Spazzing, financing, and bargaining

[flexagon]

Bleah! How did I forget my yoga mat and my earrings this morning? (I am so weird about earrings that I had two emergency pairs of plain silver hoops in my desk, but still.) This is on top of forgetting to do LAUNDRY this last weekend. I can only attribute this spazzathon to being stressed about work, which is happening because I've been hung up on a configuration problem (and basically unable to make forward progress) for two weeks. So, I just wanted to say argh. Argh!!!!!

I saw the financial advisor last night and he had mostly good news for me. Of course, it was all based on a zillion assumptions that are sure to go wrong between now and 2040 (like, say, things could change if my boss notices that I haven't made any progress at work in two weeks) but he sure said some funny things. I think my favorite four words were massive estate planning problems. Massive estate planning? That made me laugh. It doesn't seem possible. Plus, if I die I'll be dead... if I died tomorrow, I can't say I'd care too much what my survivors did with the "estate", except give a big chunk to MIT to pay them back for all those grants.

Sigh. I seem to remember bluechromis being super stressed about work right around her last birthday... or was it the one before? This year, apparently, is my turn. Out out, you demons of appserver configuration! Just let my stuff WORK again, please, I'll do anything, even turn 29.

P.S. I promise to still try to be fun tomorrow night. :)

Comments

[bluechromis.livejournal.com]

I'm posting from my blackberry, because I'm stuck on the bus. I find that weirdly exciting. It wasn't my last bday that I was stressed on - I had just quit geonetics for that one..."She chortled in her joy..." But the year before and the year before, most definitely. Hopefully we can relieve some of that tonight and it doesn't indicate a long term trend. :)

As for estate planning, I think that's probably traditionally more of an issue for people with families who are concerned about keeping wealth in the family for future generations. Since you don't care besides MIT, would you mind giving it to me? I promise not to knock you off for at least a few years.

You should probably worry about where you want it donated though, because if you don't, the bulk will likely go to the govt I think.

[flexagon]

No long-term trend, I think... I found my problem yesterday. It actually seems to be a bug deep down in the OS code, or possibly the JDBC driver. Deeper than I can touch, but I can work around it, which frees my stuff up to GO again. :D

It can really mess people up to leave them large chunks of money, and there are worse things than funding the government. But you're right... by the time said large chunks exist at all (which they don't, so don't bother killing me off, by the way), I might have better ideas for them.

I was thinking of that night at Maggiano's. Fine, so I have no idea what year it was, but you were stressed, and we gave you a guitar gc and made you laugh.

[bluechromis.livejournal.com]

It can really mess people up to leave them large chunks of money, and there are worse things than funding the government.

I wouldn't object to funding the govt if I thought it'd be responsibly used. I mean, you can donate to a battered women's shelter and know exactly how the $$ is being used, or watch it go into a giant fund that might be used responsibly, or might buy $4000 toilets. Not that some charities don't misuse $$ of course.

You are right about that birthday, I believe that one was 3 birthday's ago...I was working for Atlas. *shudder*

I am so looking forward to playing guitar this summer, that really was the best gift ever. *sniffles*

Glad you solved your work problem. :-D

[bluechromis.livejournal.com]

birthday's = birthdays

[webrat.livejournal.com]

Happy Birthday flexible one.