some stuff
Jan. 24th, 2026 07:26 pmSome recent(ish) stuff:
1. Tax season has begun. I am working in a mildly grotty Not The IRS office that may be the only extant business in a small building that is notionally part of a larger shopping complex on the edge of a busier commercial neighborhood. I have had three clients so far: one finished, one is on hold for missing documents, and the third is scheduled to come back with their one (1) missing document on Tuesday evening to finish their state return.
2. I have been partially yanked sideways into payroll at my day job, which is an improvement over "hi we're making you the Person Responsible For Payroll" that they tried to stick me with. I successfully resisted that, but honestly I am now feeling like I should have resisted ANY attempt to foist payroll tasks onto me. I was getting comfy with my accounts receivable work and I dislike the way payroll stuff requires more contact with management and waiting for other people to approve stuff before I can actually do anything. Ugh. I may give it two weeks and then see if I can do an, "Actually now that I have tried this out I am still really uncomfortable with it and would appreciate being released back to strictly AR work thanks."
3. I started playing Fallen London and am enjoying it immensely. :)
4. For my mental health, I am not talking about politics (except just now very briefly to say fuck ICE with a rusty spork). Please do not leave comments about the whole Everything. I am aware, and I am trying not to doom-spiral, thank you.
1. Tax season has begun. I am working in a mildly grotty Not The IRS office that may be the only extant business in a small building that is notionally part of a larger shopping complex on the edge of a busier commercial neighborhood. I have had three clients so far: one finished, one is on hold for missing documents, and the third is scheduled to come back with their one (1) missing document on Tuesday evening to finish their state return.
2. I have been partially yanked sideways into payroll at my day job, which is an improvement over "hi we're making you the Person Responsible For Payroll" that they tried to stick me with. I successfully resisted that, but honestly I am now feeling like I should have resisted ANY attempt to foist payroll tasks onto me. I was getting comfy with my accounts receivable work and I dislike the way payroll stuff requires more contact with management and waiting for other people to approve stuff before I can actually do anything. Ugh. I may give it two weeks and then see if I can do an, "Actually now that I have tried this out I am still really uncomfortable with it and would appreciate being released back to strictly AR work thanks."
3. I started playing Fallen London and am enjoying it immensely. :)
4. For my mental health, I am not talking about politics (except just now very briefly to say fuck ICE with a rusty spork). Please do not leave comments about the whole Everything. I am aware, and I am trying not to doom-spiral, thank you.