go to Best Buy and buy something not made in this county...aka... tax rebate ( Read more... )

For anyone who says that the legal title of marriage, domestic partnership, commitment doesn't really matter, I have almost 2000 reasons why it matters.

Filing income tax while married in MA means that we have to:
1. Fill out a fakey federal "married filing jointly" return.
2. That data then goes to a real "married filing jointly" state return.
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we have officially named the little one Suri.  yes, like that suri.  both look like little baby aliens.  these are some of the names that we call her ( Read more... )

The  new kitten is still nameless.  these are currently on the list, and we're open to suggestions.  of note...  she had a little infection when we got her, so her eyes were gunky (she's since been to the vet, and she's on all the proper meds, etc.) - so her eyes are squinty.  and as kittens tend to do, she looks like an alien.  and she's all black ( Read more... )

I just have to go to CVS to print out a photo from our wedding for one last gift.

I did give ML one of her presents early, yesterday.  It was a little tricky, timing-wise, cause there are 

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 I just won my very first motion in front of a judge.  A real judge, courtroom, client.  and i won my motion.  next week, the actual trial...

I still can't get over the awesomeness of McKinnon's butcher shop.  i just got two filet mignon steaks, a package of bacon, a package of chicken drummets, and a package of chicken tenderloins.  All for $13!

In other news, ML is out of the house for the afternoon, so i'm surprising her - i just went out and got a christmas tree.  I've Pandora blaring ( Read more... )

3 hours is how long it to drive home from work.  Central Square to basically Somerville City Hall.  3 hours, did i mention 3 hours ( Read more... )

 Is it wrong to use wikipedia during class to look up cases when i haven't done the reading?  no, not any more wrong than buying High Court Case Summaries and using that.  And my way is free. 

 just ate a delicious bacon, egg & pepperjack cheese with spicy mayo on an english muffin.  not like dunkin's but, egg made into a cheesy omelette on their grill, then onto my sandwich.  i want another one right now.  i will wait a bit an maybe go back and get the BLAT for lunch - bacon, lettuce, avocado, tomatoe with spicy mayo.

i need a spicy ( Read more... )