So according to the news, my area of Indy got 13 inches of snow in a span of 18 hours. since the city refuses to plow the broad ripple neighborhood streets, this ends up being a recipe for disaster. Anyway, after a few successful as well as unsuccessful attempts for cars to get out of my neighborhood, I finally sucked it up and went to work around 11. After taking 20 minutes to get off my street, I finally made my way to the Westside. Well it's about 11:30 or noon at this point so I had a brilliant idea that I should get some lunch and take it to the office. So, there is a Wendy's not too far from my office, so I set my destination for it. I got stuck making the turn into Wendy's....which sucked. Lucky for me two guys in a truck were pulling out of Wendy's and they stopped to help. they had a small shovel, but my car was stuck pretty bad. So the three of us are digging out the snow from underneath the car, behind the wheels, etc... After about 5 minutes, we see a man of Mexican descent walking towards us w/ a much bigger shovel. We were obviously excited. What happened next was unfathomable.....he walked right past us!!!!!!!!!!!! literally, he walked 2 feet from us w/ a big shovel and just kept walking. Oh well, it could always be worse. Anyway, a few minutes later my car was free and I was so flustered by the whole situation I completely skipped out on Wendy's and just went to the office.
It has been a few years since I'd seen my pick for Cook's Blog video of the day, but it's a classic. And I don't know how I never noticed a friend of mine, Matt Laramore (or Matt Lawrence or Matt Lamar) was actually featured in this guy's jibberish!!! Boom!!
Taxable Income on 2008 Returns i've reviewed so far = $1,579,410
(and yes, the Man Crush posting is coming soon)
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Sunday, January 25, 2009
history being made
IU has now lost 9 games in a row, which is the school's 2nd longest losing streak ever! In case your wondering, the program's longest losing streak is 11, back in the 40's. Yep, they lost again at home today to Minnesota. I saw one play of the game on TV...IU's 3pt attempt to tie the game at the very end. that was all I needed to see. However, they kept it close w/ a ranked team, so they are showing signs of pulse, but the quest for 0-16 is still alive.
Not much has happened since my last posting. My basketball league began last Thursday...this was actaully the team's 2nd game. After the team won by 60 points the first week w/o me, we lost by 25 points this week w/ me. Hmmmm..... guess i should point out the team that they beat the week before dropped out of our league and went down to a lower level. I was a little rusty (ok, a lot rusty), but hit a few shots and had some sweet box-outs. I did get a shot thrown back in my face, which obviously sucked (but not as much as this sucked!!!) hopefully the team (and me) will player better next week.
That's all I got for this one....sorry, no funny stories about my past presidential assassination memories or how I used to kick it w/ the Disciples. I did have a request from one of my faithful readers about more details on my man crushes (see last blog entry), so I'll get my Top 5 man-crush listing published here in the very near future.
well, until next time, I'll be working on trying to get this going for me....
2008 Taxable Income reviewed so far = $1,561,308
Not much has happened since my last posting. My basketball league began last Thursday...this was actaully the team's 2nd game. After the team won by 60 points the first week w/o me, we lost by 25 points this week w/ me. Hmmmm..... guess i should point out the team that they beat the week before dropped out of our league and went down to a lower level. I was a little rusty (ok, a lot rusty), but hit a few shots and had some sweet box-outs. I did get a shot thrown back in my face, which obviously sucked (but not as much as this sucked!!!) hopefully the team (and me) will player better next week.
That's all I got for this one....sorry, no funny stories about my past presidential assassination memories or how I used to kick it w/ the Disciples. I did have a request from one of my faithful readers about more details on my man crushes (see last blog entry), so I'll get my Top 5 man-crush listing published here in the very near future.
well, until next time, I'll be working on trying to get this going for me....
2008 Taxable Income reviewed so far = $1,561,308
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
my Dave Buell moment
I'm very excited to make this posting. I've got some good content from the past few days to share w/ you. Without further ado...
My sister moved into a new apartment last weekend...she lives in Dallas. I think this is the 5th time she has moved in the last 2 years (no joke). Best part of this is that I haven't had to help w/ one single move...i guess that's one benefit of her living in different regions of the country (although one person I know considers Dallas part of the mid-west, but i'm digressing...that's a funny story in itself).
NFL - surprise, surprise, I went 1-1 last weekend in my picks for the playoffs, which brings me to 5-5 for the 2009 NFL playoffs. The Cardinals won again, which makes me very happy since Fitzgerald is an absolute stud, oh, and I've bet on them every week. I also received great news this morning when I got to work....the Cards opened as 7-point underdogs! I'm so pumped to bet on them in the Super Bowl. I thought the line was going to be around 4, maybe 5, and I was already leaning towards taking them...now I'm sold. Even if they lose, I would go 3-1 on them in the playoffs, so I feel obligated to take them anyway since they've been good to me.
