busy day: applications and shopping and computing oh my!

Booked an appointment at the Apple Store for 1:30 pm today. The Apple Store is in the Galleria Mall, which is in Cheektowaga, a suburb to the east of Buffalo. I live just to the north of Buffalo (about 50 feet from the town line, to be exact); to the west of Buffalo is Canada. So Cheektowaga isn't close, but it's not far-- 10-15 miles, at most.
On a local community board, buffalo_dorks, someone had posted a notice that the Delaware Camera on Transit Rd. was hiring. That's on Transit north of Main but south of Sheridan, two streets that go through to my house-- Sheridan to my north, Main to the south. (Ish.)
So I figured what the hell. I had initially read the posting as being for Delaware Camera on Delaware Rd., which I could walk to-- which would be very handy. But I became enamored of the idea.
So far this year the whole idea of job-hunting has just filled me with dread. Every job posting I have seen has sounded dire. Everything I've applied for has sounded hopeless. Nothing is anything I can envision myself doing at all. It all just sounds miserable. But for some reason this job sounded both fun and plausible.

So I figured what the hell. ( more of my day )

If anyone knows where I can get silk/linen blends for cheapish-- even if I have to dye them myself, I'll be happy to-- then do let me know. Mmmm that stuff was gorgeous.
With any luck, I'll need a work wardrobe.

Of course, now I'm kicking myself because I said I had open availability but I've already booked a bunch of weekend events going forward. And I need, need, need at least a week off in August, preferably two or even three-- how the hell can I swing that? I don't know. But just not working until September isn't an option-- I did the math and I can't do it. Bumm-mmerr.

Oh well.

rhinestones

I noticed yesterday that a lot of current fashion involves liberal use of rhinestones on t-shirts and on jeans.
So if I'm going to start making more of my own clothing... I have an excuse to buy rhinestones.

Mostly I just really, really want to Bedazzle things. Is that so wrong????
Want!


... OK now I'm just blatantly procrastinating against my taxes. Remi is Helping by rolling around on me so I can't get up and go look for my paperwork...

last-minute enough?

I have just done my taxes in pencil on scrap paper, just to figure out the general idea of it. I invariably get things completely, utterly wrong at this stage. I did not have tax withheld from my unemployment, not having been given this option (apparently it is an option? but I don't know how); however, I made so little this year that it doesn't matter. I think. So I *think* I qualify for the Earned Income Credit, but it's not very much, since my unemployment doesn't count toward it, but counts against it. However, I qualify for just enough of a credit that I basically break even.
Which is a relief, as I was terrified I would owe money, which I don't have-- I live very frugally, so I'm not really in debt, but I don't exactly have money lying around.
I don't know what my state taxes are. I have, in the past, simply not filed my state taxes. I have been sort of waiting to get electrocuted for this, but it hasn't happened yet. (I think perhaps I filed for an extension once, but I don't remember ever actually sending them in after that...) I could be forgetting, though. I'm sick of New York and sort of think it can go fuck itself. I don't know where to start on my state taxes. But there: my gross income this year was around eleven thousand dollars. They can take what they like. Just come get it.