Date: 2008-03-28 10:10 Subject: My what an exciting life I lead Security: Public

You know your life is too busy when you take a vacation day to catch up on the stuff that's not getting done on weekends. Today is tax day. I'm in the receipt sorting stage of the game, and have found that the writing business related receipts can be grouped roughly as follows:

Bookstores: One book here, two books there, and hey, by the end of the year they really add up. Though having reviewed the titles, I know I *needed* each and every one of those reference books.

Office supply stores: Paper. Toner/ink. Repeat. Apologize to forest and repeat again.

Organization dues: Because writers ought to travel in packs. I'm in NINC, RWA (national and local) and SFWA. Dues for the Hard Lemonaders are payable in six packs of the good stuff, but alas that doesn't count for tax purposes.

Postage: a stack of receipts from DHL and the US Post Office, which now must be added up.

Travel: cons! And last year the normal hotel/travel/meals expenses were supplemented by the Zombies Need Brains party. Somewhere around here I have a receipt for an inflatable coffin/beer cooler....

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