Because I took the last two weeks off I only just got my Secret Santa gift and Christmas bonus today. My Secret Santa got me Guinness and coffee, which would have been enough to leave me in a good mood all by itself, but then there is the bonus cheque:
After tax my bonus comes to $1,601.70 - just enough for two round trip tickets to New York!!!
I put a cheque in last Wednesday, people are waiting for me to write them cheques against it, but I still can't get at the money. You'd think that the Ministry of Indian and Northern Affairs writes bad cheques for the way the bank is refusing the release the funds.
I know I said, "More later," but most of you won't see the rest of it. It really is very personal. I'm only talking about it with three people with whom I am very close, who have known me for a long while, and are well versed on the background of it all.
And to answer in advance: No, I am not alright. Yes, I will be. No, I really do not want to talk about it with anyone else.
More later, but I'm just not going to go out tonight. I got a freaking psychotic e-mail from the Harpie. Then my car had a flat tire. No one anywhere near downtown fixes flat tires on a Sunday. Today did not go as planned. More later.
Because I took the last two weeks off I only just got my Secret Santa gift and Christmas bonus today. My Secret Santa got me Guinness and coffee, which would have been enough to leave me in a good mood all by itself, but then there is the bonus cheque:
This has been, as far as I can recall, the best holiday season ever. 
Maybe I am better at making 
Not like this is a news flash or anything, but
I know I said, "More later," but most of you won't see the rest of it. It really is very personal. I'm only talking about it with three people with whom I am very close, who have known me for a long while, and are well versed on the background of it all.
