up beta-ing, and now it's up, and you should read it. I mean, if you're into Smallville and CLex, that is. (If you're into Smallville and not into CLex, what's WRONG with you? Unless you're taraljc. ;) ) Anyway, the story is Wetwork. Go read now.

2. I'm still working on getting all my Japan pictures online. But I did upload a few more that might be of interest to some of y'all. There's one for the Harry Potter fans and one for the LOTR fans. :) BTW, if you want to see the rest of the Japan and Hawaii pix that I *have* already gotten up, go here.

3. It's that time of year. The time of year when everyone starts looking at me funny because I'm saying things like, "It's time to file my taxes! Yay!" Yes, I actually enjoy doing my taxes. I get a kick out of getting all the paperwork together and figuring out which number goes in each little box on the form, and doing all the math, and putting it all together. Yes, I know this makes me insane. ;) Of course, a big part of it is probably due to the fact that I pretty much always get money back. A lot of things are more fun when they result in you getting extra money, right?

And a big part of the reason that I always get money back is the student-loan interest deduction. I pay a LOT of money to my student loans and a lot of it is interest, so that deduction can be huge for me. I'm quite convinced that in several years it has made the difference between having to pay and getting a refund. I LOVE this deduction!

Starting this year, thanks to new rules enacted by the Bush Administration (and yes, it hurts me that I have to say "thanks to Bush" and not mean it sarcastically), you can deduct ALL the interest that you paid on your student loans -- regardless of how long you've been repaying them. In previous years you could only deduct interest that was paid in the first five years of repayment. So this is really good news for people like me, who are at or past the five-year mark but are still sending oodles of money to the loan companies.

4. I had more, but it left my head.

Comments

[taraljc.livejournal.com]

hey, I read it, I just don't write it :) And as a rabid fan of des's, I'm sooooooooo excited. Gonna print it all out and savour it slowly, possibly in a bubble bath, while eating (sugar free) dark chocolate.

[mamajoan.livejournal.com]

lol, just teasing. :) *pets you*

Re:

[taraljc.livejournal.com]

purrs happily from being petted and loved

[workingslacker.livejournal.com]

Also another deduction you might be able to make this year is "Future Dependants". I don't know what all it entails, as I wasn't planning on having dependants next year, but since the chickpea's comin', you might want to look into it.

[xochiquetzl]

You should rec my latest Stargate fic on the grounds that I wrote it and therefore it's obviously brilliant. ;)