• I am closely following the discussion here. Basically, my CPA exam scores should be announced within the next week. So either I’ll be celebrating, or I’ll be quiet. Ifyaknowwhatimean.
• I’ve been into horror movies a whole lot lately. From Hellraiser and Candyman to more obscure (often B) movies like 2001 Maniacs and Outpost, I’ve been watching them every free minute lately, and I’m ok with that. Right now it’s Halloween III, though, and that’s less than great. I love a horror movie, but movies about killing teenagers intent on nothing but sex don’t float my boat.
• I’ve been really enjoying this Apples in Stereo album. “New Magnetic Wonder” may be their uber cool poppy album (with this song on it, which everyone in my house is addicted to), but their first full album has my heart. It is teh good stuff.
• I have a ton of stuff to do around the house, from cleaning to plumbing to painting, and I’m never going to get any of it done.
• I got to drive on the newly opened interstate in Knoxville today. As I drove a hundred yards or so behind the pace cars (purely by frustrating coincidence), I thought “gee, it’s a mile or two of asphalt,” but I am glad that navigating town will be easier for a while – at least until they pave the next road.

It’s still Wednesday, so I still have time for a Wednesday whine post.

It has occurred to me that I have been working seven day work weeks since mid December. That’s nearly half of a year of studying, working, and studying.

Yes, I picked an extraordinarily bad time to take the CPA exam. That’s a story I’m not ready to get into.

Anyway, I am very, very tired of working. Since December, the only time I have had off have been about seven poorly-timed sick days in March and one weekend for my sanity after April 15. It’s not just that I’d like to spend more time reading good books, it’s that I want – I need – to be able to do anything not tax-related without guilt. I need to get back to painting my fence. I need to get a bedroom ready for C. I need to paint the front porch, from head to toe, and replace some broken window panes. I need to make the house look lived in and mow the lawn.

I’ve got two more tests and six more days, and then I will be free to work. And maybe I will be able to spend some more time with my family, too.