IU - I actually was offered a great ticket for this game by my buddy Scott, but unfortunately I had to turn him down due to a family x-mas on Saturday and then being dragged to a wedding reception where I knew no one on Saturday night. Dave went w/ Scott instead and he summed it up best...."they are even worse in person. They're horrible." (but maybe not as horrible as this...) So, maybe I really didn't miss out on anything by not going. They are now 0-5 in the conference as well as riding an 8-game losing streak overall. need I say that the 0-16 perfect season is still in tact??
Enough about sports. Today, Tuesday Jan 20th, was an interesting day and one that i'll probably remember the rest of my life for many reasons. Yeah, Obama got inaugurated and I did hear his speech during lunch, but I think I may remember today for two other reasons. First, I'm still taking our front-desk receptionist to work (yeah, it sucks, but i'm a nice guy). We were talking about Obama's upcoming inauguration and the historical impact, then she started telling me about her first presidential memory, which involved Eisenhower. Anyway, she then said something about where she was when JFK was shot and turned me to and said "Where were you when JFK was....oh, you might have been too young." I about drove into a tree! Too young??? hell, that was 18 years before I was conceived. My response was "Well, my Dad was 11 and he was drinking out of a water fountain at his elementary school when it was announced over the PA." So, obviously, i had to tell about 5 co-workers immediately when I got to work.
Second memorable moment of the day was at this networking event I went to tonight for the firm, one of the bankers that was there asked me, has anyone ever told me you sound like Matthew McConaughey. Now for those of you who know me, you may know that if I had to have a man crush on any actor, it would be McConaughey. So I'd like to officially declare this as my second (and best) Dave Buell moment. To educate my other readers, a Dave Buell moment is when you get told you look like such and such actor/actress/celebrity/athlete. Dave has been told on many occasions, and a few times in my presence, that he looks like Tom Cruise. This delights Dave to no end and he also knows that it infuriates a few of his friends. My past "Dave Buell moments" have only included people saying I look like Lance Armstrong, so you can imagine my joy to be compared to someone else. So, even though I was told i just sound like McConaughey and not necessarily look like him, I'm still going to take it and run w/ it....
Well I think tax season has officially begun - I do have to work this weekend, so that sucks, but hey, that's what i get paid for. I also have reviewed a few returns, so I my running subtotal of 2008 taxable income reviewed has begun. I leave you w/ this video, brought to my attention by my roommate, my friend, and the only guy I know to get two tickets in less than 5 minutes, Mr. Matt Taylor. All you 24 fans enjoy this
Total Taxable Income on 2008 tax returns I've reviewed to date = $272,265
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Betting on tax season...
So I almost broke New Years Goal #2 already by not posting a blog in a week....but I came through tonight w/ a 36 hours to go. That's right, i can perform under pressure....
Where to begin? So I went 2-2 (again) betting on the NFL playoffs last week. So that brings my playoff total to 4-4...a far cry from my 68% winning percentage for the regular season. Oh well, 3 games left.....looking to go 2-1 (see, i'm not being greedy, i just want to finish 6-5, which will = UP MONEY. I have no thoughts on this week's games yet, although I think I want to see a Arizona/Baltimore Super Bowl, which is probably the last scenario the NFL wants since the Steelers aren't involved.
IU has played two games (if you want to call them that) since my last posting. They got lambasted by a total of 55 points to Illinois and Ohio State. So they are 0-4, 25% of the 0-16 quest is complete. Surely they'll beat someone, but the normal bottom feeders Northwestern and Penn State have played some of the top Big 10 teams thus far...so could be tough on the Hoosiers.
Went to the Pacers game last night and enjoyed every minute of it. For those of you in the city that gave up on the team because of their thug image the past few years, I suggest giving them another chance. After all, we have to be one of the few, if not the only, teams in the NBA that can throw 5 American white guys on the court at the same time. So you gotta respect that.
The eve of busy season is upon me....I slowly feel it getting busier and busier. It's like i'm very close to the top of a real tall rollercoaster awaiting for the eventual fall. I'm not even sure that analogy works here, but it's my blog, so deal w/ it. I did think of something I'm going to add to my postings during busy season and I'm very excited about it! I'm going to keep track of every $ of taxable income I'm responsible for reviewing the corporate/individual tax returns for and post a running total on here....maybe it'll give my family members an idea of what I'm in charge of/responsible for over the next few months. Plus I'm curious as to how much income I actually review for all of my tax returns....so I'll add that to my next posting as I'll have some finalized tax returns by then I'm sure. My guess is that it'll be around $103 million of taxable income on all the returns I review between now and 4/15/09, but we'll have to wait and see.
Oh and to the few people who emailed me or texted me and asked where my video link was on my last blog....it's the word that's underlined that you can click....so click it. Older generations...geez.
On a funny note (unless your name is Matt Taylor), Matt Taylor got two traffic tickets in less than 5 minutes last night. Yep, that's my roommate, who is also responsible for educating today's youth in Whiteland.
And I leave you w/ this golf advice....because ESPN is teasing me w/ their "we are showing the first two rounds of the Masters" commercials already.
Total Taxable Income on 2008 tax returns I've reviewed to date = $0
Where to begin? So I went 2-2 (again) betting on the NFL playoffs last week. So that brings my playoff total to 4-4...a far cry from my 68% winning percentage for the regular season. Oh well, 3 games left.....looking to go 2-1 (see, i'm not being greedy, i just want to finish 6-5, which will = UP MONEY. I have no thoughts on this week's games yet, although I think I want to see a Arizona/Baltimore Super Bowl, which is probably the last scenario the NFL wants since the Steelers aren't involved.
IU has played two games (if you want to call them that) since my last posting. They got lambasted by a total of 55 points to Illinois and Ohio State. So they are 0-4, 25% of the 0-16 quest is complete. Surely they'll beat someone, but the normal bottom feeders Northwestern and Penn State have played some of the top Big 10 teams thus far...so could be tough on the Hoosiers.
Went to the Pacers game last night and enjoyed every minute of it. For those of you in the city that gave up on the team because of their thug image the past few years, I suggest giving them another chance. After all, we have to be one of the few, if not the only, teams in the NBA that can throw 5 American white guys on the court at the same time. So you gotta respect that.
The eve of busy season is upon me....I slowly feel it getting busier and busier. It's like i'm very close to the top of a real tall rollercoaster awaiting for the eventual fall. I'm not even sure that analogy works here, but it's my blog, so deal w/ it. I did think of something I'm going to add to my postings during busy season and I'm very excited about it! I'm going to keep track of every $ of taxable income I'm responsible for reviewing the corporate/individual tax returns for and post a running total on here....maybe it'll give my family members an idea of what I'm in charge of/responsible for over the next few months. Plus I'm curious as to how much income I actually review for all of my tax returns....so I'll add that to my next posting as I'll have some finalized tax returns by then I'm sure. My guess is that it'll be around $103 million of taxable income on all the returns I review between now and 4/15/09, but we'll have to wait and see.
Oh and to the few people who emailed me or texted me and asked where my video link was on my last blog....it's the word that's underlined that you can click....so click it. Older generations...geez.
On a funny note (unless your name is Matt Taylor), Matt Taylor got two traffic tickets in less than 5 minutes last night. Yep, that's my roommate, who is also responsible for educating today's youth in Whiteland.
And I leave you w/ this golf advice....because ESPN is teasing me w/ their "we are showing the first two rounds of the Masters" commercials already.
Total Taxable Income on 2008 tax returns I've reviewed to date = $0
Saturday, January 10, 2009
The H is O
You know what's expensive? Getting a new furnace/AC unit for the house! yeah, i finally got that taken care of, at least from the planning perspective. It doesn't get installed until next week. Matt will be happy since he finally will have a vent running into his room in the basement, so this way he'll at least have more heat in the room than what his body puts off (which is an impressive amount for those of you who don't know Matt). In fact, he may die due to too much heat in that room, but that remains to be seen.
IU - tell me none of you were fooled when they were up 20pts in the first half against Michigan? Andy and I were still saying they'd lose, even w/ 6 minutes left being up 12. Although, I'm definitely a little worried about the 0-16 claim. They play at Illinois today, so I doubt it happens on the road.
I wish I had something funny to share, but nothing too exciting really happened to me this week. The firm is getting me a new phone next week....that was a pretty funny situation as I sat in my IT director's office and was able to show him first hand that my text messages don't go through to some people. Scott did a great job of selling this for me on the phone as I called him, put him on speaker phone, and had him tell my IT director that he didn't get my texts and I needed a new phone! thanks buddy, it worked!
NFL playoffs continue today. I went 2-2 in my betting last week...looking to go 4-0 this week (obviously). The lines are tough this week though, so we'll see, but I am fairly confident in Tennessee being able to cover the 3pt spread they are giving the Ravens. As far as my other picks, I think all the home teams will win this weekend, but I may bet on the Cardinals to cover since they are 10-pt dogs.
Until next time, some friendly advice for ya
IU - tell me none of you were fooled when they were up 20pts in the first half against Michigan? Andy and I were still saying they'd lose, even w/ 6 minutes left being up 12. Although, I'm definitely a little worried about the 0-16 claim. They play at Illinois today, so I doubt it happens on the road.
I wish I had something funny to share, but nothing too exciting really happened to me this week. The firm is getting me a new phone next week....that was a pretty funny situation as I sat in my IT director's office and was able to show him first hand that my text messages don't go through to some people. Scott did a great job of selling this for me on the phone as I called him, put him on speaker phone, and had him tell my IT director that he didn't get my texts and I needed a new phone! thanks buddy, it worked!
NFL playoffs continue today. I went 2-2 in my betting last week...looking to go 4-0 this week (obviously). The lines are tough this week though, so we'll see, but I am fairly confident in Tennessee being able to cover the 3pt spread they are giving the Ravens. As far as my other picks, I think all the home teams will win this weekend, but I may bet on the Cardinals to cover since they are 10-pt dogs.
Until next time, some friendly advice for ya
Monday, January 5, 2009
Busy Season - Day 1
Ok, so busy season/tax sesason doesn't really get busy for me until the 3rd week of January, however, there was just something different in the air when my alarm went off this morning. It's tough going back to work after the extended vacations around Xmas and New Years, especially knowing the next 13 weeks are going to be my Hell equivalent. (Oh, and that something different in the air feeling was actually the smell of my cat's puke that he conveniently decided to do outside my bedroom door. Apparently it's his way of demonstrating that he dislikes me sleeping w/ my door closed.)
So i get to work and my new computer, which is equipped w/ Vista for business, decides to not be compatible w/ essentially every network program and function, except for the error messages and "not responding" functions. So that was a waste of 2 hours. One highlight for the workday and 1 big negative. highlight was Qdoba for lunch, which might actually get me through tax season this year (we didn't have one open near our office last year). Second highlight was when Mo, who is dating one of my good friends, sent out her new v-card w/ his house address as her address. I knew they had moved in together, but it was just made me chuckle a bit when I saw his house as her new address.
The big negative...i was asked to drive our 63 year old front desk receptionist (give or take 15 years) to work for the next few weeks. I think this has been the first real negative of living in Broad Ripple. so it probably won't be that bad, but my morning commute is where i reflect on the day ahead and gather my sanity before i step into job mode....this could negatively impact my routine, but i'll get through it.
The Colts playoff game on Saturday night, let me tell you about it. We sucked. that is all. I had a prime opportunity to start working on New Years Goal #1, which was to start drinking scotch/whiskey this year. However, I didn't have any at the house, so after some beers, we then switched to rum when it was apparent the Colts were going to flush the game down the shitter. My first few life experiences w/ alcohol involved rum, but then I discovered beer (aka - had no $ in college) and never really looked back. I forgot that I actually liked rum, so that was a nice refresher.
IU had a shaky start to it's quest to go 0-16 in the Big 10....shaky in the sense that they actually showed signs of playing as a scrappy team w/ nothing to lose, which we all know can be dangerous team to deal w/. They actually showed aspirations of winning on the road at Iowa. So, needless to say, i'm a little worried that this 0-16 feat may not happen. Some of you may be wondering why I want them to go 0-16, especially since I'm an IU fan. To clarify, i don't want them to go 0-16....this is more of a reverse psychology thingy, so you get my drift. However, they could be first team to go from worst to first in the Big 10 once their #1 rated 2009 recruiting class gets to town next fall and they dominate the Big 10 next year. So that'd be some nice history, except for the whole "last place" portion of it that would occur this year.
Cubs signed Milton Bradley today, who apparently can still put up good #'s. i've never really liked this guy because he always seems to be hurt or is a clubhouse cancer, but I'm obligated to give him a chance now that he'll be suiting up on the Northside.
random video of the day....for all you Rocky 4 fans
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uw-hy4ds3nI
So i get to work and my new computer, which is equipped w/ Vista for business, decides to not be compatible w/ essentially every network program and function, except for the error messages and "not responding" functions. So that was a waste of 2 hours. One highlight for the workday and 1 big negative. highlight was Qdoba for lunch, which might actually get me through tax season this year (we didn't have one open near our office last year). Second highlight was when Mo, who is dating one of my good friends, sent out her new v-card w/ his house address as her address. I knew they had moved in together, but it was just made me chuckle a bit when I saw his house as her new address.
The big negative...i was asked to drive our 63 year old front desk receptionist (give or take 15 years) to work for the next few weeks. I think this has been the first real negative of living in Broad Ripple. so it probably won't be that bad, but my morning commute is where i reflect on the day ahead and gather my sanity before i step into job mode....this could negatively impact my routine, but i'll get through it.
The Colts playoff game on Saturday night, let me tell you about it. We sucked. that is all. I had a prime opportunity to start working on New Years Goal #1, which was to start drinking scotch/whiskey this year. However, I didn't have any at the house, so after some beers, we then switched to rum when it was apparent the Colts were going to flush the game down the shitter. My first few life experiences w/ alcohol involved rum, but then I discovered beer (aka - had no $ in college) and never really looked back. I forgot that I actually liked rum, so that was a nice refresher.
IU had a shaky start to it's quest to go 0-16 in the Big 10....shaky in the sense that they actually showed signs of playing as a scrappy team w/ nothing to lose, which we all know can be dangerous team to deal w/. They actually showed aspirations of winning on the road at Iowa. So, needless to say, i'm a little worried that this 0-16 feat may not happen. Some of you may be wondering why I want them to go 0-16, especially since I'm an IU fan. To clarify, i don't want them to go 0-16....this is more of a reverse psychology thingy, so you get my drift. However, they could be first team to go from worst to first in the Big 10 once their #1 rated 2009 recruiting class gets to town next fall and they dominate the Big 10 next year. So that'd be some nice history, except for the whole "last place" portion of it that would occur this year.
Cubs signed Milton Bradley today, who apparently can still put up good #'s. i've never really liked this guy because he always seems to be hurt or is a clubhouse cancer, but I'm obligated to give him a chance now that he'll be suiting up on the Northside.
random video of the day....for all you Rocky 4 fans
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uw-hy4ds3nI
Friday, January 2, 2009
New Years Goals
I don't like the word resolution....the other 364 days a year they are called goals, so why change it for one day?
Anyway, I have made two "New Years" goals for 2009. Some of you may be asking, what are they? Others may be thinking, wow, is he actually going to get a serious girlfriend? Well, I'll work on the g/f part, but no, that wasn't one of the goals.
Goal #1 - Start drinking scotch/whiskey
I know, some may see this as an easy goal to achieve, but they are my goals and I can do what I want. Others are saying, wow, way to really step out on a limb w/ that one....however, i feel this will increase my sophistication as well as overall bad-assness.
Goal #2 - Keep this blog updated at least once a week for all of 2009.
Today is January 2nd, which too me basically means one of the last few days before I slip into my 3-month coma a.k.a. "tax season." It's also a day before my beloved Hoosiers b-ball team begins it's quest to go 0-16 in Big Ten for the first time in school history (disclaimer: may or may not be true, I'm too lazy to look it up). I'm sure I'll have a few awesome posts about IU's team this year as well as my life during tax season over the next few months.
Goal #2A - Have someone actually check my blog for updates who's last name isn't "Frahm, Heitkamp, or Cook"
Alright, I have the day off and $20 Kohl's cash that I got for spending over $100 there for my X-mas shopping, so now i'm gonna go reward myself w/ a bitchin new shirt or package of socks. I'm out....
Let's Be Careful Out There
video of the week: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVeX5NOhN-I
Anyway, I have made two "New Years" goals for 2009. Some of you may be asking, what are they? Others may be thinking, wow, is he actually going to get a serious girlfriend? Well, I'll work on the g/f part, but no, that wasn't one of the goals.
Goal #1 - Start drinking scotch/whiskey
I know, some may see this as an easy goal to achieve, but they are my goals and I can do what I want. Others are saying, wow, way to really step out on a limb w/ that one....however, i feel this will increase my sophistication as well as overall bad-assness.
Goal #2 - Keep this blog updated at least once a week for all of 2009.
Today is January 2nd, which too me basically means one of the last few days before I slip into my 3-month coma a.k.a. "tax season." It's also a day before my beloved Hoosiers b-ball team begins it's quest to go 0-16 in Big Ten for the first time in school history (disclaimer: may or may not be true, I'm too lazy to look it up). I'm sure I'll have a few awesome posts about IU's team this year as well as my life during tax season over the next few months.
Goal #2A - Have someone actually check my blog for updates who's last name isn't "Frahm, Heitkamp, or Cook"
Alright, I have the day off and $20 Kohl's cash that I got for spending over $100 there for my X-mas shopping, so now i'm gonna go reward myself w/ a bitchin new shirt or package of socks. I'm out....
Let's Be Careful Out There
video of the week: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVeX5NOhN-I
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